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WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief Laura Leslie, state government reporters Travis Fain and Bryan Anderson and other members of the NC Capitol team discuss North Carolina politics and state government doings.
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Budget news, Balanced Nutrition, and sports gambling pays off
WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief Laura Leslie wraps up the week on Jones Street, including an investigation into the nonprofit led by the wife of the lieutenant governor. Plus, good news for budget writers, and a look at the state’s take for the first month of sports betting.
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Japanese, Ukrainian leaders look to NC, plus 2024 budget sneak peek
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visits with Gov. Roy Cooper in Raleigh, and two members of North Carolina congressional delegation travel to Ukraine for meetings with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The North Carolina Supreme Court keeps busy with cases on charter schools, voter fraud and alleged racism in local government. Plus the latest updates from EPA Secretary Michael Regan's trip to Fayetteville to talk PFAS, and what NC House Speaker Tim Moore had to say about budget priorities as the legislature prepares to return to session.
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Teacher turnover, the daycare cliff and weight-loss drugs
WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief Laura Leslie and WRAL State Government Reporter Will Doran discuss a surge in teacher turnover in North Carolina public schools, and the end of coverage of weight-loss drugs by the State Health Plan. Plus, diversity, equity and inclusion in the UNC system could be in lawmakers' crosshairs this session.
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State school superintendent race keeps NC in national headlines
WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief Laura Leslie and WRAL State Government Reporter Will Doran talk about the terror watchlist suspect whose North Carolina arrest could turn into a referendum on immigration policy, plus the growing national attention on comments made by 2024 candidates Mark Robinson and Michele Morrow. They also discuss updates on the recount and election protests still delaying official results in a closely contested state legislative race.
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Post-election surprises and fights, plus WRAL polling
Donald Trump leads Joe Biden in North Carolina their potential 2024 rematch for president, a new WRAL News poll found. But Republicans don't have the same lead in the race for governor, pitting Democratic nominee for governor Josh Stein against Republican nominee Mark Robinson. In a close primary for a state legislative seat, the Democratic incumbent who appears to have lost is now alleging political shenanigans and "irregularities" may be cause for further investigation. Michele Morrow is making national headlines. And while some of the closest primaries are going to runoffs to pick a winner, one won't: Trump hired Mark Walker to work on his presidential campaign, so that he'd drop his opportunity for a runoff against Trump-endorsed candidate Addison McDowell.
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WRAL and 99.9 The Fan present: The long road to legal sports betting in North Carolina
In Season 3 of A Brief History of Triangle Sports, Brian Murphy from WRAL News and Tim Donnelly from 99.9 The Fan explore the history of sports betting in North Carolina. Mobile sports betting is legal today but getting to this point wasn’t easy. Brian and Tim cover the legislative twists and turns on the road to legal sports gambling and how NC’s “new normal” will change sports and sports fans going forward.
All four episodes are available now. Find Season 3 of A Brief History of Triangle Sports in this podcast app.
Customer Reviews
Great new addition
Laura Leslie and Travis Fain bring sharp minds, broad knowledge, years of experience and just the right amount of attitude to their coverage of North Carolina politics and government. Okay, okay - yes, I am their editor, but this is a perfectly objective endorsement. Give em a listen.
Low Volume
The show is very low on volume. There are episodes that even if I turn up the volume to the max I still have a hard time hearing the hosts clearly.
I listen to number of NC political podcasts and I often have to turn up the volume when it comes to this podcast, and turn it back down for the others!
They TRY to be fair…
I’ve been listening for several weeks now, and I can tell they are trying to be even-handed, but they do not represent the motives/intent behind conservative or Republican stances/actions well. Like yesterday’s episode, where they quickly summarized ESG as simply being good environmental and social governance, insinuating that Republicans are against good environmental and social governance. That is not what they’re against. They’re against giving up the DEFINITION of those things to a small cadre of people who then try to shape society from the top down. Same with how they represent the Right on LGBT issues. There is a fundamental lack of understanding or appreciation that shows itself in a lot of these summaries.