Breaking down NC's upcoming primary: Endorsements, races to watch and the Black voter bloc
Ready or not, we’re days away from the North Carolina polls opening for the 2024 Primary Election. Early voting begins Feb. 15 with the primary on March 5. With that comes a deluge of information — of...
12 Feb 202419min
What we found in campaign finance reports, plus border politics
On this latest episode for the week of Feb. 5, 2024, host Dawn Vaughan and N&O politics team colleagues Avi Bajpai and Kyle Ingram talk about campaign finance reports, the U.S.-Mexico border and immig...
5 Feb 202421min
Goings-on at UNC-Chapel Hill, NC elections bills, and Oscar noms
On this latest episode for the week of Jan. 29, 2024, Avi Bajpai, Korie Dean, and Kyle Ingram talk about Lee Roberts, the new interim chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill, and some important discussions that...
29 Jan 202417min
The people's business: Inside The N&O’s reporting on government transparency in North Carolina
In mid-October, The News & Observer requested communications from all 170 members of the North Carolina General Assembly, after GOP state lawmakers moved to shield all former and current legislators f...
22 Jan 202420min
What gridlock in Congress could mean for government shutdown, plus NC primary endorsements
Snow is expected up in Washington, D.C., in the coming days, but it is unlikely to chill out the gridlock in Congress right now. Capitol Hill correspondent Danielle Battaglia explains the latest drama...
15 Jan 202421min
Primary primer: What to expect in NC primary ballots this election season
In our first episode of the new year, we bring you up to speed with a primary primer. Host Dawn Vaughan is joined by legislative team colleagues Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi and Kyle Ingram to talk ab...
8 Jan 202420min
The 10 moments we’ll remember from 2023 in NC politics news
Our end-of-the-year Under the Dome podcast has the full News & Observer Capitol Press Corps team that covers the General Assembly. That’s host Dawn Vaughan, along with Avi Bajpai, Luciana Perez Uribe ...
18 Des 202323min
Parallels with Florida seen in political influence on NC higher ed
In the latest episode, for the week of Dec. 11, 2023, host Dawn Vaughan talks with reporters Korie Dean and Makiya Seminera about political interference in higher education in North Carolina, and how ...
11 Des 202320min
