Before arriving in the General Assembly in 2021, Sen. DeAndrea Salvador was already a star.  The TED Talk fellow's 2018 TED Talk on energy policy has over 1.5 million views.  

The Mecklenburg County Democrat talks (13:37) about her life's journey, including being born to a teenage mother and having a father who was incarcerated when she was young.   

Skye and Brian also cover a wild week at the General Assembly, including a dramatic loss for sports gambling, medical marijuana goes up in smoke, Medicaid expansion in the House, budget talks, a US Supreme Court decision, and more.

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