NC Capitol Wrap

After a week’s hiatus, The Wrap is back to break down the week that was in NC politics. Travis and Bryan lay out the latest in the fight over abortion rights, including Attorney General Josh Stein’s refusal to back the state’s 20-week abortion ban. We dive into community college and state university system politics, congressional votes on contraception and marriage rights and the sad, mysterious death this week of former NC NAACP President Anthony Spearman.

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The NC Senate’s top leader, Sen. Phil Berger, sat down with WRAL News this week to discuss the legislative session that recently ended and policies voters can expect if they elect more North Carolina Republicans this November. A list of topics in the 45-minute interview, along with approximate end times for those topics:

 

Medicaid expansion (8:30)

Abortion (14:50)

Transportation (17:00)

Guns (21)

Governing (23:30

The 2024 governor’s race (26:35)

Schools and LGBTQ issues (30:10)

The Pandemic and public health laws (31:55)

Future redistricting plans (32:55

Moore v. Harper (35:35)

Political power in the Berger family (37:25)

Political discourse and social media (39:24)

The Jan. 6 hearings (42:02)

Medicaid again (end)

 

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In this week's wrap, Laura Leslie and Bryan Anderson discuss which bills stalled during the legislative session, including legalizing online sports gambling and medical marijuana. They also discuss how state lawmakers voted to keep hemp legal in North Carolina.

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In this week’s WRAL Laura and Travis break down a seemingly uneventful week at the state legislature and find it was surprisingly busy.

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A long week in North Carolina politics and a long Wrap to get you caught up. Travis and Bryan talk elections, guns and Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s recent comments on men, women, churches and leadership. Plus: A rundown of the bills that moved this week at the North Carolina General Assembly.

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Laura and Travis discuss North Carolina lawmakers considering legalizing medical marijuana, the Parents' Bill of Rights, Medicaid expansion and the gas tax rebate.

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Laura and Travis discuss two bills moving forward in the North Carolina Senate: The continuing debate over Medicaid expansion and a controversial bill that would ban teaching of LGBTQ issues to the state's youngest students.

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Laura and Paul look back at North Carolina's primary election results and the big, outside money and media strategies that moved them, and look ahead at the session getting underway next week and some of the pressures lawmakers will be under to come up with higher raises for state employees.

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Saturday marks the final day to vote early in the May 17 primary elections. WRAL capitol bureau chief Laura Leslie and WRAL state government reporter Travis Fain discuss races to watch, predictions for the 13th District, the state Carbon Plan, broadband funds, prison air conditioning, Gov. Roy Cooper's budget and they preview the upcoming legislative session.

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On this week’s edition of The Wrap, Laura and Travis talk through the ramifications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s looming abortion ruling, what to expect from the coming state legislative session and, yes, U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s sex life. We’re sorry.

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