NC Capitol Wrap

By WRAL News | Raleigh, North Carolina

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WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief Laura Leslie, state government reporters Travis Fain and Bryan Anderson and other members of the NC Capitol team discuss North Carolina politics and state government doings.


Episode Date
NC mask ban debate, AI porn, video gambling
May 17, 2024
Primary runoff preview, April surprise, mask ban
May 10, 2024
Antisemitism, millions for vouchers, a bourbon-soaked soiree
May 03, 2024
2024 legislative session kicks off, Bernie Sanders investigation highlights NC
Apr 26, 2024
Budget news, Balanced Nutrition, and sports gambling pays off
Apr 19, 2024
Japanese, Ukrainian leaders look to NC, plus 2024 budget sneak peek
Apr 12, 2024
Teacher turnover, the daycare cliff and weight-loss drugs 
Apr 05, 2024
State school superintendent race keeps NC in national headlines
Mar 22, 2024
Post-election surprises and fights, plus WRAL polling
Mar 15, 2024
WRAL and 99.9 The Fan present: The long road to legal sports betting in North Carolina
Mar 14, 2024
Election upsets, Chamber concerns and runoffs
Mar 08, 2024
Primary countdown, sports betting, and who's on the legislative hot seat
Mar 01, 2024
Primary money, Leandro redux, historic capitol records
Feb 23, 2024
Biden's visit and the battle over home insurance rate hikes
Jan 19, 2024
HOAs, gerrymandering and the campaign trail
Jan 13, 2024
Who won 2023 in NC politics?
Dec 22, 2023
NC campaign filing closes, with some surprises
Dec 15, 2023
Campaign filing season, and an exit at UNC
Dec 08, 2023
Medicaid expands, governor picks new state auditor
Dec 01, 2023
Beth Wood vehicle saga drives on
Nov 10, 2023
We have maps, now for the lawsuits
Oct 27, 2023
New maps, old fights: Redistricting heats up again in North Carolina
Oct 20, 2023
A week of veto overrides, lawsuits and division over war in Israel
Oct 13, 2023
Congress in disarray? Of course there's a North Carolina connection
Oct 06, 2023
$30B budget, Medicaid expansion will be law after exhausting, secretive process 
Sep 22, 2023
State budget talks fall apart
Sep 15, 2023
Casino debate delays budget with Medicaid hanging in the balance
Sep 08, 2023
Make or break time for NC gambling bills
Sep 01, 2023
A budget timeline we believe?
Aug 25, 2023
Veto overrides, election bills and a stalled budget
Aug 18, 2023
NC budget delays, third-party bids and concealed weapons
Aug 12, 2023
Casinos! NC lawmakers weigh massive increase in legalized gambling
Jul 21, 2023
The state budget? Don't hold your breath
Jul 14, 2023
An abortion lawsuit, two US Supreme Court decisions, multiple LGBTQ bills and medical marijuana. Whew.
Jun 30, 2023
House speaker's affair, movement on voting, abortion, anti-trans bills
Jun 23, 2023
'Jumbo jet' election bills, budget talks slow, and a preview of 2024
Jun 16, 2023
NC Republicans rally with a twice indicted Trump; budget negotiations continue
Jun 09, 2023
Home stretch looms for gambling bill, medical marijuana
Jun 02, 2023
Republican reckoning, Blue Cross battle, Cooper’s crusade
May 26, 2023
An abortion override and a Senate budget
May 19, 2023
More Mark Robinson, and an abortion veto looms
May 12, 2023
Abortion bill flies through NC House, Senate
May 06, 2023
Power struggles, drag shows, school vouchers and consensus on an abortion bill?
Apr 21, 2023
A party switch, a budget vote, anti-trans bills filed and new transportation taxes pitched
Apr 07, 2023
Lessons in leverage and political power
Mar 31, 2023
Gun bill vetoed, Wood pleads guilty, Medicaid passes and gambling rolls
Mar 24, 2023
Gov's budget DOA, a gun bill, race in schools and Medicaid nearly done
Mar 16, 2023
Busy week brings budget work and beaucoup bills
Mar 10, 2023
After all these years, Medicaid expansion moving
Mar 03, 2023
Moore's rammed vehicle, tax cuts, new Lindberg indictment, and Medicaid in the Senate
Feb 24, 2023
Gun bills and Medicaid expansion move. Are tax cuts coming soon?
Feb 17, 2023
Long week with more to come
Feb 10, 2023
Bills, bills, bills (and a lawsuit)
Feb 03, 2023
Bills, rumors and more on state auditor’s crash
Jan 29, 2023
The state auditor’s car crash, and an early start to the 2024 governor race
Jan 20, 2023
Legislative session starts, House rules fight heats up, and the potential of a 13-week abortion bill
Jan 13, 2023
Session looms, Duke Energy answers questions about blackouts and Burr investigation ends
Jan 06, 2023
Voter ID, redistricting rulings come down, but the fight’s never over
Dec 16, 2022
Two supreme courts and a surprise announcement
Dec 09, 2022
Redistricting at SCOTUS preview; Tillis and LGBTQ and more
Dec 03, 2022
NC Republicans weigh in on Trump’s big announcement
Nov 18, 2022
The Wrap @NCCapitol: Post-election -- and pre-2023 session -- thoughts
Nov 11, 2022
A big Leandro decision, a ruling on disability funding, and Cooper pushes on UNC governance
Nov 04, 2022
Elections home stretch, Dems drop $$ into eastern NC race and the loss of a Senate story teller
Oct 28, 2022
Debate: Should NC Republicans take more control?
Oct 26, 2022
Special edition: A Wrap conversation with NC politics icon Gerry Cohen
Oct 05, 2022
The Wrap begins to get you ready for the coming election
Sep 23, 2022
Cooper administration called out on slow hurricane rebuild, and Folwell’s mulling a run for governor
Sep 16, 2022
Another big economic development announcement for NC
Sep 09, 2022
Campaign season heating up
Sep 02, 2022
Election season never ends
Aug 26, 2022
Green Party approved for 2022 ballots, and what changes for election observers state officials are seeking?
Aug 12, 2022
Pro teams amp up pressure on legalized gambling, and how much will abortion move the needle in November?
Aug 05, 2022
Another saga from the 2020 elections, and a lieutenant governor who’s ‘not very good at math’
Jul 29, 2022
Abortion, contraception, and yet another interim to head NC community colleges
Jul 22, 2022
Special edition: Interview with NC Senate leader Phil Berger
Jul 09, 2022
Which bills passed, which stalled during the legislative session
Jul 01, 2022
The budget, Medicaid expansion, a bigger tax cut and … milk chugging?
Jun 17, 2022
Elections, guns and the Lt. Governor
Jun 10, 2022
NC lawmakers consider legalizing medical marijuana, Parents' Bill of Rights legislation
Jun 03, 2022
Two bills move forward in the NC Senate
May 26, 2022
We're all election reporters
May 20, 2022
Saturday is the last day of early voting in May 17 primary election
May 13, 2022
Abortion, and the politics that follow
May 06, 2022
GOP-funded ad calls Rep. Cawthorn a liar, early voting gets underway for May primary
Apr 29, 2022
2 presidents, 1 debate, much more news
Apr 15, 2022
The Trump bump comes to NC
Apr 08, 2022
Cawthorn's week, VinFast news and the big game
Apr 01, 2022
The Robinson abortion, the US Senate race, Trump’s visit and the election is closer than you think
Mar 25, 2022
Meadows' voting, Daylight Saving and medical marijuana
Mar 18, 2022
Session ends … mostly. And did Mark Meadows straight up commit voter fraud?
Mar 11, 2022
Who's running where and a Russian vodka ban
Mar 05, 2022
The new maps are here! The new maps are here!
Feb 25, 2022
Maps, maps, Medicaid and masks. And maps.
Feb 18, 2022