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The week in North Carolina politics from WRAL’s NC Capitol team

The week in North Carolina politics from WRAL’s NC Capitol team

The week in North Carolina politics from WRAL’s NC Capitol team

The week in North Carolina politics from WRAL’s NC Capitol team

The week in North Carolina politics from WRAL’s NC Capitol team

The week in North Carolina politics from WRAL’s NC Capitol team

The week in North Carolina politics from WRAL’s NC Capitol team

The week in North Carolina politics from WRAL’s NC Capitol team

The week in North Carolina politics from WRAL’s NC Capitol team

WRAL's state government team breaks down another week in North Carolina politics.

The week in North Carolina politics from WRAL’s NC Capitol team

The week in North Carolina politics from WRAL’s NC Capitol team

The week in North Carolina politics from WRAL’s NC Capitol team

The week in North Carolina politics from WRAL’s NC Capitol team

A look back at North Carolina's 2022 midterm elections, and outlook on 2023 legislative session

The week in North Carolina politics

Laura and Travis return as North Carolina's 2022 election season stampedes down the homestretch. Polls, with some outliers, continue to show a tight U.S. Senate race, we preview interviews with Ted Budd and Cheri Beasley and are Democrats suddenly worried about the 1st Congressional District in eastern North Carolina?

Current NC elections could result in supermajority

Bonus show! Travis and Laura sat down with Gerry Cohen, the long-time lawyer to the North Carolina General Assembly with a photographic memory. We’d say he’s forgotten more about North Carolina law and politics than most people will ever know, but he doesn’t forget. Make time for this fascinating conversation about Cohen’s 40 years in North Carolina politics, his life and his love of long distance train travel. This is a podcast only interview edition of The Wrap. Learn more about your ad choice...

Topics covered include Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, Medicaid deal no closer, no tax break on student debt relief, and our new election education project, NC Votes 101. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Travis and Bryan return to break down the week that was in North Carolina politics. We’re finally getting a U.S. Senate debate. Bet on abortion being a major topic. Lawmakers discussed the state’s slow rebuild from Hurricane’s Matthew and Florence this week, and there are some glaring, fixable, issues. Plus: A who’s who of the GOP’s extreme right wing will be in North Carolina next weekend, we’ve got multiple state Supreme Court election forums for voters to consume and Travis provides a CONVO...

Laura and Travis gather again to break down the week that was in North Carolina politics and to ponder: Are all these big wins on economic development a sign that divided government is a good thing for North Carolina? Plus: Updates from key Republican leaders on Medicaid expansion (spoiler alert: don't hold your breath at least until after the November elections) and tidbits from around the world of North Carolina government and politics, most of which you won't find anywhere else. Learn more a...

We're heading to the home stretch, folks, and the post-Labor Day campaign season boom is set to begin. In this week's Wrap Bryan and Travis discuss North Carolina's U.S. Senate race, the 13th Congressional District, the Republican push to win super majorities in the state General Assembly and the Leandro case, which was before the state Supreme Court this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics on The Wrap this week include abortion, Medicaid expansion, state supreme court ruling on amendments, the lieutenant governor's book, election rules. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices