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2 weeks ago | 
charlotteobserver.com | Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan |Avi Bajpai |Caitlyn Yaede |Jordan Schrader
Reps. Shelly Willingham, Carla Cunningham and Garland Pierce talk during a break in session in the House chamber of the Legislative Building on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. The News & Observer Good morning and welcome to Under the Dome. The first clue came around noon when Gov. Josh Stein had nice things to say about the budget. It became clearer in the early evening.
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3 weeks ago | 
charlotteobserver.com | Caitlyn Yaede |Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan |Avi Bajpai
Each week, join Dawn Vaughan for The News & Observer and NC Insider's Under the Dome podcast, an in-depth analysis of topics in state government and politics for North Carolina. Good morning and welcome to Under the Dome. I'm Caitlyn Yaede. As the week wraps up, the House unveiled much of its $66 billion budget proposal, which includes cutting millions of dollars' worth of vacant state employee positions and could bring tuition increases to UNC System schools.
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1 month ago | 
charlotteobserver.com | Kyle Ingram |Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan |Caitlyn Yaede
North Carolina Auditor Dave Boliek gives a report from his department during the Council of State meeting on Tuesday, February, 4, 2025 in Raleigh, N.C. [email protected] Good morning and welcome to Under the Dome. I'm Caitlyn Yaede. Up first, a dispatch from Kyle Ingram, on the major shift in power over elections that is suddenly set to happen today. After the North Carolina Court of Appeals cleared the way for Republican State Auditor Dave Boliek to take election powers from Gov.
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1 month ago | 
charlotteobserver.com | Caitlyn Yaede |Kyle Ingram |T. Keung Hui
Each week, join Dawn Vaughan for The News & Observer and NC Insider's Under the Dome podcast, an in-depth analysis of topics in state government and politics for North Carolina. Good morning and welcome to Under the Dome. I'm Caitlyn Yaede. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development approved a $1.4 billion block grant for disaster recovery in North Carolina last week, intended to benefit communities impacted by Hurricane Helene. Gov.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Caitlyn Yaede |Kyle Ingram |T. Keung Hui
Good morning and welcome to Under the Dome. I’m Caitlyn Yaede. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development approved a $1.4 billion block grant for disaster recovery in North Carolina last week, intended to benefit communities impacted by Hurricane Helene. Gov.
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1 month ago | 
charlotteobserver.com | Avi Bajpai |Kyle Ingram |Caitlyn Yaede
Reps. Allen Chesser, Robert Reives, and David Willis, pictured left to right, are among the bipartisan sponsors of legislation to promote and encourage "responsible" fatherhood in North Carolina. [email protected] The Senate took the first of two votes to pass its version of the state budget Wednesday, turning back most of the more than two dozen amendments from Democrats - and even defeating one from a Republican.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Avi Bajpai |Kyle Ingram |Caitlyn Yaede
The Senate took the first of two votes to pass its version of the state budget Wednesday, turning back most of the more than two dozen amendments from Democrats — and even defeating one from a Republican. The final vote is expected today at 9:30 a.m.Good morning and welcome to Under the Dome. I’m Caitlyn Yaede. Up first, Avi Bajpai reports on a bipartisan effort to support fathers across the state.
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2 months ago | 
newsobserver.com | Caitlyn Yaede |Avi Bajpai
New Hanover Republican Sen. Michael Lee speaks on the Senate floor Monday, March 1, 2021 at North Carolina General Assembly before a failed veto override vote on SB 37, the schools reopening bill Gov. Cooper vetoed. Some North Carolina schools have been remote-only for nearly a year. [email protected] Good morning and welcome to Under the Dome. I'm Caitlyn Yaede, bringing you today's newsletter along with Avi Bajpai. Republicans in the state Senate have chosen a new majority leader - Sen.
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2 months ago | 
newsobserver.com | Kyle Ingram |Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan |Caitlyn Yaede
Each week, join Dawn Vaughan for The News & Observer and NC Insider's Under the Dome podcast, an in-depth analysis of topics in state government and politics for North Carolina. Good morning and welcome to the Under the Dome newsletter. I'm Caitlyn Yaede.
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2 months ago | 
newsobserver.com | Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan |Caitlyn Yaede
Each week, join Dawn Vaughan for The News & Observer and NC Insider's Under the Dome podcast, an in-depth analysis of topics in state government and politics for North Carolina. Good morning and welcome to the Under the Dome newsletter. I'm Caitlyn Yaede. Two celebrities were name-dropped in legislation filed in the General Assembly this week, starting with the bipartisan " RIC FLAIR Act" in the Senate.
