Latest State politics Podcast Episodes
Tackling NC's mental health challenges with $1 billion
WUNC Politics - May 12, 2023 16:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsState legislators are considering how to spend about $1 billion in federal funding to address mental health care. Sen. Jim Burgin, R-Harnett, co-chairs health committees in the Senate and talks with WUNC Capitol Bureau Chief Colin Campbell about his ideas for fixing mental health. Burgi...
Abortion, transgender restrictions dominate a busy crossover week at NC legislature
WUNC Politics - May 05, 2023 16:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsNorth Carolina’s legislature passed more than 100 different bills this week as it rushed to reach a “crossover” deadline. The agenda included several controversial pieces of conservative social legislation: A ban on abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, a ban on gender transition surge...
With shrinking revenues, NC lawmakers seek new ways to pay for transportation
WUNC Politics - April 28, 2023 16:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsA shift to electric and fuel-efficient vehicles has left North Carolina with a shortage of revenue to pay for roads and other transportation needs — even as the state’s population booms and traffic gets worse. WUNC Capitol Bureau Chief Colin Campbell talks with Sen. Mike Woodard, D-Durh...
House speaker talks abortion, marijuana – and a trip to Ukraine
WUNC Politics - April 21, 2023 16:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsN.C. House Republicans are getting close to a consensus on how they’ll approach new abortion restrictions, medical marijuana legislation and private school vouchers. Speaker Tim Moore chats with WUNC’s Colin Campbell about where things stand and what to expect in the final months of the...
Asian American legislators will form new AAPI caucus
WUNC Politics - April 14, 2023 16:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsRep. Maria Cervania, D-Wake, is one of the first two Asian American women to be elected to the North Carolina legislature. She talks with WUNC’s Colin Campbell about why that representation is important, and why she’s creating a new Asian American Pacific Islander caucus. Cervania also ...
Key NC House leader talks budget, party switch, and gambling
WUNC Politics - April 07, 2023 16:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsDays after Rep. Tricia Cotham cited personal attacks as part of her decision to switch to the Republican Party, state Rep. Jason Saine, R-Lincoln, shares his thoughts on today’s bitter political environment with WUNC Capitol Bureau Chief Colin Campbell. Saine also talks about the highli...
The legislative session begins, and a podcast host says goodbye
WUNC Politics - January 25, 2023 21:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsState lawmakers are easing into their months-long session with bill filings, press conferences and committee meetings. Among the items on the horizon are budgets, abortion regulations and mental health funding. State Representative John Bell IV (R-Wayne), Senator Sydney Batch (D-Wake) a...
A 2022 North Carolina politics year in review
WUNC Politics - December 16, 2022 21:50 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsThere was, a lot, that happened in state politics across the last 12 months: Redistricting fights, budget deals, a landmark Leandro ruling, a primary was delayed, Congressman Cawthorn and Governor McCrory suffered bad defeats, Roe was upended, and neither Medicaid nor sports gambling wa...
Where do NC Democrats go now?
WUNC Politics - December 14, 2022 21:35 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsAfter losing every statewide race during the November midterm, Democrats are licking their wounds and considering what they should do next. On this episode of The Politics Podcast, a number of progressives discuss what the party can do better, policy worth pursuing, and who might be the...
Power returns, Tillis negotiates, and justices consider a new normal
WUNC Politics - December 09, 2022 21:45 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsThis week in state politics, a major redistricting case landed before the U.S. Supreme Court. Meanwhile, power turned back on and a curfew was lifted in Moore County, where gunfire vandalism to two substations left many in the dark. Clark Riemer and Rob Schofield discuss those stories, ...
Is SCOTUS holding a democracy grenade with Moore v. Harper?
WUNC Politics - December 06, 2022 23:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsOn Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a case from North Carolina – Moore v. Harper. The case stems from congressional redistricting that began a year ago. At the heart of the argument from North Carolina Republican lawmakers is something called the independen...
Legislative leadership unchanged, a major federal elections case heads to SCOTUS
WUNC Politics - December 02, 2022 21:44 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsThis week in North Carolina politics, rank-and-file Republican state lawmakers again threw their support behind a couple of well-known leaders. On Capitol Hill, Senators Richard Burr and Thom Tillis voted with Democrats on the Respect for Marriage Act. And next week, the U.S. Supreme Co...
Is a 'Digital Civil War' on the horizon?
WUNC Politics - November 30, 2022 18:35 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsThe landscape of a post-Roe world is still taking shape. There are many questions lingering about access to reproductive healthcare, as well as personal information and online privacy. On this episode of The Politics Podcast Matt Perault, Director of the Center on Technology Policy at U...
Episode 197: Straight Ticket Terror! & B.O.P.
Perception IS Reality w/Kristopher H. Bilbrey - November 23, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 23 ratingsAfter nearly 3 weeks of silence... "Perception IS Reality w/Kristopher H. Bilbrey" is back! Since the last show (#196)... the 2022 Midterm Election came and went & Kris has some thoughts about the Election Results to share with all of you. But before he gets into all of that, he has some explaini...
Unpacking the midterms results
WUNC Politics - November 16, 2022 21:44 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsWhile a red wave didn’t materialize nationally, conservatives in North Carolina found very favorable results. On this episode of The Politics Podcast, three analysts offer insight on the electorate, and where state and American politics may head next.
Election impacts
WUNC Politics - November 11, 2022 21:50 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsNorth Carolina’s election results were largely favorable to Republicans on Tuesday night. On this episode of The Politics Podcast, Clark Riemer and Rob Schofield discuss what influenced the outcomes, why down-ballot candidates performed well, and where each party has room for improvemen...
Election Day breakdown: GOP just shy of supermajority in NC House
WUNC Politics - November 09, 2022 17:35 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsRepublicans had a strong night in North Carolina on Tuesday, winning all seven statewide contests, and securing one supermajority in the state Senate. However, they fell one seat shy of a second veto-proof majority in the state House. On this episode of WUNC’s Politics Podcast, Will Mic...
Governor Cooper forms commission, Election Day predictions
WUNC Politics - November 04, 2022 20:30 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsWith just a few days before the polls close and the 2022 Midterm results are announced, Rob Schofield and Clark Riemer offer some expectations for Tuesday night and discuss what stood out in this election cycle. Meanwhile, Governor Roy Cooper has tapped former UNC System Presidents Marg...
A forecast for election night
WUNC Politics - November 02, 2022 20:04 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsWith Election Day looming, WUNC’s Jeff Tiberii talks with a mix of journalists, a political scientist, a strategist, and a leading House Republican. They offer takeaways on what race is the most important on the ballot and what they will be watching most closely on Tuesday night, as wel...
Early voting in full swing, SCOTUS briefs pour in
WUNC Politics - October 28, 2022 08:30 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsA million ballots have now been cast in North Carolina. But what, if anything, does the early turnout tell us? And in Washington, D.C., many briefs were filed in a case out of North Carolina that SCOTUS will hear in December. Clark Riemer and Rob Schofield discuss those stories in our w...
An authentic longshot candidate
WUNC Politics - October 27, 2022 02:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsCourtney Geels is running for the U.S. House of Representatives this midterm. Her chances of victory are exceedingly slim, yet the Republican is still campaigning with a purpose, hoping to pull off an upset of the century. On this episode of The Politics Podcast, Geels discusses why she...
Episode 196: Folie à deux
Perception IS Reality w/Kristopher H. Bilbrey - October 25, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 23 ratingsKris explores the French phrase "Folie à deux", which is a psychological term that means: "shared madness". Could this, &/or other similar conditions, be what causes citizens to be mad/upset at elected officials for their behavior... but turn around and still vote for them, or others like them!? ...
Political winds shift, another shooting aftermath
WUNC Politics - October 21, 2022 20:35 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsThis week, many continued to grieve following a horrific act in northeast Raleigh. With one-stop early voting underway, the proverbial political winds might have shifted. And, new details in the state’s incentives package that lured Apple to RTP. Rob Schofield and Clark Riemer discuss t...
Important and obscure: North Carolina's judicial elections
WUNC Politics - October 19, 2022 21:15 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsVoters will decide two state Supreme Court races this midterm, with the results potentially shifting partisan control of the bench. The fact that North Carolina even has partisan judicial elections is uncommon. On this episode of The Politics Podcast, Michael Crowell discusses some of t...
A heavy-handed search
WUNC Politics - October 14, 2022 21:30 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsA new report details political meddling as part of the search for a new chancellor at UNC Wilmington. Meanwhile, there are concerning vacancy rates at one state agency. And is there any possible replacement for political debates? Clark Riemer and Rob Schofield discuss all this in our we...
Episode 195: Righteous Anger!
Perception IS Reality w/Kristopher H. Bilbrey - October 13, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 23 ratingsThings seems so dark, and Kris is angry about how it all appears to be going! However, a simple statement just might be the "breakthrough" Kris has been looking for! Join the conversation, in this 195th episode. Podcast from Ft. Myers Beach, Florida: "Beach Talk Radio". Link: https://www.facebook...
In Wake County referenda on schools, community college, parks
WUNC Politics - October 12, 2022 20:50 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsThis fall, voters in Wake County will decide whether to approve three bonds – totaling more than $1 billion – to support new public schools, major improvements to community college infrastructure, and an improvement to several Raleigh city parks. WUNC reporter Jason deBruyn details the ...
Beasley and Budd debate in NC, as national Democrats spend elsewhere
WUNC Politics - October 07, 2022 20:50 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsCheri Beasley and Ted Budd meet Friday night for their only scheduled debate. The U.S. Senate hopefuls will try to land a memorable moment while avoiding any sort of gaff. Meanwhile, new reports detail the lack of success within two education initiatives. In our weekly discussion, Rob S...
A supermajority fight in the NC House
WUNC Politics - October 05, 2022 20:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsRepublicans already hold comfortable majorities in the state House. This fall, conservatives hope to expand their margins and avoid the threat of gubernatorial vetoes. With several Democrats playing defense, some races have turned heated, and increasingly expensive. On this episode of T...
Campaign ads turn nasty, and a visit from the treasury secretary
WUNC Politics - September 30, 2022 20:50 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsWith absentee voting underway and weeks until early voting begins, campaign advertisements are in full swing. In their weekly review of state politics, Clark Riemer and Rob Schofield discuss photoshopping, using death for political gain, and how they are handling the endless solicitatio...
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