Domecast From Under The Dome

Domecast, our weekly podcast on government and politics in North Carolina, is ready for the weekend of Feb. 6-7. The Iowa presidential caucuses turbo-fueled the general public’s awareness that elections season is blazing all around us and, believe it, North Carolina’s primaries are just a month away. This week, Colin Campbell brings us up to speed on candidates’ fundraising, tells us what to expect in the way of televised debates -- a quirky topic -- and looks at legislative staffers who work second jobs on their bosses’ re-election campaigns. Craig Jarvis catches us up on Gov. Pat McCrory’s recent state Supreme Court win against legislative leaders in a fight over political appointment power. Lynn Bonner helps us understand a controversy between the Department of Public Instruction and senators who are critical of the department’s alternate plan for specially marked funds. As always, we close out with our Headliners of the Week segment. Benjamin Brown of the Insider State Government News Service hosts. The