NC Capitol Wrap

By WRAL News | Raleigh, North CarolinaNews Government

NC Capitol Wrap episodes

April 29, 2022 GOP-funded ad calls Rep. Cawthorn a liar, early voting gets underway for May primary
WRAL capitol bureau chief Laura Leslie and WRAL state government reporter Bryan Anderson discuss a new GOP-funded attack ad, which calls Rep. Madison Cawthorn a liar.
They also discuss Cawthorn bringing a loaded gun to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, and accusations he's involved in insider trading.
Laura and Bryan also discuss how early voting started this week in North Carolina ahead of the May 17 primary election.
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14 min
April 15, 2022 2 presidents, 1 debate, much more news
Laura and Bryan break down visits from the current and previous president, a poll of North Carolina voters, a debate in the GOP Senate primary race, school funding and Mark Meadows in the news.
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21 min
April 08, 2022 The Trump bump comes to NC
The former president is bringing his rally and endorsement power to play in some North Carolina Congressional races. Laura and Travis break down that influence and the moderate GOP resistance to it.
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17 min
April 01, 2022 Cawthorn's week, VinFast news and the big game
Bryan and Laura discuss a candidate's comments, job creation and the story occupying all of North Carolina: Duke and UNC in the Final Four.
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19 min
March 25, 2022 The Robinson abortion, the US Senate race, Trump’s visit and the election is closer than you think
The lieutenant governor's youthful decision became an issue this week in a campaign season that is heating up in NC.
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25 min
March 18, 2022 Meadows' voting, Daylight Saving and medical marijuana
Mark Meadows' voter registration could get him in legal trouble, while the road to legal weed in NC gets a little longer. Laura and Travis explain on The Wrap.
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16 min
March 11, 2022 Session ends … mostly. And did Mark Meadows straight up commit voter fraud?
In this week’s Wrap Travis and Laura break down the end of the state’s longest legislative session, ever. Is it time to go full-time? Should lawmakers get bigger salaries? They also discuss Gov. Roy Cooper’s decision to endorse in a Senate Democratic primary … against the incumbent. They talk about former Congressman Mark Meadows’ voter registration issues and, of course, the state’s most famous 26-year-old unlicensed driver, Congressman Madison Cawthorn, makes an appearance, too.
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18 min
March 05, 2022 Who's running where and a Russian vodka ban
WRAL's capitol bureau chief Laura Leslie and state government reporter Bryan Anderson talk about who's running for what districts, what's ahead for NC's maps at the US Supreme Court, potential veto overrides and the state's new Russian vodka ban in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
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21 min
February 25, 2022 The new maps are here! The new maps are here!
Travis and Bryan break down the week that was in North Carolina politics. The state Supreme Court finalized North Carolina's election maps ... probably. Candidate filing re-opened, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson visited sunny Orlando and a new dark money group popped up in General Assembly politics.
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23 min
February 18, 2022 Maps, maps, Medicaid and masks. And maps.
Laura and Travis chat about - what else? - North Carolina's ongoing redistricting process. Plus a little bit about the start to formal Medicaid expansion discussion, the state's current and looming nursing shortage and the politics of mask mandates.
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23 min