Emily Vespa

Jan 20, 2025 | thecharlottepost.com | Emily Vespa

UNSPLASH North Carolina political leaders are calling for greater oversight and regulation of artificial intelligence in the state's health care systems. As North Carolina’s health care systems increasingly expand their use of artificial intelligence, state leaders say they want to pioneer policy to regulate the rapidly evolving technology.   The efforts would be some of the first steps toward placing guardrails on AI in health care at the state level.

Jan 17, 2025 | newsobserver.com | Emily Vespa

Michele Morrow, Republican candidate for NC superintendent of public instruction, watches election night coverage with supporters at Sophie's Grill and Bar on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Cary, N.C. [email protected] Good morning and welcome to the Under the Dome newsletter. I'm Emily Vespa. Michele Morrow, the losing GOP candidate for North Carolina superintendent of public instruction, this week unveiled a new advocacy group she said will lobby to make good on her campaign promises.

Jan 16, 2025 | newsobserver.com | Emily Vespa

Good morning and welcome to the Under the Dome newsletter. I'm Emily Vespa. Soon, when you step into an elevator in North Carolina, a new face will greet you: Labor Commissioner Luke Farley. The head of the agency that regulates 28,000 elevators across the state announced he's putting the portrait back on inspection placards, a practice that started in 2005 during former Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry's 20-year tenure. Berry's successor, Republican Josh Dobson, removed the pictures in 2023.

Jan 14, 2025 | newsobserver.com | Emily Vespa

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 Emily Vespa. After President Joe Biden said the federal government will cover six months of response costs for the California wildfires last week, false claims that federal funds are being diverted from North Carolina have swirled on social media.

Jan 10, 2025 | charlotteobserver.com | Emily Vespa

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 Emily Vespa. The North Carolina Supreme Court race still hasn't been settled. GOP candidate Jefferson Griffin - who trails his opponent, Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs, by 734 votes after two recounts - has challenged the validity of over 60,000 ballots.