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Start your week in North Carolina politics with our latest Under the Dome podcast, for the week of May 27, 2024. Dawn Vaughan here, your podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief. On this episode, I’m joined by Asheville Democratic Rep. Caleb Rudow.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guest: Rep. Caleb Rudow
Executive Producer: Kevin Keister

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Start your week in North Carolina politics with our latest Under the Dome podcast, for the week of May 20, 2024. Dawn Vaughan here, your podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief. On this episode, I’m joined by my colleagues Avi Bajpai and Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Avi Bajpai and Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi
Executive Producer: Kevin Keister

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For the week of May 13, 2024 Dawn Vaughan talks with colleagues Avi Bajpai and Korie Dean about how the recent protests at UNC-Chapel Hill factor in to significant legislation moving through the General Assembly right now: the SHALOM Act and a mask bill.
You’ll also hear a clip from Senate leader Phil Berger about why he supports a new mask bill post-pandemic and in the wake of protesters wearing masks.

Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guest: Avi Bajpai, Korie Dean
Executive Producer: Laura Brache

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For the week of May 6, 2024, host Dawn Vaughan talks to Republican Sen. Vickie Sawyer and Democratic Sen. Natalie Murdock during our Under the Dome: Live! event at the N.C. Museum of History in downtown Raleigh.
They discuss everything from the protesters at UNC to the law enforcement officers killed in Charlotte to transportation policy, the budget, this legislative session and the controversial bills passed last session.

Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guest: Sens. Natalie Murdock and Vickie Sawyer
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
Video producer: Kevin Keister

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For the week of April 29, 2024, host Dawn Vaughan talks with fellow state politics reporters Avi Bajpai and Kyle Ingram about how the General Assembly budget process is already underway: you’ll hear audio from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget proposal and Senate leader Phil Berger’s reaction. You’ll also hear Republican Rep. Jason Saine’s take on child care funding, as that issue is also integral to this year’s budget process.

Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Avi Bajpai, Kyle Ingram
Executive Producer: Laura Brache

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For the week of April 22, 2024, host and News & Observer Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan is joined by fellow state politics reporter Avi Bajai and investigative reporter Tyler Dukes. Previewing the upcoming legislative session, they discuss potential bills addressing video lottery terminals and the state budget. Tied to the budget are the needs of the Judicial Branch and the troubled rollout of the eCourts system.

Stay tuned until the end for their picks for Headliner of the Week.

Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Avi Bajpai, Tyler Dukes
Executive Producer: Laura Brache

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