NC Capitol Wrap Podcast
1) NC lawmakers break for the summer with no shrimp ban, but plenty of red meat
The final days of the North Carolina state legislature's session before a long summer break saw shrimpers kill a proposal that would've set back many of their businesses, as state lawmakers also faile...Show More
2) JetZero, immigration and guns
JetZero's massive job announcement was the only political kumbaya moment of the week. NC lawmakers spent hours wrangling over immigration bills and gun rights. In the meantime, state House and Senate ...Show More
3) NCGOP convention, the state legislature's summer rush
North Carolina Republican Party chairman Jason Simmons faces a challenge for his job at this weekend's GOP convention, where U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis could also be targeted by party activists. Democrats ...Show More
4) Helene funding bill delayed, death threats growing against NC politicians
State House and Senate leaders have failed to agree on the details of a $500 million Hurricane Helene relief bill, delaying the bill's passage by weeks. Democratic Gov. Josh Stein says he wants to wor...Show More
5) NC lawmakers target cell phones and DEI in schools, as Trump eyes federal education cuts
Helene relief aid and a bill to invest the NC Pension Plan in Bitcoin and other cyrptocurrencies are moving forward in the legislature. So are bills to ban DEI in public schools or to crack down on st...Show More
6) Court vs court in Riggs/Griffin race, Stein on repro rights, Tillis on hot seat
On this week's edition of the Wrap, Jefferson Griffin's challenge to 60,000 voters moves forward in both state and federal courts. Which one will rule first? WRAL's Laura Leslie and Will Doran also br...Show More
7) The Wrap: 2025 session gets underway, state health insurance premiums to rise
WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief Laura Leslie and WRAL State Government Reporter Will Doran talk about the opening of the 2025 legislative session and what legislative leaders say their top priorities will b...Show More
8) NC legislature overrides power shift veto, Supreme Court race battle continues, Helene pricetag becomes clearer
In this week's edition of the Wrap, Republican lawmakers succeed in overriding Cooper's veto of the power shift bill. WRAL's Laura Leslie and Paul Specht also break down the continuing battle over the...Show More
9) Democrats sue over Supreme Court race, plus the latest on federal Helene funding
Jefferson Griffin's campaign for Supreme Court has been trying to throw out the ballots of 60,000 people who voted this year, and now the NC Democratic Party is suing to try to block his strategy. If ...Show More
Democrats sue over Supreme Court race, plus the latest on federal Helene funding
29:15 | Dec 6th, 2024
10) Political fights over control of elections, and top NC disaster official is out under scrutiny
A Helene aid bill contained little money for disaster relief but lots of unrelated provisions stripping power from Democrats who won election to key offices including incoming Governor Josh Stein and ...Show More