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November 01, 2019 The Acrimony In The NC General Assembly This Week Could Be Cut With A Knife
The North Carolina General Assembly concluded this week with a decresendo. Legislators adjourned for a two-week recess without overriding a budget veto or finding much in the way of compromise.
20 min
November 01, 2019 The Acrimony In The NC General Assembly This Week Could Be Cut With A Knife
The North Carolina General Assembly concluded this week with a decresendo. Legislators adjourned for a two-week recess without overriding a budget veto or finding much in the way of compromise. Rob Schofield of NC Policy Watch and Mitch Kokai of the John Lock Foundation discuss the heightened acrimony, and the court ruling that all but guarantees lawmakers will be returning to another round of redistricting. And Mitch and Rob share their reflections on the career of former U.S. Senator Kay Hagan
20 min
October 30, 2019 He Lost A Battle On Healthcare. But The State Treasurer Is Still At War With Lawmakers Over Reform
Republican State Treasurer Dale Folwell went to battle with the General Assembly earlier this year over healthcare. He lost the battle, but the war over pricing, transparency, and reforming a system in North Carolina may not be over.
23 min
October 30, 2019 He Lost A Battle On Healthcare. But The State Treasurer Is Still At War With Lawmakers Over Reform
Republican State Treasurer Dale Folwell went to battle with the General Assembly earlier this year over healthcare. He lost the battle, but the war over pricing, transparency, and reforming a system in North Carolina may not be over. On this episode of the podcast, a conversation with Folwell about that dispute, as well as the State Health Plan open enrollment, and a recent hobby which left him injured.
23 min
October 25, 2019 A Week Of More Mini Budgets And Talk Of Redistricting
More "mini budgets" advanced in the North Carolina General Assembly this week.
24 min
October 25, 2019 A Week Of More Mini Budgets And Talk Of Redistricting
More "mini budgets" advanced in the North Carolina General Assembly this week. Lawmakers recieved warning that the planned transformation of the Medicaid program could be disrupted by the absense of a complete state budget. And, for the first time in years, a legislative committee discussed proposals for reforming the redistricting process. Billy Ball of NC Policy Watch and Becki Gray of the John Locke Foundation review some of the happenings in North Carolina politics this week.
24 min
October 23, 2019 This GOP Lawmaker Is A Clean Energy Guy
Rep. John Szoka identifies himself as an "oddball" Republican.
31 min
October 23, 2019 This GOP Lawmaker Is A Clean Energy Guy
Rep. John Szoka identifies himself as an "oddball" Republican. A fourth term member of the North Carolina House from Cumberland County, Szoka is an ally of renewables and solar and has, on occasion, stepped out against powerful Duke Energy. He talks about that on this edition of the WUNC Politics Podcast, his career in the military, and having his district redrawn for 2020.
31 min
October 18, 2019 GOP Divided On Syria And Solitary Confinement Challenged
Republicans in North Carolina's congressional delegation are split on President Donald Trump's withdrawal of troops from northern Syria.
21 min
October 18, 2019 GOP Divided On Syria And Solitary Confinement Challenged
Republicans in North Carolina's congressional delegation are split on President Donald Trump's withdrawal of troops from northern Syria. A class action lawsuit challenged the use of solitary confinement in state prisons. In our weekly look back at North Carolina politics, Becki Gray of the John Locke Foundation and Rob Schofield of NC Policy Watch discuss those developments and why the state has been slow to reveal details of drinking water contamination in Pittsboro.
21 min

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The “WUNC Politics Podcast” is a free-flowing discussion of what we're hearing in the back hallways of the General Assembly and on the campaign trail across North Carolina.