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As North Carolina enters "Phase Two" of reopening, the partisan splits over Gov. Roy Cooper's actions seem to be getting even deeper. Our team of reporters discusses the political fallout as restaurants and personal services businesses reopen and the legislature ramps up, plus what the coronavirus data shows. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Danielle Battaglia, Colin Campbell, Lucille Sherman and Will Doran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The debate over when and how to reopen North Carolina's economy seems to grow more political by the day. Our team of political reporters sorts through the rhetoric and what the data on coronavirus shows. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Lucille Sherman, Danielle Battaglia, Will Doran and Colin Campbell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this special bonus episode, Brian Murphy joins sister McClatchy politics podcast Beyond the Bubble to discuss all things North Carolina. Is it a true presidential battleground state? How concerned is President Donald Trump’s campaign about reaching minority voters there? And how will a pivotal Senate race in the state between Republican Thom Tillis and Democrat Cal Cunningham influence both parties’ thinking? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The legislature has wrapped up, for a few weeks, after one of its most unusual sessions in history. Our panel of reporters discusses the scene in the Legislative Building -- to mask or not to mask? -- and what coronavirus response measures might be coming next. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Colin Campbell, Lucille Sherman, Danielle Battaglia and Will Doran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our 200th episode as the podcast turns five, we preview the upcoming legislative session that will be focused on the state's response to coronavirus. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Colin Campbell, Will Doran and Danielle Battaglia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our team of socially distanced political reporters reviews the latest North Carolina data on the coronavirus and the potential responses from Gov. Roy Cooper and the legislature. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Danielle Battaglia, Will Doran and Colin Campbell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our reporter panel discusses the latest coronavirus developments in North Carolina, as well as the potential political fallout from the public health crisis. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Colin Campbell, Will Doran, Lucille Sherman and Colin Campbell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the results from Super Tuesday in, our reporter panel looks at the biggest surprises from election night -- some in races that didn't get much attention. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Danielle Battaglia, Lucille Sherman, Colin Campbell and Will Doran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Super Tuesday a week away, our reporter panel looks at some of the interesting primary contests that are getting overshadowed by all the presidential campaign news. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Danielle Battaglia, Colin Campbell and Will Doran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the trial of mega-donor businessman Greg Lindberg getting under way in Charlotte, our reporter panel discusses what we know about the case so far, from "Public Official C" to "under the table" blueberries. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Danielle Battaglia, Colin Campbell and Will Doran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The presidential primary race is turning to North Carolina, so our panel of reporters discusses what surprises we might see here in a few weeks -- both in the marquee races and downballot contests. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Danielle Battaglia, Colin Campbell and Will Doran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the primary about a month away, our panel of reporters looks at why North Carolina isn't seeing more campaign ads and roadside signs yet -- and which campaigns are finally ramping up with new advertising, some of which involves eating cheeseburgers. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Danielle Battaglia, Colin Campbell and Will Doran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our reporter panel takes a look at North Carolina's quirky alcohol regulations and when -- if ever -- we might see privatized liquor stores. And we look at the prospects for new gun laws as the push for gun control measures in Virginia creates a backlash extending across state lines. Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Danielle Battaglia, Colin Campbell and Will Doran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With longtime Rep. Mickey Michaux briefly joining the Senate, our panel of reporters looks at the key differences between the two chambers of the state legislature: Which one has more power? Which one has more long-winded debates? And why does only one of them say the Pledge of Allegiance? Dawn Vaughan hosts, with Danielle Battaglia, Colin Campbell and Will Doran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The legislature is back this week for an unusual January session that could prove brief, and our reporter panel considers what might -- or might not -- happen when the honorables return to Raleigh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our panel breaks down the details of the court ruling blocking North Carolina's voter ID requirement as well as presidential campaign action in the state. Also, a look ahead to the January legislative session. Colin Campbell of the Insider hosts, with Danielle Battaglia of the Insider and Will Doran and Dawn Vaughan of The News & Observer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk about the people, issues and moments that shaped 2019 in North Carolina politics, and choose a Headliner of the Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest Silent Sam drama, the dispute over voting machines, and which politicians are asking voters for promotions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Candidate filing season is under way in North Carolina, so we review who's running and who's not. And with the courts signing off on new congressional maps, the races for redrawn districts are taking shape. Plus, the Confederate statue Silent Sam has new owners after an unusual agreement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heading into the candidate filing period, we look at the top races to watch, as well as the uncertainty surrounding the congressional seats after judges blocked the start of the filing period for those races. And we talk about the report on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline that faulted Gov. Roy Cooper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices