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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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This week on the Under the Dome politics podcast, host Dawn Vaughan and higher education reporter Korie Dean talk about the possibility of legislation that could defund diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public universities in North Carolina.
After the break, we talk about the new copper dome and roof on the state Capitol building, and what Legislative Services Officer Paul Coble would like to happen, including the chances of getting some of the old copper.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guest: Korie Dean
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
Recording: Kevin Keister
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For the week of April 8, 2024, podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan is joined by politics team reporters Avi Bajpai and Danielle Battaglia to talk about a major issue at the state and national levels: immigration.
The two have written stories about the issue that will publish this week. It’s part of a national series of stories that McClatchy newspapers is publishing on immigration.
Bajpai has stories coming about detention requests that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, makes of jails, and legislation planned for this year’s General Assembly session that would require sheriffs to cooperate with those requests.
After the break, Battaglia talks about her coverage of a new facility for immigrant children in Greensboro and all the unanswered questions about it. Plus, how the immigration issue is playing out in Washington.
Stay tuned to the end for our picks for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guest: Avi Bajpai, Danielle Battaglia
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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For the week of April 1, 2024, Kyle Ingram fills in as week’s host for Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan and is joined by politics team colleagues DC correspondent Danielle Battaglia and state politics reporter Avi Bajpai. They talk about North Carolina’s perennial status as a "purple state" and what each party's campaign strategies may be to sway the vote.
Plus, a shakeup at the Republican National Committee resulted in NC GOP Chair Michael Whatley taking the reins with Donald Trump’s support. Now, a Trump-backed replacement has won the state party’s top leadership position.
Host: Kyle Ingram
Guest: Avi Bajpai, Danielle Battaglia
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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For the week of March 25, 2024, host Dawn Vaughan here is joined by a state lawmaker as guest: Rep. Maria Cervania, a Cary Democrat.
Cervania is a freshman representative who previously served on the Wake County Board of Commissioners. She’s also the first Filipino person to serve in the General Assembly, elected in 2022 along with a historic wave of other Filipino Americans winning elections across the country. Cervania talked about how local and state government are “diametrically different,” from demographics to how governing happens. As a Democrat, her party is in the superminority.
Listen to the full podcast to hear more about her retelling of a conversation with Rep. Donnie Loftis, as well as how she became a Democrat growing up in a Republican household, and how she approaches her work because of it. Plus, Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guest: Rep. Maria Cervania
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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We are about a month out from the start of the 2024 legislative short session, which is always held during an election year, so that changes the tone of the entire session. First, it’s usually shorter not just by design of the work itself, since there’s a budget adjustment bill to pass, but also because lawmakers want to have time to go out and campaign.
And the results of the primary earlier this month changes that up.
Case in point, House Speaker Tim Moore, who’s a short-timer now and heading to Congress assuming he wins his Republican-favored U.S. House district. During the first half, we talk about the Republicans dynamics that may play out this year, including between Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger, who is not leaving the legislature.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guest: Colin Campbell
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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For the week of March 11, 2024, host Dawn Vaughan is joined by fellow state politics reporters Avi Bajpai, Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi and Kyle Ingram. The four break down post-primary analysis of the N.C. Supreme Court and Court of Appeals primary elections, as well as General Assembly races. The legislative primaries had some surprises, and some races hinge on the final canvass to determine their outcomes. Plus, hear about the general election for attorney general.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Avi Bajpai, Kyle Ingram, Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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In this post-primary bonus episode, originally recorded live on X (formerly Twitter), Charlotte Observer and News & Observer politics reporters share their biggest takeaways from Election Night: From some surprises in the Council of State primaries, to what last night’s results tell us about how NC’s congressional delegation might look different in 2025, to possible runoffs.
This recording was edited from its original version for brevity and clarity.
Featuring: Josh Bergeron, Danielle Battaglia, Mary Ramsey, Dawn Vaughan, and Keung Hui.
X Space produced by: Zach Dennis, Andrew Nantais, and Laura Brache
Podcast episode edited by: Laura Brache
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For the week of March 4, 2024, host Dawn Vaughan is joined by fellow politics reporters Avi Bajpai and Kyle Ingram to discuss the latest fundraising numbers for the gubernatorial primary frontrunners and what it means for the general election. We also talk about the primary for attorney general, looks ahead to the probable candidates for the general election in that race, as well as lieutenant governor. Plus, legislative primary races to watch.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Avi Bajpai, Kyle ingram
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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Learn more about the candidates running in the primary at The News & Observer’s Voter Guide.
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fFor the week of Feb. 26, 2024, podcast host and state Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan shares outtakes from a recent interview with State Treasurer Dale Folwell, a longshot candidate in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Folwell talks about his views on abortion restriction legislation, his primary opponent Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and what he thinks of former President Donald Trump. I also asked Folwell about how he would work with Republican legislative leaders as governor, and what he plans to do on primary Election Day and whatever happens after it.
Stay tuned to the end for Dawn's pick for Headliner of the Week, which has to do with the governor’s office and who has power when the leader is out of state.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Dale Folwell
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
Interview recorded by: Travis Long
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For the week of Feb. 19, 2024, host and state Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan shares excerpts of a recent interview Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein, who is running for governor. Hear Stein talk about the primary election, his friend and mentor Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, and his likely general election opponent: Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Josh Stein
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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Ready or not, we’re days away from the North Carolina polls opening for the 2024 Primary Election. Early voting begins Feb. 15 with the primary on March 5. With that comes a deluge of information — often in the form of TV ads — about candidates, their positions and their endorsements. It can be hard for the average voter to discern who is behind the endorsements and how important they really are. To break it all down, McClatchy D.C. correspondent Danielle Battaglia joins Under the Dome, along with The Charlotte Observer's Kendrick Marshall and Mary Ramsey.
Host: Kyle Ingram
Guests: Danielle Battaglia, Kendrick Marshall, Mary Ramsey
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
Recording: Kevin Keister
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On this latest episode for the week of Feb. 5, 2024, host Dawn Vaughan and N&O politics team colleagues Avi Bajpai and Kyle Ingram talk about campaign finance reports, the U.S.-Mexico border and immigration policy, and much more. Stay tuned to the end for our picks for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Avi Bajpai, Kyle Ingram
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
Video Producer: Kevin Keister
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On this latest episode for the week of Jan. 29, 2024, Avi Bajpai, Korie Dean, and Kyle Ingram talk about Lee Roberts, the new interim chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill, and some important discussions that took place at last week’s meeting of the UNC System’s Board of Governors.
We also talk about recent developments in a legal challenge against one of the two major elections bills GOP lawmakers passed over Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto at the end of last year’s legislative session.
Host: Avi Bajpai
Guests: Korie Dean, Kyle Ingram
Executive Producer: Jordan Schrader
Audio edited by: Kevin Keister
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In mid-October, The News & Observer requested communications from all 170 members of the North Carolina General Assembly, after GOP state lawmakers moved to shield all former and current legislators from having to comply with the state’s public records law.
Reporting this story involved several steps: filing initial requests, following up with lawmakers, reviewing and processing their records, and publication. Here’s a breakdown of what went into this story.
Stick around after the break for our picks for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guest: Avi Bajpai
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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Snow is expected up in Washington, D.C., in the coming days, but it is unlikely to chill out the gridlock in Congress right now. Capitol Hill correspondent Danielle Battaglia explains the latest drama related to the impending federal government shutdown and what that means going forward.
Yearning to be part of that congressional scene are several primary candidates who want to represent North Carolina. Will turnover mean more or less influence from the Old North State? We talk about that, plus the Trump factor.
After the break, we move on to the latest endorsements for both Republicans and Democrats, and how that could play out with primary voters. The primary is March 5.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests:
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
Video Producer: Kevin Keister
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In our first episode of the new year, we bring you up to speed with a primary primer. Host Dawn Vaughan is joined by legislative team colleagues Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi and Kyle Ingram to talk about primary ballots.
They both recently wrote about the top of the ticket, which will, in the North Carolina primary on March 5, include incumbent President Joe Biden as the only Democrat, and among Republicans, include former President Donald Trump, who faces various criminal and civil charges related to the 2020 election.
We also discuss the latest news from the N.C. Board of Elections and Wake County Board of Elections, as well as primary polling and legislative candidates.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests:
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
Video Producer: Kevin Keister
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Our end-of-the-year Under the Dome podcast has the full News & Observer Capitol Press Corps team that covers the General Assembly. That’s host Dawn Vaughan, along with Avi Bajpai, Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi and Kyle Ingram.
Listen to hear our list of 10 moments we’ll remember, and the conversation around each news story.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Avi Bajpai, Kyle Ingram, Luciana Pérez Uribe Guinassi
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
Video: Kevin Keister, Kaitlin McKeown
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In the latest episode, for the week of Dec. 11, 2023, host Dawn Vaughan talks with reporters Korie Dean and Makiya Seminera about political interference in higher education in North Carolina, and how that compares to Florida, another state that has had partisan influence in universities.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Korie Dean, Makiya Seminera
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
Recording: Kevin Keister, Kaitlin McKeown
Video Producer: Kevin Keister
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In the latest episode, for the week of Dec. 4, 2023, host Dawn Vaughan talks with our Washington, D.C., correspondent Danielle Battaglia. They discuss what we know, and what we don’t, about who will file to run for Congress in North Carolina’s 14 U.S. House districts.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guests: Danielle Battaglia
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
Video Producer: Kevin Keister
For more North Carolina government and politics news, subscribe to the Under the Dome politics newsletter from The News & Observer at newsobserver.com/newsletters and NC Insider at ncinsider.com. Qualified business users are eligible for a short free trial of the daily NC Insider newsletter, as well as a demo account for our Insider Legislative Tracking service. Submit this form: t.co/2ivpV5NSuY
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