Domecast From Under The Dome

Democrats in the General Assembly sent a letter to county commissioners and school board leaders over the pipeline fund, prompting a response from Republicans. Meanwhile, our reporter visited one North Carolina town still recovering from Hurricane Matthew. Colin Campbell hosts, with Will Doran, Lauren Horsch and Andy Specht. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

North Carolina Rep. Beverly Boswell was in the spotlight this week after the state nursing board asked her to stop claiming on her campaign website and Facebook page that she was a nurse. Meanwhile, legislators got an update on a study of North Carolina's industrial hemp program. Colin Campbell hosts, with Will Doran, Lauren Horsch, Andy Specht and Danielle Chemtob. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week North Carolina Republicans reacted to the political earthquake in Pennsylvania. The legislature required mandatory harassment training. Republicans upped the ante on Gov. Roy Cooper's pipeline fund. Cooper proposed tighter gun laws. And he also appointed a board to oversee elections and ethics. Our reporter panel talks about what's next. Jordan Schrader hosts, with Colin Campbell, Will Doran, Lauren Horsch and Andy Specht. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fill out your bracket for Headliner of the Week. Which competitor advances out of this Final Four: Basketball diplomacy? Beer on boats? Sockless feet? Or food served in Brooklyn that is allegedly barbecue? Find out in our headliner segment. But first, we talk about an ethics complaint against the House speaker; police body cam footage; Duane Hall refusing to quit; and more. Jordan Schrader hosts, with Colin Campbell, Lauren Horsch, Will Doran and Andy Specht. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

State Rep. Duane Hall faces allegations of sexual misconduct and calls to resign, but so far has been silent about whether he'll stay. Meanwhile, the candidate filing period is over and there's an unprecedented level of competition for state legislative seats. Jordan Schrader hosts, with Colin Campbell, Will Doran, Lauren Horsch and Andy Specht. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Local high school students push for gun control reform at a town hall as the North Carolina legislature makes plans to address school safety. With the candidate filing period nearing a close, our reporter panel breaks down who is running, who isn't and who has yet to decide. Jordan Schrader hosts, with Colin Campbell, Danielle Chemtob, Will Doran and Lauren Horsch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gov. Roy Cooper announced his intentions on a class size bill that also would seize the fund he negotiated with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The legislature leaves town without GenX action. A lawmaker calls for armed teachers in schools. Our reporter panel talks about all that and more, and we hear from Rep. Mickey Michaux about politics and his friendship with Martin Luther King Jr. Jordan Schrader hosts, with Colin Campbell, Danielle Chemtob, Will Doran, Lauren Horsch and Andy Specht. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, a compromise emerged in the long-running fight over class size, but it also included provisions that reshaped election boards and seized control of a fund negotiated by Gov. Roy Cooper with the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Our reporter panel breaks it down and we hear from Sen. Erica Smith about Democrats' reaction to the deal and more. Jordan Schrader hosts, with Lauren Horsch, Will Doran, Andy Specht and Danielle Chemtob. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we learned more about GOP donor Greg Lindberg and how his campaign contributions might help Lt. Gov. Dan Forest. Critics lined up against an environmental fund controlled by Gov. Roy Cooper and tied to the approval of a permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline through North Carolina. The reporter panel talks about all that plus a GenX lawsuit, taxes for tractors and a "No Gay No Way" campaign to pressure Amazon to reconsider Raleigh as a destination for its second headquarters. Jordan Schrader hosts, with Colin Campbell, Lauren Horsch, Will Doran, Andy Specht and Danielle Chemtob. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Gov. Roy Cooper and Lt. Gov. Dan Forest revealed their latest campaign fundraising and spending. The panel talks about what we learned in their filings - and discusses an earmark in last year's budget that benefits a campaign donor's business. And in honor of the N.C. Insider's 25th anniversary, Headliner of the Week is a little different this week. Jordan Schrader hosts, with Colin Campbell, Lauren Horsch, Will Doran, Danielle Chemtob and Dan Kane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Judges struck down North Carolina's congressional maps, and now we wait for the Supreme Court. Legislators resumed session and considered a measure to deal with GenX water pollution, but Senate inaction doomed it for now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

North Carolina state government made it through the winter storm and is getting ready for state lawmakers to return to town. Our reporter panel talks about what to expect next week on judicial reform, water pollution, redistricting and constitutional amendments. And we tackle the important issues, like what governors wear during emergencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we talk about budget predictions, a possible election do-over, and a candidate moving to a new district by living in a funeral home. Gov. Roy Cooper says looming tax cuts pose a threat to North Carolina's budget, and there are wedding bells in the future for a lawmaker. Jordan Schrader hosts with Colin Campbell, Will Doran and Lauren Horsch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The same week the Democrats notched an improbable victory in Alabama, a slew of North Carolina Democrats hoping for similar success here announced campaigns for the legislature. Also this week, N.C. Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis helped derail President Trump's nominee for an EPA job. And the legislature continues to talk about changes to how judges are elected. Find out why Democratic lawmakers walked out of a hearing on the topic this week. Our reporter panel talks about all of that plus the death penalty and embezzlement charges. And as always, we choose a Headliner of the Week. Jordan Schrader of The News & Observer hosts, with Will Doran and Andy Specht of The N&O and Brian Murphy of McClatchy's Washington bureau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, some North Carolina Republicans and Democrats took sides on what should happen to politicians at the national level who are accused of sexual harassment. Candidates for the legislature announced their bids this week, while a group of incumbent lawmakers got a chance to ride cars with self-driving technology. We talk about all of that, plus whether a new crime lab is likely to help fix backlogs in testing of rape kits and other criminal evidence. And as always, we pick a Headliner of the Week. Jordan Schrader hosts, along with Colin Campbell, Will Doran, Lauren Horsch and Andy Specht. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dallas Woodhouse is the boisterous political operative who frequently speaks for North Carolina Republicans. News & Observer correspondent Bryan Anderson is our guest to tell us what makes Woodhouse tick and what a Thanksgiving with his politically divided family is like. Our reporter panel also discusses new political maps, water pollution and federal tax reform. And as always, we choose a Headliner of the Week. Colin Campbell of the N.C. Insider hosts along with Lauren Horsch of the Insider and Andy Specht and Will Doran of The N&O. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Democrat Anita Earls announced she would run for the seat on the state Supreme Court held by Republican Justice Barbara Jackson. But will there be an election in 2018 at all? There's a different question surrounding legislative elections in 2018: which incumbents will be forced to share districts? New proposed district lines are out, drawn by an independent mapmaker, but that's not the final word. Our panel talks about the elections as well as a visit to UNC from former Trump aide Sebastian Gorka, and the Cooper administration's latest move to deal with pollution in the Cape Fear River. And as always, we choose a Headliner of the Week. Jordan Schrader of The News & Observer hosts, with Will Doran and Andy Specht of the N&O and Colin Campbell of the N.C. Insider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Domecast, The News & Observer’s weekly podcast on government and politics in North Carolina, is ready for the weekend of Nov. 11-12. This week, towns and cities across North Carolina held elections, and Democrats won big in major cities. We'll talk about what it means for 2018. We'll also look at this week's court loss for Gov. Roy Cooper, how state government handles sexual harassment complaints, and construction delays at a psychiatric hospital that was supposed to open years ago. As always, we also pick a Headliner of the Week. Colin Campbell of the N.C. Insider hosts, with Will Doran of the N&O and Lauren Horsch of the N.C. Insider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Domecast, The News & Observer’s weekly podcast on government and politics in North Carolina, is ready for the weekend of Nov. 4 and 5, 2017. We welcome reporter Taylor Knopf of N.C. Health News, who explains the connection between North Carolina’s foster care system and the opioid epidemic. This week, judges refused to let state lawmakers make a third attempt to draw the districts that elect them. Instead, they named Nathaniel Persily, a Stanford law professor, to review state House and Senate districts in Guilford, Hoke, Cumberland, Wake and Mecklenburg counties. On our reporter panel, we discuss what the appointment means for the 2018 elections. And we go over the numbers on how much time lawmakers are spending in Raleigh and how productive they have been while here. As always, we also pick a Headliner of the Week. Jordan Schrader of The News & Observer hosts, with Andy Specht of the N&O and Colin Campbell and Lauren Horsch of the N.C. Insider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho

Domecast, The News & Observer’s weekly podcast on government and politics in North Carolina, is ready for Halloween. The bed at the center of a decades-old ghost story has returned to the North Carolina governor's mansion under Gov. Roy Cooper. Colin Campbell tells the spooky tale. Plus: our reporter panel talks about a lawmaker who switched political parties, a loss in court for Cooper, and what former Gov. Pat McCrory has to say about Cooper’s proposed deal on transgender bathroom access. And as always, we pick a Headliner of the Week. Jordan Schrader of The News & Observer hosts, with Lynn Bonner and Will Doran of the N&O and Colin Campbell and Lauren Horsch of the N.C. Insider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices