For the week of Sept. 11, 2023, News & Observer Capitol bureau chief and podcast host Dawn Vaughan is joined by politics team colleagues Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi and Avi Bajpai to talk about the potential for the long-awaited, much anticipated arrival of the state budget.

Stayed tuned to the end for their picks for Headliner of the Week, which range from political soda to the weather to downtown Raleigh music.

Host: Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan

Guest: Kyle Ingram, Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi

Executive Producer: Laura Brache

Audio and video edited by: Kevin Keister

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