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Under the Dome episodes

January 29, 2023 Bonus episode: NC Insider's legislative preview with Tim Moore and Phil Berger
Didn't get a seat to The NC Insider/News & Observer's sold-out Legislative Preview event with House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger? Listen to the entire, unedited conversation here.
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45 min
January 23, 2023 How Senate Republicans will operate in 2023 (feat. former GOP staffer Pat Ryan)
In this episode of Under the Dome for the week of Jan. 23, 2023, N&O reporter Dawn Vaughan talks with former Republican Senate staffer Pat Ryan about what the supermajority means and his former boss, Senate leader Berger. Plus Vaughan and Ryan's picks for Headliner of the Week.

Host: Dawn Vaughan
Executive Producer: Jordan Schrader
Producer: Laura Brache
Audio editor: Laura Brache

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23 min
January 15, 2023 What’s happening with the North Carolina State Health Plan?
In this episode of Under the Dome for the week of Jan. 16, 2023, News & Observer politics reporter and podcast host Dawn Vaughan talks with health reporter Teddy Rosenbluth and politics reporter Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi about the latest developments with changing from Blue Cross NC to Aetna in the State Health Plan. Plus the start of the NCGA session and Headliner of the Week.

Host: Dawn Vaughan
Executive Producer: Jordan Schrader
Producer: Laura Brache
Audio editor: Laura Brache

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22 min
January 09, 2023 First episode of 2023: The NC General Assembly is back this week!
In this episode of Under the Dome for the week of Jan. 9, 2023, News & Observer politics reporters Dawn Vaughan and Will Doran tell you what to expect as the North Carolina General Assembly comes back for its long session. Plus what factors are at play in legislation, maps and 2024 — and their picks for Headliner of the Week.

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25 min
December 27, 2022 Outgoing Democratic Sen. Kirk deViere talks about his party's "political machine"
On this episode of Under the Dome for the week of Dec. 26, 2022, News & Observer reporter Dawn Vaughan interviews outgoing Cumberland County Sen. Kirk deViere, a Democrat who served four years. He lost his primary after Gov. Roy Cooper endorsed his opponent. What deViere says about the "political machine" and his time in office. Plus their picks for Headliner of the Week.

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28 min
December 19, 2022 Senate Republican Whip Jim Perry talks budget forecast, abortion and Medicaid legislation in 2023
Content warning: The following episode contains discussions of rape and abortion. Listener discretion advised.
On this episode of Under the Dome for the week of Dec. 19, 2022, News & Observer politics reporter Dawn Vaughan talks with Sen. Jim Perry, a Kinston, NC Republican, about his views about legislation on Medicaid expansion, abortion, the state budget and more looking ahead to the 2023 legislative session. Plus how he became a senator, what he knows about Rep. John Bell, and Perry and Vaughan's picks for Headliner of the Week.

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27 min
December 12, 2022 What U.S. Rep. Deborah Ross says about NC Congressional freshmen, Moore v. Harper
In this episode of Under the Dome for the week of Dec. 12, 2022, News & Observer politics reporter talks with U.S. Rep. Deborah Ross, a Raleigh Democrat, about North Carolina's Congressional freshmen, what it was like inside the U.S. Supreme Court last week, what's in common between state and federal lawmakers and more. Plus our picks for Headliner of the Week.

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23 min
December 05, 2022 The politics of NC's Big Poultry and its impact on neighbors and the environment
This week on the Under the Dome politics podcast, host Dawn Vaughan talks with the main reporting team behind a project by The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer, “Big Poultry.” Plus a sneak peek of what’s to come in their coverage. Listen to the end for our picks for Headliner of the Week.

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24 min
November 28, 2022 Write-ins, freshmen and vetoes. Oh, my!
In this episode for the week of Nov. 28, 2022, N&O reporters Dawn Vaughan and Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi talk about write-in votes, the former state senators who are now Congressional freshmen and Gov. Cooper's vetoes. Plus our picks for Headliner of the Week.

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17 min
November 21, 2022 Enough 2022 rehash, what's next? (Feat. politics professor Chris Cooper)
On this episode of Under the Dome for the week of Nov. 21, 2022, N&O politics reporter Dawn Vaughan talks with Western Carolina University politics professor Chris Cooper. Cooper is oft-quoted by reporters, but they talk more about what the legislative session dynamic will look like in 2023... And that time he shot hoops with Hubert Davis. Plus, both their picks for Headliner of the Week.

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24 min

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