Political Junkie Ken Rudin

By Laura Lee,

Published April 24, 2015 at 12:27 PM EDT

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A controversial bill that would have outlawed any state action that might burden one's exercise of religion is deadin the North Carolina House.

Republican leaders said they are dropping the Religious Freedom Act to focus on legislation to boost the economy and create jobs.

House lawmakers also voted yesterday to extend the waiting periodfor abortions from one day to three.

And after one of the longest confirmation hearing delays in our nation's history, North Carolina native Loretta Lynch became the first African-American female attorney general yesterday.

Host Frank Stasio talks with Political Junkie Ken Rudin about the latest in the state’s political news.

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Laura Lee

Laura Lee was the managing editor of The State of Things until mid February 2017. Born and raised in Monroe, North Carolina, Laura returned to the Old North state in 2013 after several years in Washington, DC. She received her B.A. in political science and international studies from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2002 and her J.D. from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law in 2007.

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Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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