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Legislature Considers Gun Regulations And Abortion Restrictions

WUNC | By Laura Lee,
Frank Stasio
Published June 4, 2015 at 12:16 PM EDT
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The legislature considers controversial measures on gun regulations and magistrates performing same-sex marriages.

And Governor Pat McCrory says he will sign a bill that increases the waiting period for an abortion, a move that contradicts his campaign promise. 

Host Frank Stasio talks with WUNC capitol bureau chief Jeff Tiberii about the latest from the General Assembly.
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Politics The State of ThingsJeff Tiberii2015 NC LegislatureAbortionGun regulationsMagistrate JudgesSame-Sex MarriageWaiting periodNC General Assembly
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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