Domecast

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  • Domecast No. 43

    Domecast, our weekly podcast on government and politics in North Carolina, is ready for the weekend of March 5-6.

    We begin this episode interviewing Bill Adair, founder of PolitiFact, a Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checker that has partnered with The News & Observer to inspect the claims of candidates and their campaigns here. Adair explains how it works and how politicians high and low are wary of being “PolitiFacted.”
    In our second segment, Colin Campbell of The N&O goes deep into the state’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. We get a closer look at the candidates, where they stand and how they differ, replete with audio clips of them explaining their plans for office.
    And we close it out, as always, with Headliners of the Week. Who wins? It gets somewhat awkward for one member of the Domecast team.
    Our panel this week — a big one — includes Lynn Bonner and Craig Jarvis of The N&O, Jim Morrill of The Charlotte Observer, Patrick Gannon and Benjamin Brown of The Insider State Government News Service and Anna Douglas of McClatchy’s Washington, D.C. bureau. Campbell hosts.
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    37 min
  • Domecast No. 42

    Domecast, our weekly podcast on government and politics in North Carolina, is ready for the weekend of Feb. 27-28.

    This episode sees the Domecast team diving deep into the March 15 primaries, with a rundown on candidates, odds and fundraising in contests high and low on the ballot. They include races for attorney general, lieutenant governor, superintendent of public instruction and, of course, the many General Assembly districts attracting primary attention.
    We also focus on the blur between the candidates’ campaigns and that of the statewide bond initiative. It’s brought about two complaints filed with the state elections board. What’s the issue? It’s somewhat uncharted territory.
    On the panel — and closing it out with the popular Headliners of the Week segment — are The News & Observer’s Lynn Bonner, Colin Campbell and Craig Jarvis along with Patrick Gannon, editor of the Insider State Government News Service. Benjamin Brown of the Insider hosts.
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    31 min
  • Domecast No. 41

    Domecast, our weekly podcast on government and politics in North Carolina, is ready for the weekend of Feb. 20-21.

    The General Assembly fired back up this week, spending Thursday and Friday hammering out a new scenario for 2016 congressional primary elections that was as controversial as it was quick. The result — including new congressional electoral districts and a primary date that could instantly go null under court action — raised a lot of questions. The simplest: What just happened? And what does it mean for voters? Domecast welcomes a special guest, State Board of Elections General Counsel Josh Lawson, to help us explain it all.
    We also go over the nuts and bolts of this special legislative session, reactions by Democrats upset with the proceedings and what the political implications are for this year’s elections. It’s a full panel, with The News & Observer’s Lynn Bonner, Colin Campbell and Craig Jarvis and The Insider’s Benjamin Brown, rounding it out as always with our Headliners of the Week segment. Patrick Gannon, editor of The Insider, hosts.
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    33 min
  • Domecast No. 40: Redistricting, Tillis poetry and coal ash comparisons

    Domecast, our weekly podcast on government and politics in North Carolina, is ready for the weekend of Feb. 13-14.

    A federal court's order to redraw two North Carolina congressional districts dominated this week's news as it sowed confusion around the upcoming March primaries. Craig Jarvis of The News & Observer and Ben Brown of The Insider break down the developments.
    Then we take a look at the more minor political headlines that drew our attention this week: Sen. Thom Tillis' Super Bowl poetry, a McCrory administration official who compared solar panels to coal ash, and the ongoing saga of a DMV employee accused of using his position to peddle fire extinguishers.
    As always, we close out with our Headliners of the Week segment.
    Colin Campbell of The News & Observer hosts.

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    32 min
  • Domecast No. 39

    Domecast, our weekly podcast on government and politics in North Carolina, is ready for the weekend of Feb. 6-7.

    The Iowa presidential caucuses turbo-fueled the general public’s awareness that elections season is blazing all around us and, believe it, North Carolina’s primaries are just a month away. This week, Colin Campbell brings us up to speed on candidates’ fundraising, tells us what to expect in the way of televised debates -- a quirky topic -- and looks at legislative staffers who work second jobs on their bosses’ re-election campaigns.
    Craig Jarvis catches us up on Gov. Pat McCrory’s recent state Supreme Court win against legislative leaders in a fight over political appointment power. Lynn Bonner helps us understand a controversy between the Department of Public Instruction and senators who are critical of the department’s alternate plan for specially marked funds.
    As always, we close out with our Headliners of the Week segment.
    Benjamin Brown of the Insider State Government News Service hosts.
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    27 min
  • Domecast No. 38

    Domecast, our weekly podcast on government and politics in North Carolina, is ready for the weekend of Jan. 30-31.

    This week we cover a broad spectrum, from teacher salaries to budget writers to cemeteries to campaign finance to fire extinguishers. The Domecast team makes sense of it all and invites you the listener to spectate or participate in a political-fundraising quiz we break out in our second segment. And, reliably, we bring it all home with our Headliners of the Week bout. On the panel this episode is Lynn Bonner of The News & Observer alongside Benjamin Brown and Patrick Gannon of The Insider State Government News Service. The N&O’s Colin Campbell is in the hosting chair.
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    30 min
  • Domecast No. 37

    Domecast, our weekly podcast on government and politics in North Carolina, is ready for the weekend of Jan. 23-24.

    It’s a full house this week, with the entire capitol team present and accounted for — The News & Observer’s Colin Campbell, Craig Jarvis and Lynn Bonner teamed with Patrick Gannon and Benjamin Brown of the Insider State Government News Service. Campbell walks us through some odd, upcoming re-dos on a series of municipal elections in North Carolina. Jarvis brings us the latest on the offshore drilling debate and what may be ahead. Bonner looks at the state’s efforts to improve mental health care and the latest approaches for treatment and recovery. Gannon gives the latest on teacher pay and how one lawmaker thinks that will be a “top of the fold” issue for the short legislative session to begin in late April.
    We wrap up, as always, with Headliners of the Week. Brown is in the hosting chair.
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    25 min
  • Domecast No. 36

    Domecast, our weekly podcast on government and politics in North Carolina, is ready for the weekend of Jan. 16-17.

    Lynn Bonner and Colin Campbell of The News & Observer round up a busy week in political and state government news. Legislators heard new recommendations on tax policy. The NAACP opened a new front in its battle against the state's voter ID law. The U.S. Senate primary races heated up. And legislators made some eyebrow-raising comments about solar farms.
    We wrap up, as always, with Headliners of the Week. Ben Brown of The Insider state government news service hosts.
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    31 min
  • Domecast No. 35

    Domecast, our weekly podcast on government and politics in North Carolina, is ready for the weekend of Jan. 9-10.

    Intra-party divisions, a surprise changeup in the governor’s administration, controversy with a charter schools report, police body camera questions — a packed episode and plenty for the Domecast team to sort out. The panelists also offer lightning takes on the standout newsmakers in our Headliners of the Week segment. It’s a great roundtable hosted by Colin Campbell of The News & Observer with N&O colleagues Lynn Bonner and Craig Jarvis alongside Patrick Gannon and Benjamin Brown of the Insider State Government News Service.
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    31 min
  • Domecast No. 34

    Domecast, our weekly podcast on government and politics in North Carolina, is ready for the weekend of Jan. 1-2.

    For our final Domecast of 2015, we take a look back at the year in state politics. Our panel of reporters offers picks for the biggest news stories of the year and nominates Headliners of the Year. And we look ahead to 2016 with predictions of politicians to watch in the year ahead. Patrick Gannon of The Insider hosts. He's joined by Ben Brown of The Insider and The News & Observer's Lynn Bonner, Colin Campbell and Taylor Knopf.
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    28 min

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