For the week of July 31, 2023, we broke down our episode into two segments. First up are two of our local government reporters, because while statewide elections are more than a year away, local ones are coming up this fall.

After the break, I’m joined by our summer politics interns: Makiya Seminera with The N&O and Jazper Lu with NC Insider, one of our two daily politics newsletters.

Host: Dawn Vaughan

Guests: Kristen Johnson, Mary Helen Moore, Jazper Lu, Makiya Seminera

Executive Producer: Laura Brache

Video: Kaitlin McKeown, Kevin Keister

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