Why the budget stalemate also creates uncertainty in higher ed funding
This week, host Dawn Vaughan talks to higher ed reporter Korie Dean about the lack of a state budget impacting performance funding for universities, a new funding method recently approved by UNC Board...
7 Okt 202519min
Why lawmakers didn’t fund Medicaid ahead of deadline, or pass a budget
This week, Dawn Vaughan, Avi Bajpai, and Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi discuss the ongoing disagreement between House and Senate lawmakers over Medicaid funding. They also cover the state budget impass...
30 Sep 202521min
How Iryna’s Law could impact NC’s judicial system
Host Dawn Vaughan and politics reporter Avi Bajpai discuss the omnibus crime bill that Republicans filed late Sunday, also known as Iryna’s Law, in response to the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska in ...
23 Sep 202520min
The political ramifications of the Charlotte light rail stabbing
This week, host Dawn Vaughan is joined by reporters Mary Ramsey and Julia Coin from our sister paper The Charlotte Observer. Ramsey covers Charlotte area politics, and Coin covers courts and public sa...
16 Sep 202522min
Counting down the days to a potential government shutdown
This week, host Dawn Vaughan talks to McClatchy D.C. correspondent Danielle Battaglia about what she’s keeping tabs on on Capitol Hill, namely the impending Sept. 30 deadline for Congress to pass 12 a...
9 Sep 202522min
Charlotte-Mecklenburg political figures in the spotlight
This week, Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan and Mary Ramsey discuss prominent figures in Charlotte-Mecklenburg politics, particularly Republican Rep. Tricia Cotham and Democratic Rep. Carla Cunningham: From C...
2 Sep 202520min
NC universities ramp up congressional lobbying spending
Host Dawn Vaughan talks to higher ed reporter Korie Dean about why North Carolina universities like UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University and Davidson College have significantly increased their spending on...
26 Aug 202520min
Catching up on North Carolina’s anticipated U.S. Senate race
This week, state politics reporter Kyle Ingram is your guest host. He talks to D.C. correspondent Danielle Battaglia about the anticipated matchup between two high profile candidates in the North Caro...
19 Aug 202521min
