Domecast From Under The Dome

State politics reporter Lucille Sherman talks with Elon University's Madison Taylor about the lay of the land in Senate District 24. This is the third episode of the special elections edition of Domecast. We'll spotlight a different statewide or legislative race every week until the election. Read more from Sherman and the rest of The News & Observer's politics team at newsobserver.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The election season is heating up with rhetoric about reopening schools, defunding the police in more. Our panel of political reporters sorts through the claims and the candidates' apparent strategies. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Will Doran, Danielle Battaglia and Colin Campbell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News & Observer state politics reporters Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan and Lucille Sherman talk about the North Carolina General Assembly's relationship with the governor and its influence on the race between Gov. Roy Cooper and Lt. Gov. Dan Forest. This is the second episode of the special elections edition of Domecast. We'll spotlight a different statewide or legislative race every week until the election. Read more from Sherman and the rest of The News & Observer's politics team at newsobserver.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the legislature wrapped up for 2020, we look back at what issues proved to be the biggest winners and losers, from Medicaid expansion to criminal justice reforms to reopening efforts. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Danielle Battaglia, Colin Campbell and Will Doran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

State politics reporter Lucille Sherman talks with two candidates running for North Carolina's House District 37 race — Representative Sydney Batch and Erin Paré — about education, healthcare and more. This is the first episode of the special elections edition of Domecast. We'll spotlight a different statewide or legislative race every week until the election. Read more from Sherman and the rest of The News & Observer's politics team at newsobserver.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After passing about a billion dollars of coronavirus relief funding, the legislature has (or so they claim) adjourned for the year. Our reporters review the bill and the ceremonial handkerchief drop ceremony that takes place for the "sine die" adjournment. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Danielle Battaglia and Colin Campbell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The legislature is back Sept. 2 for what's expected to be a brief session on coronavirus funding, but what fights are brewing between Republican lawmakers and the governor? Our panel of reporters discusses what to expect. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Danielle Battaglia, Colin Campbell and Will Doran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Campaign finance-related scandals took center stage this week as donor Greg Lindberg was sentenced and the House Rules chairman resigned and took a plea deal on federal charges. Our team of political reporters unpacks what happened and what it means for state politics, as well as concerns over public records. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Colin Campbell and Will Doran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Kamala Harris as Joe Biden's pick for vice president, how will the history-making choice impact the election in North Carolina? Our panel of political reporters discusses how this could be a banner year for women of color up and down the ballot -- even as a national report gave NC a "D" rating for a low percentage of women in elected offices. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Danielle Battaglia, Lucille Sherman and Colin Campbell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, our politics team is saying farewell to summer intern Julian Shen-Berro. It was Julian's first experience with North Carolina politics, so we'll hear his takes on the state and its political scene. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Will Doran, Julian Shen-Berro, Lucille Sherman and Danielle Battaglia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

North Carolina got back-to-back visits from President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in the past week, a sign that we'll be a key swing state even if this year's presidential campaign is far from normal. Our panel of political reporters explain why that's the case and what to expect as election season moves forward. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Colin Campbell, Julian Shen-Berro and Will Doran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a break in the legislative action, some of our political reporters have been traveling around in rural North Carolina. On this week's episode, they'll share what they're seeing outside Raleigh as people around the state react to the coronavirus pandemic and the looming November election. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Lucille Sherman, Colin Campbell, Will Doran and Julian Shen-Berro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mid-July is a happy time for politics nerds: Campaign finance reports are in! Our team of reporters breaks down the numbers. Who are the biggest donors? Which campaigns and which political party is struggling the most? And why is the former CEO of Google one of NC's biggest political donors? Colin Campbell hosts, with Will Doran, Danielle Battaglia and Julian Shen-Berro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A vetoed change to public records law and the death of a Forsyth County jail inmate has prompted a renewed debate over what information is public when someone dies in an encounter with the criminal justice system. Our panel of reporters explains where things stand. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Julian Shen-Berro, Lucille Sherman, Danielle Battaglia, Colin Campbell and Will Doran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Masks have become one of the hottest political debates in North Carolina, with Gov. Roy Cooper mandating them in public spaces while the legislature continues to keep its building a mask-optional zone. Our team of political reporters sorts through the rhetoric and the facts. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Colin Campbell, Danielle Battaglia, Julian Shen-Berro and Lucille Sherman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a wild and long week, the General Assembly wrapped up its work at 3 a.m. Friday morning. Our team of reporters was there and explains some of the last-minute surprises. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Colin Campbell, Lucille Sherman, Julian Shen-Berro and Will Doran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The legislature is in high gear for the final weeks of the strange 2020 short session, with more fights over reopening, teacher pay and more. Our panel of reporters sorts through the action ahead of adjournment. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Danielle Battaglia and Colin Campbell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The battle between Gov. Roy Cooper and the Republican legislature over when to reopen businesses has reached the veto and override stage. Our panel of reporters looks at how the drama played out in the House this week on an override that wasn't, and what's ahead in this year's tight budget process. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Colin Campbell, Lucille Sherman, Will Doran and Danielle Battaglia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our reporter panel sorts through a wild week in North Carolina news, from major protests to the Republican National Convention's decision to (partially?) pull out of Charlotte, to the legislature's efforts to overturn coronavirus executive orders. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Lucille Sherman, Danielle Battaglia, Will Doran and Colin Campbell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To quote N.C. Rep. Robert Reives, "the COVID kumbaya is over" at the legislature as partisanship returns. Our reporter panel looks at the fighting -- and infighting -- as the short session ramps up. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Colin Campbell, Danielle Battaglia, Will Doran and Lucille Sherman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices