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In this episode of Under the Dome for the week of Oct. 3, 2022, News & Observer politics reporter Dawn Vaughan talks with Kyle Ingram about our Project 170, which brings coverage of legislative races statewide. Hear previews of three significant races plus our picks for Headliner of the Week.
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Dawn Vaughan, Capitol bureau chief and host of Under the Dome is joined by politics team colleagues Avi Bajpai and Ronni Butts to talk about the incredibly busy day of veto override votes expected Tuesday in both the House and the Senate of the North Carolina General Assembly.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Avi Bajpai and Ronni Butts
Executive Producer: Kevin Keister
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For the week of March 10, 2025, host Dawn Vaughan talks to politics team colleague Avi Bajpai and higher education reporter Korie Dean. They discuss Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s State of the State speech and House Speaker Destin Hall’s Republican response, and what’s going on in the UNC System scrubbing language related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Avi Bajpai, Korie Dean
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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For the week of March 10, 2025, host Dawn Vaughan talks to colleagues Avi Bajpai and Kyle Ingram about upcoming Senate action on legislation about the attorney general and President Donald Trump executive orders, diversity, equity and inclusion in K-12 schools, along with immigration bills moving in both chambers.
Plus, what to expect with the upcoming Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s State of the State Address, and the Trump firing of the head of the Office of Special Counsel, North Carolina native Hampton Dellinger.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Avi Bajpai, Kyle Ingram
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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For the week of March 3, 2025, host Dawn Vaughan talks to politics team colleagues Avi Bajpai and Kyle Ingram about the latest news from the North Carolina General Assembly and what to expect this week.
The House Oversight Committee has started a series of hearings about state agencies, particularly the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles and agencies using any diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs or practices. House Oversight is taking a detailed look at efficiency in agencies, something that has been tied in these discussions to the Trump administration’s new Department of Government Efficiency.
Stay tuned to the end for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Avi Bajpai, Kyle Ingram
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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For the week of Feb. 24, 2025, host Dawn Vaughan talks to politics team colleague Avi Bajpai and newsroom colleague Brian Gordon, who is The N&O’s business and technology reporter.
New Republican House Speaker Destin Hall’s cryptocurrency bill. House Bill 92 would allow State Treasurer Brad Briner to invest in “qualified digital assets.” Gordon explains why Republicans and others are supporters of Bitcoin, what it actually is, and what risk is involved in investing the state’s money.
Plus, Bajpai has details on the latest move by Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Republicans related to his power, and we talk about what else to expect at the General Assembly this week. Spoiler: a lot of Appropriations committees.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Brian Gordon
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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For the week of Feb. 17, 2025, host Dawn Vaughan talks to new N.C. Labor Commissioner Luke Farley, a Republican about everything from elevators, the Labor Building itself, the 10% raises he wants for inspectors, eliminating DEI in his agency to getting Cherie Berry’s endorsement and more.
Stay tuned until the end for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: N.C. Commissioner of Labor Luke Farley
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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For the week of Feb. 10, 2025, host Dawn Vaughan talks to Washington correspondent Danielle Battaglia about the fire hose of President Donald Trump orders, comments and decisions over the past few weeks, including giving Elon Musk power, and the subsequent protest in downtown Raleigh against it all. Plus what people should know about Washington-area federal employees.
After the break, they talk about the recent Black Hawk helicopter and commercial airliner crash at National Airport, and the North Carolinians who were killed in the tragedy.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Danielle Battaglia
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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Dawn Vaughan, The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief, is joined by her politics team colleagues Avi Bajpai and Kyle Ingram along with Korie Dean, who covers higher education to talk about the General Assembly session business beginning for 2025, the redistricting trial, and UNC Board of Governors.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Avi Bajpai, Korie Dean and Kyle Ingram
Producer: Kevin Keister
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For the week of Jan. 27, 2025, host Dawn Vaughan talks with legislative team colleagues Avi Bajpai and Kyle Ingram about the General Assembly beginning its work and what's first on deck.
They also talk about the recent death of Rep. Joe John and President Donald Trump’s flurry of executive orders during the first week of his term, and a trickle-down effect in state government.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Avi Bajpai and Kyle Ingram
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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For the week of Jan. 20, 2025, host Dawn Vaughan talks to N&O politics team colleagues Avi Bajpai and Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi about what North Carolina and the country can expect in the first weeks of the new Trump administration. Some of the issues at play include immigration, taxes and the pressure to lower costs for Americans. After the break, Guinassi shares what she’s learned from an interview with new State Treasurer Brad Briner, and what that means for the State Health Plan.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Avi Bajpai and Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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For the week of Jan. 13, 2025, podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks to Washington D.C. correspondent Danielle Battaglia about the five new members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation. They also discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for immigration policy and how that may impact our state.
Stay tuned to the end for our picks for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Danielle Battaglia
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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For the week of Jan. 6, 2025, host Dawn Vaughan talks with reporters Kyle Ingram and Korie Dean about what you need to know this week with the General Assembly and new governor beginning their work with ceremonial events. They talk about what we are already seeing about how the legislature may interact with new Gov. Josh Stein.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Korie Dean, Kyle Ingram
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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Host Dawn Vaughan and reporters Avi Bajpai and Korie Dean talk about their picks for Headliners of the Year, from the UNC protests to Gov. Cooper leaving office to changes at the legislature.
Guests: Korie Dean and Avi Bajpai
Producer: Kevin Keister
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Host Dawn Vaughan talks with Claudia Rivera Cotto, a reporter at Enlace Latino NC who covers political, government and immigration issues, about concerns facing immigrants in North Carolina with recent legislation and president-elect Donald Trump's campaign promises.
Stay tuned to the end for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Claudia Rivera Cotto
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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For the week of Dec. 9, 2024, Dawn Vaughan talks to News & Observer colleagues Korie Dean and Kyle Ingram about what you can expect this week on the House override vote of Senate Bill 382, the bill that adds money to the Helene relief fund and takes powers away from the executive branch, primarily appointment power on the State Board of Elections.
Plus, Ingram catches you up on the latest in the still-ongoing election results of of the N.C. Supreme Court race between Allison Riggs and Jefferson Griffin.
Stay tuned to the end for their picks for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Korie Dean, Kyle Ingram
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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For the week of Nov. 25, 2024, host Dawn Vaughan talks with News & Observer colleagues Avi Bajpai, Kyle Ingram and Adam Wagner about the veto override of House Bill 10 on immigration and vouchers, as well as Senate Bill 382, the bill that is sort of about Helene disaster relief but mostly about taking power away from Gov.-elect Josh Stein and the next attorney general, Jeff Jackson, who are both Democrats.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Avi Bajpai, Kyle Ingram, Adam Wagner
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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For the week of Nov. 18, 2024, host Dawn Vaughan is joined by politics team colleague Avi Bajpai and News & Observer K-12 schools reporter Keung Hui.
For the first half of the episode, Hui explains the win and what to expect from the leadership of the winner of the superintendent of public instruction statewide race — Democrat Mo Green.
After the break, we talk about what we know is happening at the General Assembly this week as they return for a weeklong session, including a planned override of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of House Bill 10, which combines funding for the private school voucher backlog with a requirement for sheriffs to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Avi Bajpai, Keung Hui
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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For the week of Nov. 11, 2024, Dawn Vaughan is joined by politics team colleagues Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, Kyle Ingram and Korie Dean in part two of our post-Election Day look at the North Carolina races that were on the ballot. They talk about the N.C. Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, the General Assembly and the rest of the Council of State, from auditor to agriculture commissioner. Plus what the “working supermajority” means for swing Democrats in the House.
Stay tuned to the end for their picks for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Kyle Ingram, Korie Dean, Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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In this post-Election bonus episode of the Under the Dome podcast, News & Observer Capitol bureau chief and podcast host Dawn Vaughan talks to D.C. correspondent Danielle Battaglia, state politics reporter Avi Bajpai and The Charlotte Observer's Josh Bergeron and Ryan Oehrli about the 2024 general election results. What do the outcomes of North Carolina's presidential, governor's, attorney general and legislative races tell us about the state? Plus, stay tuned to the end for their picks for Headliner of the Election.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guest: Danielle Battaglia, Avi Bajpai, Josh Bergeron, Ryan Oehrli
Producer: Kevin Keister
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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