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The Sups: Chances of a GOP legislature supermajority and the NC Supreme Court races Nov 01, 2022

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In this Under the Dome podcast episode for the week of Oct. 31, 2022, News & Observer reporters Dawn Vaughan, Will Doran and Lars Dolder give the latest on chances of a General Assembly supermajority and what to know about NC Supreme Court races, a week before Election Day. Plus Headliners of the Week about NC State vs. Virginia Tech, Halloween and Twitter.

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Election final stretch: Early voting turnout, Charlotte races and political ads Oct 24, 2022

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In this Under the Dome episode for the week of Oct. 24, 2022, News & Observer reporters Dawn Vaughan and Avi Bajpai, and Charlotte Observer reporter Will Wright talk about early voting turnout so far, the races to watch in Charlotte, fact checking political ads, common ground on gun bills and their picks for Headliner of the Week.

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Violence in the news: January 6th Committee investigation of lawmakers' actions and remembering Raleigh shooting victims Oct 17, 2022

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In this episode of Under the Dome for the week of Oct. 17, 2022, News & Observer politics reporter Dawn Vaughan and D.C. correspondent Danielle Battaglia talk about the recent violence in the news: both the January 6th Committee hearing that gave details of violence and response at the U.S. Capitol; as well as the names of the people shot and killed in the mass shooting in Raleigh. Plus their picks for Headliner of the Week.

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What happens if Republicans win a supermajority in the NCGA and NC Supreme Court? Oct 10, 2022

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In this episode, News & Observer reporters Dawn Vaughan and Will Doran talk about the N.C. Supreme Court, Voter ID and judges' races, plus what Democratic and Republican legislative leaders are saying about how the election results will impact their governing in 2023. Plus Headliners of the Week: marijuana and Kernersville!

PROJECT 170:

As part of our 2022 election coverage, we sent out hundreds of candidate questionnaires for all 170 races for the North Carolina General Assembly. Compiling these responses is a lengthy process, but a grant from the American Press Institute is helping make this special coverage possible. We’re calling it Project 170.

Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article266610351.html#storylink=cpy

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Project 170: Questioning candidates of all 170 General Assembly races Oct 03, 2022

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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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Loan taxes, beach pizza politics, and what Reps. Saine and Reives are doing Sep 26, 2022

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On Under the Dome for the week of Sept. 26, 2022, find out what N&O reporters Dawn Vaughan and Lars Dolder said about the latest in Medicaid expansion, what you missed at Politics at the Pub with Rep. Saine and Leader Reives, loan taxes, beach pizza and golf.

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Scouting Out a Former President Sep 19, 2022

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In this episode of Under the Dome for Sept. 19, 2022, News & Observer politics reporters Dawn Vaughan and Will Doran talk about why former President George W. Bush was in Raleigh, plus the latest on Voter ID and our Headliners of the Week.

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Why Don't You Just Meet Me in the Middle? Sep 12, 2022

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In this Under the Dome for the week of Sept. 12, 2022, N&O politics reporter Dawn Vaughan talks with Congressional reporter Danielle Battaglia about candidates moving toward the middle -- or are they? -- as Election Day gets closer. Plus our picks for Headliner of the Week.

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Elections countdown: Why Democrats need Kamala Harris, plus the Trusted Elections Tour Sep 05, 2022

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In Under the Dome for Sept. 5, 2022, Dawn Vaughan and Avi Bajpai talk about why Vice President Kamala Harris made yet another trip to North Carolina and what that means, plus the Trusted Elections Tour and our picks for Headliner of the Week. Spoiler: Dogs and basketball.

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Look Ahead: First Day of School and Eyes on Midterms Aug 29, 2022

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In this Under the Dome Look Ahead for Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, Dawn Vaughan and Lars Dolder discuss education as the school year begins and what legislative leaders are saying about top of mind midterms issues like abortion. Plus their picks for Headliner of the Week.

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