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June 12, 2019 WUNCPolitics Podcast: Covering A Housing Crisis
Many cities across the country are dealing with a housing crisis. The problems are a complex intersection of, among many issues, affordability, capacity, poverty, wage growth and eviction. In a reporting collaborative, NPR member station WFDD (Winston-Salem) recently produced three stories about the challenges facing urban centers.
24 min
June 12, 2019 WUNCPolitics Podcast: Covering A Housing Crisis
Many cities across the country are dealing with a housing crisis. The problems are a complex intersection of, among many issues, affordability, capacity, poverty, wage growth and eviction . In a reporting collaborative, NPR member station WFDD (Winston-Salem) recently produced three stories about the challenges facing urban centers.
24 min
June 06, 2019 WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Colin Campbell
A test of divided government played out this week at the General Assembly, where Republicans failed to override a veto from Democratic Governor Roy Cooper. It was the first time in North Carolina political history that a veto-override was approved by one chamber, and then voted down by the other chamber. Colin Campbell of the NC Insider joins WUNC Capitol Bureau Chief Jeff Tiberii to talk about the failed veto override, as well as the political effects of the Born Alive Act, and also delves into budget negotiations and craft distillery regulations.
24 min
June 06, 2019 WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Colin Campbell
A test of divided government played out this week at the General Assembly, where Republicans failed to override a veto from Democratic Governor Roy Cooper.
24 min
May 31, 2019 WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With David McLennan
There were plenty of political happenings in Raleigh and Washington this week.
25 min
May 31, 2019 WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With David McLennan
There were plenty of political happenings in Raleigh and Washington this week. Meredith College Political Science Professor David McLennan joins the WUNCPolitics Podcast to discuss Bob Mueller's press conference, a census citizen question, and some of the specifics from a state Senate budget proposal.
25 min
May 24, 2019 WUNCPolitics Podcast: Josh Stein Takes On JUUL, Opioid Manufacturers, And Hate
Josh Stein became the 50th attorney general of North Carolina in January 2017. The Wake County Democrat has taken a more proactive role than his predecessor, both sparring and collaborating, with the Republican led legislature.
29 min
May 24, 2019 WUNCPolitics Podcast: Josh Stein Takes On JUUL, Opioid Manufacturers, And Hate
Josh Stein became the 50th attorney general of North Carolina in January 2017. The Wake County Democrat has taken a more proactive role than his predecessor, both sparring and collaborating, with the Republican led legislature.
29 min
May 17, 2019 WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Josh Lawson
Significant changes are coming to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
38 min
May 17, 2019 WUNCPolitics Podcast: A Conversation With Josh Lawson
Significant changes are coming to the North Carolina State Board of Elections. On Monday, the Democratic board voted to fire its executive director, a Republican appointee. The decision to oust Kim Strach - who has led successful investigations of Democrats and Republicans during her time at the board - was met with notable criticism. It also led to the resignation of the board's General Counsel Josh Lawson, who is stepping down at the end of the month. Lawson discusses his decision to walk away
38 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.