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The WUNCPolitics Podcast is a free-flowing discussion of what we're hearing in the back hallways of the General Assembly and on the campaign trail across North Carolina.

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Should a gerrymandered legislature face limits? artwork

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Should a gerrymandered legislature face limits?

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The state Supreme Court halted two voter-backed constitutional amendments from taking effect on Friday, siding with an argument from the NAACP that a racially gerrymandered NC General Assembly lacks some legitimacy. Meanwhile, the Attorney General faces a criminal campaign investigation, and one Congressional hopeful may – or may not – know the difference between a department store and a development democracy. Clark Riemer and Rob Schofield seek to make some sense of this week’s state political news.

Cooper: The Upcoming Election Is 'Life-Changing' artwork

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Cooper: The Upcoming Election Is 'Life-Changing'

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An interview with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper.

NC Attorney General faces ongoing campaign investigation artwork

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NC Attorney General faces ongoing campaign investigation

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Nearly two years after a campaign advertisement aired across the state, legal questions remain unanswered. Did the Attorney General’s campaign violate a near century-old law with a claim made during the ad? Will there be a prosecution? And what are the long-term political ramifications? On this episode of the Politics Podcast Raleigh News & Observer reporter Will Doran lays out what we know about an ongoing criminal investigation, and what might come next.

Public school teachers talk morale artwork

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Public school teachers talk morale

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A notable number of North Carolina public school teachers are leaving. In Durham one in five educators is departing, and other local districts are experiencing higher than usual turnover. On this episode of The Politics Podcast several teachers discuss their reasons for leaving the classroom, while others explain why they have stayed.

New NC budget includes raises for public school teachers and more money for scholarship program artwork

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New NC budget includes raises for public school teachers and more money for scholarship program

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On Monday, Governor Roy Cooper signed a nearly $28 billion state budget into law. On this episode of The Politics Podcast, WUNC reporter Liz Schlemmer offers some analysis on the K-12 public education portion of the budget.

Abortion compromise remains elusive, as Governor issues executive order artwork

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Abortion compromise remains elusive, as Governor issues executive order

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This week in North Carolina politics, Governor Roy Cooper signed an executive order related to abortion issues. Meanwhile, he did not yet act on the state budget, which the Legislature sent him a week ago. In our Friday review, Rob Schofield and Clark Riemer discuss those stories, America’s latest mass shooting, and the future of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

NC Green Party Denied Ballot Access artwork

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NC Green Party Denied Ballot Access

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Volunteers, staff, and prospective candidates worked to secure thousands of signatures so that the Green Party would have a spot on the 2022 North Carolina ballot. However, a couple of hundred of signatures were deemed fraudulent. And last week the state Board of Elections voted not to certify the party. On this episode of The Politics Podcast, Green Party member Matthew Hoh discusses how this happened and the challenges of a political system dominated by two parties.

Supreme Court to hear North Carolina case that could fundamentally transform federal elections artwork

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Supreme Court to hear North Carolina case that could fundamentally transform federal elections

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This week in state politics, legislators debate a spending plan that sets aside billions, provides raises, and seeks to weather an inflation storm. Meanwhile at the U.S. Supreme Court, four justices agreed to hear a challenge related to the independence – and unchecked power – of state legislatures. In our Friday review, Donna King of the conservative Carolina Journal and Rob Schofield from the progressive NC Policy Watch review.

The state budget is in artwork

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The state budget is in

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Republican legislative leaders have come to a budget deal. The nearly $28 billion proposal is expected to receive bipartisan backing by the end of the week. However, it does not include Medicaid expansion, likely leaving the governor less than thrilled. Meanwhile, the General Assembly short session is nearing a conclusion. WRAL Statehouse reporter Travis Fain stops by to size up the session, and talk about some pieces of legislation that are going nowhere.

Political uncertainties artwork

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Political uncertainties

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It was a busy week in Raleigh and on Capitol Hill. The NC General Assembly failed to advance a sports gambling measure, or some to any agreement on Medicaid expansion. Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a century-old gun law out of New York, as U.S. Senators approved a narrow set of gun reforms. Rob Schofield and Clark Riemer discuss in our weekly politics review.Note: this segment was recorded prior to the SCOTUS ruling ending the constitutional right to abortion

A move to legalize sports gambling artwork

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A move to legalize sports gambling

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State lawmakers are considering two bills that would legalize mobile sports gambling across the state. If the measures become law, it would put North Carolina in line with nearly two dozen other states, and potentially generate a few billion dollars in annual revenue. Still, it remains unclear if a deal will be brokered in the final weeks of the legislative session.

Tim Boyum Talks Fairness, Mental Health, and Zucchini Bread artwork

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Tim Boyum Talks Fairness, Mental Health, and Zucchini Bread

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Tim Boyum has reported on North Carolina politics for 20 years. He hosts a nightly TV program as well as a weekly podcast. Boyum discusses how he approaches a busy slate, overcoming some mental health challenges, and one exhilarating recent reporting trip, on this episode of The Politics Podcast from WUNC.During the conversation Boyum discusses Frying Pan Tower, off the coast of North Carolina. You can learn more about his recent TV special here: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/politics/2022/05/04/preserving-frying-pan-tower-

Wheels Spinning On Jones Street artwork

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Wheels Spinning On Jones Street

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State Senators were busy in recent days as they approved several high-profile pieces of legislation. Meanwhile an environmental proposal filed in the House would punish corporations for dumping forever chemicals into watersheds. Yet it’s unclear if any of these bills will soon become law. Mitch Kokai from the John Locke Foundation and Rob Schofield with NC Policy Watch help review the week in state politics.

A plan to expand Medicaid includes other significant changes to health care artwork

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A plan to expand Medicaid includes other significant changes to health care

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A plan to expand Medicaid includes other significant changes to health care

Gun reform a longshot; Medicaid expansion possible artwork

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Gun reform a longshot; Medicaid expansion possible

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Following another heart-breaking massacre came the latest reminder of a fractured political infrastructure. While 19 children were murdered at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, it appears that policy changes in Raleigh, or Washington, remain a long shot. Meanwhile, the state’s most powerful politician does a major about-face on Medicaid expansion. Rob Schofield and Donna King discuss the two significant stories from the week.

This Charlotte progressive wants more from the Party artwork

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This Charlotte progressive wants more from the Party

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With the May primary complete, focus is turning toward November. There are efforts to engage and mobilize form both major political parties. However, Leslie Mac believe the Democratic party can do more to build relationships with new North Carolinians, Women of Color, and rural progressives.

Cawthorn and McCrory defeated, as the Primary turns General artwork

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Cawthorn and McCrory defeated, as the Primary turns General

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The May Primary marked a significant end for two well known conservatives. Meanwhile, strong turnout was seen in several gerrymandered Congressional districts. And the General Assembly returns to Raleigh for its short session. Rob Schofield and Mitch Kokai review the week in state politics.

Primary results: what happened, why, and where does it go next artwork

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Primary results: what happened, why, and where does it go next

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The mid-term primary has concluded with the ousting of a controversial Congressman, a clear conclusion in two progressive battles, and a path toward another intense, competitive and costly U.S. Senate race. On this episode of The Politics Podcast, Will Michaels chats with Jeff Tiberii about the results and the reasons behind them.

The rise and fall of early voting; Cooper unveils another spending plan artwork

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The rise and fall of early voting; Cooper unveils another spending plan

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While early voting turnout was up, primary participation among younger voters is lagging. Is there anything that candidates could do differently? Meanwhile the Governor has unveiled his budget proposal and a major question again lingers – is this the year Medicaid expands in North Carolina? Donna Kina of the Carolina Journal and Rob Schofield from NC Policy Watch review some of the week’s political news.

Closing in on the primary artwork

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Closing in on the primary

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With less than a week until the May 17th primary, early voters have turned out in very strong numbers. They are choosing major party nominees in an open U.S. Senate race, as well as in heated contests for Congress. Former Congressional staffer Doug Heye and political scientist Chris Cooper discuss what to make of early voting, and what it takes to unseat an incumbent such as Madison Cawthorn.

North Carolina readies for a post-Roe world, while Madison Cawthorn tries to brush off another attack artwork

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North Carolina readies for a post-Roe world, while Madison Cawthorn tries to brush off another attack

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This week in politics: a landmark leak sent reverberations across the country, as advocates on both sides of an impassioned issue readied for the end of Roe; freshman Congressman Madison Cawthorn is again explaining an odd video; snd the housing crisis faces a new obstacle: corporate landlords. Rob Schofield of NC Policy Watch and Donna King from the Carolina Journal review the week in politics.

What a post-Roe world could look like in North Carolina artwork

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What a post-Roe world could look like in North Carolina

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Following the leak of a draft Supreme Court ruling, America is readying for a post-Roe era. In North Carolina, major change does not appear imminent. On this episode of The Politics Podcast, Meredith College Political Science Professor David McLennan discussed the practical, as well as the political, impacts of the anticipated decision.

With early voting underway, Cawthorn's latest goof, and another Leandro twist artwork

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With early voting underway, Cawthorn's latest goof, and another Leandro twist

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Early voting for the mid-term primary began across the state this week. Meanwhile, Congressman Madison Cawthorn brought a loaded gun to Charlotte Douglass International airport, and a new judge in the decades old Leandro public education case offered something of a split decision. In our weekly review, Mitch Kokai of the John Locke Foundation and Rob Schofield from NC Policy Watch discuss some of the recent political happenings.

Remembering notorious campaign operative Leslie McCrae Dowless artwork

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Remembering notorious campaign operative Leslie McCrae Dowless

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Leslie McCrae Dowless died on April 24th. The Bladen County native came to national notoriety for his role in a 2018 election fraud saga. On this episode of the Politics Podcast, WBTV reporter Nick Ochsner discusses the electoral scandal and the well known character behind it.

An unprecedented confirmation, and Trump is back in NC artwork

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An unprecedented confirmation, and Trump is back in NC

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This week in politics: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court and is set to become the first Black woman to sit on the court in its 233-year history; a preliminary proposal at the state level could shift how public school teachers are licensed and compensated; And former President Donald Trump visits Johnston County on Saturday in the latest reminder of his domineering shadow over Republican Party politics.

Popular non-profit TROSA faces questions about ethical treatment of its clients. artwork

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Popular non-profit TROSA faces questions about ethical treatment of its clients.

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TROSA is a popular non-profit organization that has served people in substances abuse recovery since 1994.

Cawthorn faces the GOP base, a major EV maker on the way artwork

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Cawthorn faces the GOP base, a major EV maker on the way

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This week in state politics: a can manufacturer finally picked North Carolina, Madison Cawthorn met more criticism following his latest incendiary comments, and a basketball game has led to mounting excitement. Donna King of the Carolina Journal and Aisha Dew from Higher Heights review some significant recent news.

With college athletes earning money, questions about collectives arise artwork

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With college athletes earning money, questions about collectives arise

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Last summer college athletics underwent a major change when athletes, long considered amateur and barred from earning compensation, were allowed to collect on their name, image, and likeness (NIL). The new landscape is providing earning opportunities while also creating questions about exploitation, and if there is a need for further regulations.

An apology from the Lt. Gov, changes on the bench artwork

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An apology from the Lt. Gov, changes on the bench

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Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson is back in the headlines after an old facebook post emerged. North Carolina’s primary is less than two months away. And there is a new judge in the decades old Leandro Case. On this episode of the WUNC Politics Podcast, Rob Schofield and Donna King discuss some of the week’s biggest stories.

Political strategy with the primary weeks away artwork

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Political strategy with the primary weeks away

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The May 17th primary is less than two months away, and the attacks are mounting as advertisements increase.