Part three in a four-part series that examines redistricting in North Carolina

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Behind The Lines, Part Three: Reckoning With Reform

Part two in a four-part series that examines redistricting in North Carolina

Behind The Lines, Part Two: The Pen vs. The Gavel

An energy bill moves quickly, while budget negotiations plod along. Host Jeff Tiberii looks at the week in state politics with Rob Schofield with the progressive NC Policy Watch and Becki Gray from the conservative John Locke Foundation.

A Fast-Tracked Energy Bill And A Plodding Budget Negotiation

Part one in a four-part series that examines redistricting in North Carolina

Behind the Lines, Part 1: The Ultimate Exercise In Cultivating Political Power

The state House and Senate have reached a deal on the budget. In our weekly political discussion, Clark Riemer and Aisha Dew share their optimism about a possible spending deal with the governor. Meanwhile, the ongoing negotiations could be impacted by a Leandro remediation order, and Democrats on Capitol Hill must now decide what to work on first.

Republican legislative leaders have a spending compromise. Will the governor accept it?

Host Jeff Tiberii speaks with Brian Murphy, the new editor of The Insider, about his career covering politics in two state capitols and Washington.

What Do Boise, DC, And Raleigh Have In Common? A Political Reporter Explains

Photo ID is still not required to vote in North Carolina. Host Jeff Tiberii and WUNC reporter Rusty Jacobs break down the latest court ruling, including how the judges ruled last week, what role the history of racial discrimination played, and where the litigation goes next.

The Past, Present, And Future Of Voter ID In North Carolina

WUNC's Jeff Tiberii hosts a conversation with Becki Gray from the conservative John Locke Foundation and Rob Schofield with the progressive NC Policy Watch about personal freedom vs public health/Covid vaccines and the scheduling of redistricting public forums on Yom Kippur.

Where's The Line Between Personal Freedom And Public Health?

Vaccine mandates aren’t new. Neither is the hysteria (by some) against them. Yet what was once a fringe argument has become a mainstream political position. Following months of comment-section debates, and the latest round of misinformation, Covid vaccine rates in the U.S. have sputtered. Host Jeff Tiberii talks with Dr. Jeffrey Engel, the former North Carolina state epidemiologist and state health director, and WUNC health reporter Jason deBruyn, about the struggle for public health during yet another wave of the pandemic.

'Like Nothing I've Ever Seen': Anti-Vaxxers In The Age Of Covid

In this week's review of political news, host Jeff Tiberii discusses President Joe Biden's six-pronged approach in the ongoing fight against COVID-19, an e-cigarette maker's plans to open a research facility in Durham, and reflections twenty years after September 11th with Clark Riemer and Aisha Dew.

Biden's Latest Pandemic Plan And Memories From 9-11

Two separate shooting incidents at North Carolina high schools in recent days have left many unanswered questions, adding to an already significant strain of public-school anxiety, and to diverging opinions about safety, bullying, possible gang involvement and guns in school. Host Jeff Tiberii speaks with Ben Schachtman, the News Director at WHQR in Wilmington; and Paul Garber, a reporter at WFDD in Winston-Salem, about what is known about the shootings at New Hanover High School and Mount Tabor High School.

School Shootings Raise More Questions Around Security, Gangs, And Guns

Host Jeff Tiberii looks at the lack of progress with the state budget - and who that may benefit - with Aisha Dew from the progressive organization Higher Heights, and Becki Gray from the conservative John Locke Foundation. They also discuss Rep. Madison Cawthorn's latest inaccurate and inflammatory comments and whether a Texas-like abortion law could ever come to North Carolina.

Is No News Still News?

Host Jeff Tiberii looks at how the General Assembly has done in the 2021 long session with longtime political reporter Colin Campbell, formerly with the News and Observer and The Insider, and now at BusinessNC Magazine.

Grading The 2021 General Assembly

Criminal justice legislation and a significant expansion of voting rights, for the time being. Those are just two of the topics that come up as host Jeff Tiberii is joined by Becki Gray from the conservative John Locke Foundation and Rob Schofield with the progressive NC Policy Watch.

Voting Rights And Criminal Justice Reform Top The Week In State Politics

Host Jeff Tiberii speaks with Jordan Wilkie, a reporter with Carolina Public Press who covers election integrity, open government, and civil liberties, about the legal ruling in the CSI v. Moore lawsuit that enfranchises tens of thousands of North Carolina citizens.

A Victory For Voting Rights And Black Enfranchisement

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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