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Under the Dome episodes

March 08, 2021 The week ahead: March 8
News & Observer politics reporter Will Doran walks listeners through potential N.C. General Assembly topics ranging from school reopenings to the regulation of jello shots and alcohol-infused ice cream.

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13 min
March 05, 2021 Closer Look: NC bars struggle to survive COVID restrictions
What's it like to own a shuttered bar in the time of COVID? Zack Medford of the N.C. Bar and Tavern Association discusses the unique challenges posed to his industry by government restrictions in North Carolina. NC Insider editor Colin Campbell hosts.

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24 min
March 01, 2021 The week ahead: March 1
The week ahead for March 1 is hosted by Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, with Colin Campbell. They'll tell you what's going to happen at the legislature this week around COVID-19, reopening and more.

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13 min
February 26, 2021 Closer look: Biden's EPA nominee, NC's Michael Regan
Everything you need to know about former North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael Regan, now President Joe Biden's nominee for the Environmental Protection Agency. Our Washington correspondent Brian Murphy hosts, with hurricane recovery, environmental and now vaccine reporter Adam Wagner.

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22 min
February 22, 2021 The week ahead: Feb. 22
The school reopening debate continues this week as we await Gov. Roy Cooper's action -- and possible veto -- on a legislation that would force schools to resume in-person classes within weeks. Legislators will also take action on a proposed summer school program for kids who have fallen behind. Danielle Battaglia hosts, with Dawn Vaughan.

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11 min
February 19, 2021 Closer look: About an oversight agency being dissolved
A look at an oversight agency being eliminated by North Carolina Republican legislative leaders . The Program Evaluation Division is tasked with targeting waste, fraud and abuse. State politics reporter Lucille Sherman hosts.
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14 min
February 15, 2021 The week ahead: Feb. 15
In our look ahead at the week of Feb. 15, we'll discuss what might happen as the school reopening bill nears final passage and action from Gov. Roy Cooper. And we'll take a look at prospects for marijuana legalization in North Carolina. Will Doran hosts.

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12 min
February 12, 2021 Closer Look: The latest data from the 2020 election
The majority of voters in the swingiest of swing states, North Carolina voted for former President Donald Trump. But there's more to that story. We discuss our findings from the most detailed yet on the 2020 election. State politics reporter Lucille Sherman hosts with investigative reporter Tyler Dukes.
Read more from Sherman and the rest of The News & Observer's politics team at newsobserver.com.

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18 min
February 08, 2021 The week ahead: Feb. 8
In our look ahead at the week of Feb. 8, we'll discuss what's next in the legislature's effort to reopen public schools and pass COVID-19 aid. And we'll take a look at how the "consensus revenue forecast" due out this week could affect those efforts. Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan hosts, with Colin Campbell.

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15 min
February 05, 2021 Rural Broadband: NC's Billion-Dollar Challenge
A year of remote work and virtual schooling has exposed the inequities in broadband internet access in North Carolina. What will it take to get every rural corner of the state online with high-speed connections? "North Carolina probably has a billion-dollar broadband need gap," says Jody Heustess, this week's guest on the podcast. He's a vice president at ATMC, which has received several of the state's "GREAT" grants to help private internet providers expand service in rural areas. Insider editor Colin Campbell hosts.

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26 min

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Each week, the Under the Dome team at The News & Observer brings you the most in-depth analysis of topics in state government and politics for North Carolina. Learn more at newsobserver.com/dome