Changes to downtown Raleigh, including a new mayor this year
For the week of July 22, 2024, Dawn Vaughan, podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief, is joined by Raleigh politics and government reporter Anna Roman to talk about who is running ...
22 Jul 202421min
An exit interview with Republican NC Sen. Jim Perry
For the week of July 15, 2024, Dawn Vaughan, your podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief, is joined by now-former state Sen. Jim Perry, Kinston Republican. Perry had powerful infl...
15 Jul 202435min
How lawmakers, not just the governor, control abortion law
For the week of July 8, 2024, Dawn Vaughan, your podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief, is joined by politics reporter Avi Bajpai, higher education reporter Korie Dean and summer...
8 Jul 202419min
Legislature goes home, what bills made it over the finish line
For the week of July 1, 2024, Kyle Ingram, this week’s podcast host and politics reporter for The News & Observer, is joined by his politics team colleagues Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi and Avi Bajpai...
1 Jul 202420min
Budget summer cooling, and environmental policy
For the week of June 24, 2024, Dawn Vaughan, your podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief, is joined by her politics team colleague Kyle Ingram and N&O environment and climate chan...
24 Jun 202421min
The House’s budget move, UNC leadership search and voters
Start your week in North Carolina politics with our latest Under the Dome podcast, for the week of June 17, 2024. Dawn Vaughan here, your podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief. O...
17 Jun 202419min
Drama in the Senate over surprise mask/campaign finance bill
For the week of June 10, 2024, host Dawn Vaughan talks with her legislative team colleagues Avi Bajpai and Kyle Ingram about Democrats walking out in the senate, early voting, and the abortion lawsuit...
10 Jun 202419min
It’s already June and the NCGA still has a long to-do list
Start your week in North Carolina politics with our latest Under the Dome podcast, for the week of June 3, 2024. Dawn Vaughan here, your podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief. On...
3 Jun 202419min
