Under the Dome

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The week ahead: September 27 Sep 27, 2021

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State politics reporter Lucille Sherman talks with Republican state Sen. Brent Jackson about the next steps in the North Carolina General Assembly's budget negotiation process.

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Monster, Part 1: So you want to make a map... Sep 24, 2021

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In the first episode of this special Under the Dome series, we explore the rules of redistricting – the drawing of new electoral maps. Those rules often conflict, and that friction is a prime reason why North Carolina sits center stage during battles over gerrymandering.

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The week ahead: September 20 Sep 20, 2021

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NC Insider editor Brian Murphy and state politics reporter Dawn Vaughan preview this week in North Carolina politics, with predictions of when the budget may be finalized, if marijuana legislation will pass and what's next for redistricting.

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Closer look: The debate over school mask mandates Sep 17, 2021

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State politics reporter Will Doran talks with education reporter T. Keung Hui about Congressman Madison Cawthorn's visits to school board meetings and the heated debate about whether to require masks in schools.

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The week ahead: September 13, 2021 Sep 13, 2021

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In the Week Ahead for Sept. 13, 2021, The News & Observer's Dawn Vaughan tells you about the three big things to pay attention to in North Carolina politics this week: redistricting public hearings, vaccination and mask mandate decisions made at the local level, and our perennial favorite: the state budget process.

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Closer look: Mo money, less problems? Sep 12, 2021

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State politics reporter Lucille Sherman talks with Western Carolina University political science professor Chris Cooper about whether North Carolina's state legislature should get a pay raise.

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The week ahead: September 6, 2021 Sep 06, 2021

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What kind of ripple effects do we expect the Texas abortion case to have here in North Carolina? How can the public get involved in redistricting? And what’s next in the voting rights court case we’ve been following?

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The week ahead: August 30, 2021 Aug 30, 2021

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In this Under the Dome Look Ahead episode for Aug. 30, reporters Danielle Battaglia and Dawn Vaughan discuss where things stand in NCGA budget negotiations and touch on other legislative topics.

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Closer look: Kids in court Aug 27, 2021

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NC Insider editor Brian Murphy and News & Observer reporter Virginia Bridges discuss her reporting about North Carolina's lowest-in-the-nation age for having young children appear in court and state lawmakers' attempts to raise the age.

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The week ahead: August 23 Aug 23, 2021

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State politics reporter Will Doran gives us a preview of what's happening in North Carolina politics.

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