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The head of SEANC talks what’s at stake for NC state employees
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- The head of SEANC talks what’s at stake for NC state employees
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- On this episode for the week of May 29, 2023, state Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan interviews Ardis Watkins, executive director of the State Employees Association of North Carolina.
SEANC and Republican state agency leaders are the latest to sound the alarm about the impact of North Carolina state employees’ vacancy rate, which is is nearing 25%.
Stay tuned to the end for their picks for Headliner of the Week, both about remembering those who have gone before us.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guests: Ardis Watkins (https://www.seanc.org/ardis-watkins)
Executive Producer: Jordan Schrader (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/218916690)
Produced and edited by: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)
Video: Kevin Keister and Kaitlin McKeown
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- Wrapping up a tense week at the N.C. General Assembly
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- On the latest episode of Under the Dome, The News & Observer’s politics podcast, for the week of May 22, 2023, host and state Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with politics reporters Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi and Avi Bajpai about the abortion veto override, tension on the House floor and what it means for the atmosphere at the Legislative Building. Listen to audio from the final, dramatic moment that a supermajority of Republicans overturned Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the abortion restrictions bill. Vaughan, Guinassi and Bajpai were all in the chamber when it happened. And that wasn’t the last moment of tension on the House floor a few days ago. Plus listen to what’s coming up this week in legislation.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guests: Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/263403438) and Avi Bajpai (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251521938) ...
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- Triangle Democratic Sen. Mary Wills Bode on the abortion veto and override vote
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- On the May 15, 2023 episode of Under the Dome, The News & Observer’s politics podcast, host and state Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan interviews state Sen. Mary Wills Bode about the abortion bill veto and debate.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guest: Sen. Mary Wills Bode (https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/441)
Executive Producer: Jordan Schrader (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/218916690)
Produced and edited by: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)
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- Behind the scenes of the legislative abortion debate and crossover week
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- On the latest episode of Under the Dome, The News & Observer’s politics podcast, for the week of May 8, 2023, host and state Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan discusses what’s happening in North Carolina politics with colleagues Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi and Avi Bajpai.
Vaughan, Perez Uribe and Bajpai talked about the House and Senate debate over Senate Bill 20, the abortion restrictions bill. From parliamentary procedure to the timing of debate, hear what it was like to be in the room.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guests: Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/263403438) and Avi Bajpai (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251521938)
Executive Producer: Jordan Schrader (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/218916690)
Producers and editor: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/p...
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- Voting rights rulings, ‘compelled speech’ and a bill deadline
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- On the latest episode of Under the Dome, The News & Observer’s politics podcast, for the week of May 1, 2023, host and state Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan discusses what’s happening in North Carolina politics with colleagues Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi and Korie Dean.
Monday is busier than usual in the legislature, and a big reason is a deadline known as crossover on May 4, when most bills need to pass at least one chamber in order to move ahead in the current session.
Dean talks about the latest on bills dealing with “compelled speech” and university faculty tenure, and Perez Uribe and Vaughan give you a quick rundown of the three big N.C. Supreme Court decisions on Friday.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guests: Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/263403438) and Korie Dean (https://www.newsobserve...
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- Whipping the votes with Republican Rep. Jon Hardister
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- On this new episode of Under the Dome, The News & Observer's North Carolina politics podcast, host and state Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan interview Republican Rep. Jon Hardister about being the House GOP caucus whip, caucus changes with Rep. Tricia Cotham joining the party, education issues and more. Plus Hardister's cafeteria go-to and their picks for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guests: North Carolina Rep. Jon Hardister (https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/645)
Executive Producer: Jordan Schrader (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/218916690)
Producer and editor: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)
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- TikTok Jackson and a different NCGA this week
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- On this Under the Dome episode for the week of April 17, 2023, host and Capitol Bureau Chief Dawn Vaughan talks with D.C. correspondent Danielle Battaglia about Congressman Jackson's TikTok drama and what's ahead at the legislature now that Rep. Tricia Cotham is a Republican. Plus their picks for Headliner of the Week.
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- Under the Dome podcast: The head of SEANC and what’s at stake for NC state employees
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- In the Under the Dome episode for the week of May 29, 2023, the News & Observer's state Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan interviews Ardis Watkins, executive director of the State Employees Association of North Carolina.
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- Live Q&A: Experts answer questions about first-time homeownership in Triangle
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The News & Observer's Chantal Allam hosts a live Q&A as part of our series on first-time homeowners wading back into the Triangle, North Carolina housing market this spring.
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- He’s the US oyster-shucking champ. But how fast can he shuck North Carolina oysters? #shorts
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article275244276.html
Jay Gallet is the US oyster-shucking champion and showed off his skills at the NC Oyster Summit in Raleigh. How many oysters can you shuck in 3 minutes? 🦪 #oysters #ncoysters #oysterbar #oystershucking #oystershucker #northcarolina #shorts #shortvideo #short
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- ‘A good day to get arrested’: Rev. William Barber leads protest at NC legislature (Updated)
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article275740636.html
The Rev. William Barber led more than 100 protesters into the General Assembly Wednesday, May 24, 2023, railing against a state budget that he said would hurt the poor and pledging to get arrested if necessary.
Video by Travis Long & Kaitlin McKeown / The News & Observer
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- Yona, the ‘silly’ bear known for lounging with all 4 of her paws in air dies in Durham, NC
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article275711486.html
The Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC said Yona the bear, known for being “silly” and laying with “paws in the air,” died after 13 years at the museum. She was rescued as a cub found orphaned along a Tennessee roadside.
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- Wake SPCA’s beloved ‘dog matchmaker,’ who helped aging canines find a home, has died
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article275662091.html
If you went to the Wake County SPCA on a weekend in 2018, long-time volunteer Jerry Kroll would ask you to greet a "Jerry Dog," hard to adopt dogs he would bring out to the lobby to help them perk up and hopefully find a home.
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- Under the Dome podcast: Tension on the NC House floor
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- It’s been another contentious week at the North Carolina General Assembly, and the session still has at least a month left.
On the latest episode of Under the Dome, The News & Observer’s politics podcast, for the week of May 22, 2023, host and state Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with politics reporters Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi and Avi Bajpai about the abortion veto override, tension on the House floor and what it means for the atmosphere at the Legislative Building.
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- ‘Antiques Roadshow’ taped in Raleigh and we were there #shorts
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article275272226.html
#shorts #shortvideo
America’s favorite game of Show & Tell came to Raleigh May 16, 2023, as the popular PBS program “Antiques Roadshow” turned the grounds of the N.C. Museum of Art into a traveling treasure trove.
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- White NC lawmaker interrupts his Black colleague with racist question #shorts
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article275514126.html
#shorts #shortvideo
During debate Wednesday on a controversial education bill, a white legislator in the North Carolina House interrupted his Black colleague to ask if the latter could have achieved his educational successes had he not been “an athlete or a minority.”
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- ‘Antiques Roadshow’ taped in Raleigh and we were there
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article275272226.html
America’s favorite game of Show & Tell came to Raleigh May 16, 2023, as the popular PBS program “Antiques Roadshow” turned the grounds of the N.C. Museum of Art into a traveling treasure trove.
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- White NC lawmaker interrupts his Black colleague with racist question
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article275514126.html
During debate Wednesday on a controversial education bill, a white legislator in the North Carolina House interrupted his Black colleague to ask if the latter could have achieved his educational successes had he not been “an athlete or a minority.”
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- The GOP’s 12-week ban on abortions is law in NC. Here's what that means.
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Get more details at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article275484026.html
The abortion bill is now law in North Carolina, but its many pieces, like the ban and informed consent, don’t start immediately. Here’s the breakdown on when they begin.
Video by Kevin Keister / The News & Observer
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- LIVE: NC House debates to override Gov. Roy Cooper's abortion bill veto
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The North Carolina Senate voted along party lines Tuesday to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of new abortion restrictions, taking the first of two steps needed to enact the GOP bill into law. The debate now goes to the NC house.
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- NC enacts new abortion restrictions as Republicans override Gov Roy Cooper’s veto
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article275463641.html
New abortion restrictions will go into effect in North Carolina after the General Assembly overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of its bill Tuesday night. A final vote in the House completed the override effort, which began earlier in the day in the Senate.
Watch the NC House debate at: https://youtube.com/live/7cOPrU_BQHU
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- Triangle business owners say abortion restrictions will harm businesses
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Read: NC abortion ban bill will be ‘bad for business,’ say Triangle CEOs, company owners: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article275414591.html
Business leaders across the Triangle urged the General Assembly Monday to abandon its push to restrict abortion in North Carolina, predicting severe economic fallout and damage to the state’s progressive reputation.
Video by Travis Long / The News & Observer
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- Under the Dome podcast: A Triangle Democrat on the abortion veto and override vote
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- On the latest episode of Under the Dome, The News & Observer’s politics podcast, for the week of May 15, 2023, host and state Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan interviews state Sen. Mary Wills Bode.
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article275364396.html
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- Lord Stanley's Cup pays a visit to the N&O newsroom
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Read Editor Bill Church's column at https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article275320076.html
As the Carolina Hurricanes extended their playoff run this week, the NHL's Stanley Cup made an appearance before an adoring crowd in the News & Observer newsroom. We tried hard not to touch the revered trophy.
Video by Kevin Keister & Robert Willett / The News & Observer
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- Gov. Cooper vetoes abortion bill in front of supporters and anti-abortion protest
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article275257921.html
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the abortion restrictions bill on Saturday at a rally with hundreds of supporters on Bicentennial Plaza, across the street from the Republican-controlled General Assembly.
Video by Travis Long / The News & Observer
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- Raleigh Police Chief speaks about crime statistics
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article275304366.html
Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson speaks about crime statistics from the first three months of 2023 at a press conference on Thursday, May 11, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C.
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- Under the Dome podcast: Behind the scenes of the legislative abortion debate
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- On the latest episode of Under the Dome, The News & Observer’s politics podcast, for the week of May 8, 2023, host and state Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan discusses what’s happening in North Carolina politics with colleagues Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi and Avi Bajpai.
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article275109246.html
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- NHL’s Stanley Cup makes early tour of Raleigh, The News & Observer office #shorts
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Read the story: https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/article275276701.html
The Stanley Cup made a tour of Raleigh on Wednesday, one day after the Hurricanes took a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Devils in the teams’ second-round NHL playoff series.
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- Protesters chant "Abortion Rights Now" from gallery of NC House chambers
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- 3 years ago
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- Read the full report at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article275014841.html
Protesters in the gallery of the N.C. House shout as the session recesses for dinner. The House is expected to vote in the next 24 hours on a bill banning most abortions after 12 weeks. Video by Travis Long / The News & Observer
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- Marchers protest NC bill banning most abortions after 12 weeks
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- 3 years ago
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Marchers gathered around the N.C. Legislature in Raleigh, Wednesday, May 3, 2023 to protest a bill that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks. Video by Kaitlin McKeown
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- Aspiring rapper killed inside North Carolina jail, autopsy says. His family wants answers
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- 3 years ago
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- Read the full report at https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article274273605.html
Ricardo Jones was being held in the Scotland County jail on drug charges originating in Florida. He never made it back to the Sunshine State. An autopsy says the aspiring rapper died after an “altercation” with another inmate in the jail. Now, his family wants answers.
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- Under the Dome: A busy week at the NC Legislature and the NC Supreme Court
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- 3 years ago
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- Host Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan is joined by reporters Korie Dean and Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi as they discuss the NC Supreme Court's decision on Voter ID, along with other big news from the NC Legislature for the week ending Friday, April 28, 2023. Video by Kaitlin McKeown / The News & Observer
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- Mother Nature puts on a display as storms pass Raleigh
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- 3 years ago
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Watch as lightning flashes in the clouds as storms pass east of downtown Raleigh, N.C. Friday evening, April 28, 2023. #weather #severeweather #storms #raleigh #nc #lightning #skyline #ncweather #northcarolina #shorts Video by Ethan Hyman / The News & Observer
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- Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at UNC-Chapel Hill
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- 3 years ago
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Former Vice President Mike Pence visited UNC-Chapel Hill on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 to host a discussion titled “Saving America from the Woke Left,” drawing hundreds of attendees while a counter-rally featuring the NC Democratic chair went on outside.
Video by Kaitlin McKeown/ The News & Observer
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- Price Point: What does $1.18M gets you in the Triangle housing market?
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- 3 years ago
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- Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article274535036.html
In Northwest Raleigh, it’s a ‘mint-condition’ house. In Durham, it’s a traditional-style abode with amenities. In Wake Forest, it’s a new build with modern features.
Video by Kevin Keister & Chantal Allam / The News & Observer
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- Brenda the 7-foot drag queen affirms her art with sass, shade and plain speaking #shorts
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- 3 years ago
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- Read the story: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article274479111.html
Brenda the 7-foot drag queen from Greensboro hosts North Carolina’s oldest running drag show and says lawmakers are targeting queer and trans people in their new bill.
#brendathedragqueen #greenqueen #dragqueenstoryhour #dragqueenstorytime #greensboronc #dragshowban #ncpol #ncpolitics #northcarolina #nclgbtq #ncgop #shorts
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- Under the Dome: The Republican who whips the votes explains when bills move ahead
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- On the latest episode of Under the Dome, The News & Observer’s politics podcast, for the week of April 24, 2023, host and state Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan interviews state Rep. Jon Hardister, a Guilford County Republican.
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- We tried 40 milkshakes at Cook Out. Here are the best
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- 3 years ago
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- Read our full review at https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article274299555.html
In a daring and delicious feat of service journalism, a team from the N&O spent three hours trying every available milkshake at the Western Boulevard location in Raleigh. Here's what we thought.
Video by Laura Brache & Kevin Keister / The News & Observer
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- Brenda the 7-foot drag queen objects to NC bill making shows a crime
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- 3 years ago
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- Read the story: 'Brenda the 7-foot drag queen affirms her art with sass, shade and plain speaking': https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article274479111.html
Brenda the 7-foot drag queen from Greensboro hosts North Carolina’s oldest running drag show and says lawmakers are targeting queer and trans people in their new bill.
Video by Travis Long / The News & Observer
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- NC Lt. Gov. Robinson's position on abortion
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- 3 years ago
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Hear what North Carolina Lt.. Gov. Mark Robinson thinks about at what stage of pregnancy should abortions should be banned in the state. Robinson spoke while formally launching his gubernatorial campaign outside the Ace Speedway in Altamahaw, NC Saturday, April 22, 2023.
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- 'I terrify those on the left': NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson
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- 3 years ago
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Hear what North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson had to say about the left, media and establishment while formally launching his gubernatorial campaign during a rally at Ace Speedway in Elon Saturday, April 22, 2023.
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- Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson announces he is running for NC governor
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- 3 years ago
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Hear what North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson had to say as he formally launched his gubernatorial campaign outside the Ace Speedway in Elon, N.C. Saturday, April 22, 2023.
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- It's decision-making season for top NC hoops recruit Jarin Stevenson
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Read his story at: https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article274079165.html
With his junior season at Seaforth High School over, Jarin Stevenson faces myriad choices as he navigates a rapidly changing college basketball recruiting landscape.
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- Price Point: What does $340K get you in the Triangle housing market?
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What does $340,000 buy you in the Triangle housing market? In Pittsboro, it’s a new condo inside Chatham Park. In Holly Springs, it’s a single-family subdivision home. In North Raleigh, it’s a townhome.
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- Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines discusses her support to ban trans athletes in women’s sports
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- 3 years ago
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Riley Gaines, a former 12x All-American swimmer at the University of Kentucky, talks about why she supports House Bill 574, which would prohibit trans women from playing on girls' sports teams in middle school, high school, and college.
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- Exclusive tour of North Carolina’s first marijuana dispensary, located on Cherokee land
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- 3 years ago
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Qualla Enterprises, LLC has a medical marijuana farm and will operate a dispensary in the mountains of North Carolina on sovereign Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians land.
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- Can Duke Lemur Center primates point the way to more humane research?
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- 3 years ago
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Using computer games, treats and fluffy blankets, Duke Lemur Center hopes to prove that primate research can be done without causing harm.
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- Chapel Hill High's Kimberly Jones is 2023 NC Teacher of the Year
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- 3 years ago
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Kimberly Jones, who teaches English and runs the college and career prep program at Chapel Hill High School, was named 2023 North Carolina Teacher of the Year at an awards ceremony in Cary on Friday, April 14, 2023.
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- UNC Law students protest ban of activist classmate charged with domestic terrorism
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More than 100 students and others protested what they say is the ban of UNC Chapel Hill student Jamie Marsicano from campus with a walkout Thursday at the UNC School of Law.
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- Boulders, beaver dams and beauty: It’s all in a day’s paddle around the Triangle
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- 3 years ago
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- Read our guide to canoeing at https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article273729015.html
Avid canoeist Josh Shaffer offers his tips on easy but satisfying floats through rivers easily accessed from Raleigh and Durham.
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