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Disagreeing On What Makes A "Fair, Free & Secure" Election
Reporter Rusty Jacobs speaks with two North Carolina lawmakers about controversial GOP-backed voting legislation.
4 years, 9 months ago
The Elusive State Budget
Reporter Will Michaels interviews Jeff Tiberii about the state Senate's budget proposal and explains the many steps left in the budget reconciliation…
4 years, 9 months ago
Election & Energy Bills, Juneteenth & Vaccines
Republican state senators passed three new measures along party lines that aim to change North Carolina election law. Meanwhile in the state house, a…
4 years, 9 months ago
Unpacking A Proposal To Double Jail Cells In Haywood County
Host Charlie-Shelton Ormond explores how a multimillion dollar jail expansion proposal in Haywood County is causing a rift within the community and r…
4 years, 10 months ago
A Cooper Cabinet Pick Declined And Still No Budget
It is a busy week in North Carolina Politics. Former President Donald Trump headlines the NCGOP Convention in Greenville; there are new revelations i…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Politics Of Nikole Hannah-Jones' Tenure Appointment
Host Dave DeWitt speaks with WUNC education reporter Liz Schlemmer about the ongoing tenure controversy involving Nikole Hannah-Jones and UNC-Chapel …
4 years, 10 months ago
Safety Measure Or Scare Tactic? NC's Anti-Riot Legislation Explained
After a year of protests in the name of racial justice, North Carolina legislators are considering bills that could significantly increase the penalt…
4 years, 10 months ago
How A Deadly NC Fire Catalyzed National Change
WUNC's Will Michaels examines how an early morning fire in Chapel Hill on May 12, 1996 changed the trajectory of dozens of lives and became a catalys…
4 years, 10 months ago
Unaffiliated: Meet North Carolina's New Growing Voter Demographic
WUNC's Rusty Jacobs looks at what voters changing their Republican and Democratic party affiliations means for future elections in North Carolina and…
4 years, 11 months ago
The Political Debate Behind Calls To "Release The Tape"
Guest host Will Michaels returns from a reporting trip to Elizabeth City, NC where a community is contending with the recent police killing of Andrew…
4 years, 11 months ago