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NC Capitol Wrap — 119 episodes
NC lawmakers break for the summer with no shrimp ban, but plenty of red meat
JetZero, immigration and guns
NCGOP convention, the state legislature's summer rush
Helene funding bill delayed, death threats growing against NC politicians
NC lawmakers target cell phones and DEI in schools, as Trump eyes federal education cuts
Court vs court in Riggs/Griffin race, Stein on repro rights, Tillis on hot seat
The Wrap: 2025 session gets underway, state health insurance premiums to rise
NC legislature overrides power shift veto, Supreme Court race battle continues, Helene pricetag becomes clearer
Democrats sue over Supreme Court race, plus the latest on federal Helene funding
Political fights over control of elections, and top NC disaster official is out under scrutiny
Election recap: Why Trump won NC yet Democrats still did well in races for governor, legislature
NC breaks early voting record as WRAL New Poll shows close races everywhere but governor
JD Vance on western NC voting claims, plus our analysis of new Helene relief aid
Mark Robinson's lawsuit, plus sources of election misinformation and a call for political war
Helene relief package, election changes, misinformation
How Mark Robinson is affecting GOP chances in NC, a week after report on porn site comments
Voucher deal sealed, new poll numbers, Cooper in the spotlight
Musk's PAC investigation, Greater Carolina complaint and NC sports betting's 4Q take
Cooper VP rumors, plus NC lawsuits targeting RFK Jr., Cornel West
Pelosi to visit Raleigh amid Cooper VP rumors, NCSU chancellor retiring
Cooper VP rumors, RFK's ballot chances, Robinson dodges questions
Medical marijuana redux, budget battle, vaping and a veto
Budget talks stall. NC targets forever chemicals, gas station heroin
Super PACs, birth control, RFK Jr. and an archeological fight
Mask ban and budget talks stall, DEI undone
NC mask ban debate, AI porn, video gambling
Primary runoff preview, April surprise, mask ban
Antisemitism, millions for vouchers, a bourbon-soaked soiree
2024 legislative session kicks off, Bernie Sanders investigation highlights NC
Budget news, Balanced Nutrition, and sports gambling pays off
Japanese, Ukrainian leaders look to NC, plus 2024 budget sneak peek
Teacher turnover, the daycare cliff and weight-loss drugs
State school superintendent race keeps NC in national headlines
Post-election surprises and fights, plus WRAL polling
WRAL and 99.9 The Fan present: The long road to legal sports betting in North Carolina
Election upsets, Chamber concerns and runoffs
Primary countdown, sports betting, and who's on the legislative hot seat
Primary money, Leandro redux, historic capitol records
Biden's visit and the battle over home insurance rate hikes
HOAs, gerrymandering and the campaign trail
Who won 2023 in NC politics?
NC campaign filing closes, with some surprises
Campaign filing season, and an exit at UNC
Medicaid expands, governor picks new state auditor
Beth Wood vehicle saga drives on
We have maps, now for the lawsuits
New maps, old fights: Redistricting heats up again in North Carolina
A week of veto overrides, lawsuits and division over war in Israel
Congress in disarray? Of course there's a North Carolina connection
$30B budget, Medicaid expansion will be law after exhausting, secretive process
State budget talks fall apart
Casino debate delays budget with Medicaid hanging in the balance
Make or break time for NC gambling bills
A budget timeline we believe?
Veto overrides, election bills and a stalled budget
NC budget delays, third-party bids and concealed weapons
Casinos! NC lawmakers weigh massive increase in legalized gambling
The state budget? Don't hold your breath
An abortion lawsuit, two US Supreme Court decisions, multiple LGBTQ bills and medical marijuana. Whew.
House speaker's affair, movement on voting, abortion, anti-trans bills
'Jumbo jet' election bills, budget talks slow, and a preview of 2024
NC Republicans rally with a twice indicted Trump; budget negotiations continue
Home stretch looms for gambling bill, medical marijuana
Republican reckoning, Blue Cross battle, Cooper’s crusade
An abortion override and a Senate budget
More Mark Robinson, and an abortion veto looms
Abortion bill flies through NC House, Senate
Power struggles, drag shows, school vouchers and consensus on an abortion bill?
A party switch, a budget vote, anti-trans bills filed and new transportation taxes pitched
Lessons in leverage and political power
Gun bill vetoed, Wood pleads guilty, Medicaid passes and gambling rolls
Gov's budget DOA, a gun bill, race in schools and Medicaid nearly done
Busy week brings budget work and beaucoup bills
After all these years, Medicaid expansion moving
Moore's rammed vehicle, tax cuts, new Lindberg indictment, and Medicaid in the Senate
Gun bills and Medicaid expansion move. Are tax cuts coming soon?
Long week with more to come
Bills, bills, bills (and a lawsuit)
Bills, rumors and more on state auditor’s crash
The state auditor’s car crash, and an early start to the 2024 governor race
Legislative session starts, House rules fight heats up, and the potential of a 13-week abortion bill
Session looms, Duke Energy answers questions about blackouts and Burr investigation ends
Voter ID, redistricting rulings come down, but the fight’s never over
Two supreme courts and a surprise announcement
Redistricting at SCOTUS preview; Tillis and LGBTQ and more
NC Republicans weigh in on Trump’s big announcement
The Wrap @NCCapitol: Post-election -- and pre-2023 session -- thoughts
A big Leandro decision, a ruling on disability funding, and Cooper pushes on UNC governance
Elections home stretch, Dems drop $$ into eastern NC race and the loss of a Senate story teller
Debate: Should NC Republicans take more control?
Special edition: A Wrap conversation with NC politics icon Gerry Cohen
The Wrap begins to get you ready for the coming election
Cooper administration called out on slow hurricane rebuild, and Folwell’s mulling a run for governor
Another big economic development announcement for NC
Campaign season heating up
Election season never ends
Green Party approved for 2022 ballots, and what changes for election observers state officials are seeking?
Pro teams amp up pressure on legalized gambling, and how much will abortion move the needle in November?
Another saga from the 2020 elections, and a lieutenant governor who’s ‘not very good at math’
Abortion, contraception, and yet another interim to head NC community colleges
Special edition: Interview with NC Senate leader Phil Berger
Which bills passed, which stalled during the legislative session
The budget, Medicaid expansion, a bigger tax cut and … milk chugging?
Elections, guns and the Lt. Governor
NC lawmakers consider legalizing medical marijuana, Parents' Bill of Rights legislation
Two bills move forward in the NC Senate
We're all election reporters
Saturday is the last day of early voting in May 17 primary election
Abortion, and the politics that follow
GOP-funded ad calls Rep. Cawthorn a liar, early voting gets underway for May primary
2 presidents, 1 debate, much more news
The Trump bump comes to NC
Cawthorn's week, VinFast news and the big game
The Robinson abortion, the US Senate race, Trump’s visit and the election is closer than you think
Meadows' voting, Daylight Saving and medical marijuana
Session ends … mostly. And did Mark Meadows straight up commit voter fraud?
Who's running where and a Russian vodka ban
The new maps are here! The new maps are here!
Maps, maps, Medicaid and masks. And maps.