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Sinopsis
The WUNCPolitics 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.
Episodios
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NC gets a budget, and longtime congressman won't seek re-election
19/11/2021 Duración: 24minAfter three years without one, North Carolina finally got a two-year spending plan this week. In our review of the week's politics, host Jeff Tiberii talks about the budget with Becki Gray and Rob Schofield. They also discuss what's behind Eastern North Carolina Democratic Congressman G.K. Butterfield's decision not to seek another term.
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A state budget is about to pass, finally
17/11/2021 Duración: 26minWUNC's Jeff Tiberii, Rusty Jacobs, and Will Michaels dissect the proposed state budget.
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Is a reckoning coming over North Carolina's new district maps?
09/11/2021 Duración: 21minHost Jeff Tiberii analyzes and dissects the new maps passed by the North Carolina General Assembly with Allison Riggs of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice and WUNC Reporter Rusty Jacobs.
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Stalled budget negotiations and a fresh batch of gerrymandered maps
05/11/2021 Duración: 22minHost Jeff Tiberii discusses the week in North Carolina politics with Becki Gray and Rob Schofield.
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A national perspective on gerrymandering: How does NC rank?
02/11/2021 Duración: 19minHost Jeff Tiberii discusses maps and political trends with J. Miles Coleman, associate editor at Sabato's Crystal Ball.
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It's Groundhog Day all over again at the General Assembly
29/10/2021 Duración: 18minHost Jeff Tiberii discusses the week in North Carolina politics with Aisha Dew and Clark Riemer.
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Behind The Lines, Part Four: A Fraught Past, An Uncertain Future
26/10/2021 Duración: 26minPart four in a four-part series that examines redistricting in North Carolina
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Behind The Lines, Part Three: Reckoning With Reform
19/10/2021 Duración: 27minPart three in a four-part series that examines redistricting in North Carolina
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Behind The Lines, Part Two: The Pen vs. The Gavel
12/10/2021 Duración: 29minPart two in a four-part series that examines redistricting in North Carolina
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A Fast-Tracked Energy Bill And A Plodding Budget Negotiation
08/10/2021 Duración: 24minAn energy bill moves quickly, while budget negotiations plod along. Host Jeff Tiberii looks at the week in state politics with Rob Schofield with the progressive NC Policy Watch and Becki Gray from the conservative John Locke Foundation.
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Behind The Lines, Part One: The Ultimate Exercise In Cultivating Political Power
05/10/2021 Duración: 30minPart one in a four-part series that examines redistricting in North Carolina
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Republican legislative leaders have a spending compromise. Will the governor accept it?
01/10/2021 Duración: 19minThe state House and Senate have reached a deal on the budget. In our weekly political discussion, Clark Riemer and Aisha Dew share their optimism about a possible spending deal with the governor. Meanwhile, the ongoing negotiations could be impacted by a Leandro remediation order, and Democrats on Capitol Hill must now decide what to work on first.
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What Do Boise, DC, And Raleigh Have In Common? A Political Reporter Explains
28/09/2021 Duración: 23minHost Jeff Tiberii speaks with Brian Murphy, the new editor of The Insider, about his career covering politics in two state capitols and Washington.
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The Past, Present, And Future Of Voter ID In North Carolina
21/09/2021 Duración: 21minPhoto ID is still not required to vote in North Carolina. Host Jeff Tiberii and WUNC reporter Rusty Jacobs break down the latest court ruling, including how the judges ruled last week, what role the history of racial discrimination played, and where the litigation goes next.
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Where's The Line Between Personal Freedom And Public Health?
17/09/2021 Duración: 25minWUNC's Jeff Tiberii hosts a conversation with Becki Gray from the conservative John Locke Foundation and Rob Schofield with the progressive NC Policy Watch about personal freedom vs public health/Covid vaccines and the scheduling of redistricting public forums on Yom Kippur.
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'Like Nothing I've Ever Seen': Anti-Vaxxers In The Age Of Covid
14/09/2021 Duración: 25minVaccine mandates aren’t new. Neither is the hysteria (by some) against them. Yet what was once a fringe argument has become a mainstream political position. Following months of comment-section debates, and the latest round of misinformation, Covid vaccine rates in the U.S. have sputtered. Host Jeff Tiberii talks with Dr. Jeffrey Engel, the former North Carolina state epidemiologist and state health director, and WUNC health reporter Jason deBruyn, about the struggle for public health during yet another wave of the pandemic.
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Biden's Latest Pandemic Plan And Memories From 9-11
10/09/2021 Duración: 11minIn this week's review of political news, host Jeff Tiberii discusses President Joe Biden's six-pronged approach in the ongoing fight against COVID-19, an e-cigarette maker's plans to open a research facility in Durham, and reflections twenty years after September 11th with Clark Riemer and Aisha Dew.
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School Shootings Raise More Questions Around Security, Gangs, And Guns
07/09/2021 Duración: 26minTwo separate shooting incidents at North Carolina high schools in recent days have left many unanswered questions, adding to an already significant strain of public-school anxiety, and to diverging opinions about safety, bullying, possible gang involvement and guns in school. Host Jeff Tiberii speaks with Ben Schachtman, the News Director at WHQR in Wilmington; and Paul Garber, a reporter at WFDD in Winston-Salem, about what is known about the shootings at New Hanover High School and Mount Tabor High School.
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Is No News Still News?
03/09/2021 Duración: 23minHost Jeff Tiberii looks at the lack of progress with the state budget - and who that may benefit - with Aisha Dew from the progressive organization Higher Heights, and Becki Gray from the conservative John Locke Foundation. They also discuss Rep. Madison Cawthorn's latest inaccurate and inflammatory comments and whether a Texas-like abortion law could ever come to North Carolina.
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Grading The 2021 General Assembly
31/08/2021 Duración: 24minHost Jeff Tiberii looks at how the General Assembly has done in the 2021 long session with longtime political reporter Colin Campbell, formerly with the News and Observer and The Insider, and now at BusinessNC Magazine.