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This Week In NC Politics: Advocacy On The State Supreme Court, Legislative Maps And An EPA Nominee

WUNC | By Jeff Tiberii

Published November 17, 2017 at 2:25 PM EST

exterior of the NC State Legislature — Mitch Kokai, of the John Locke Foundation, and Rob Schofield, of NC Policy Watch, talk with WUNC Capitol Bureau Chief Jeff Tiberii about the week's news.

This week in North Carolina politics, a conversation about judicial redistricting and Anita Earls’ race for state Supreme Court; the special master's legislative maps; and objections from North Carolina Senators Tillis and Burr against Donald Trump’s EPA nominee.

Mitch Kokai, of the John Locke Foundation, and Rob Schofield, of NC Policy Watch, join WUNC's Jeff Tiberii to discuss the week's news.

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Jeff Tiberii

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Jeff joined WUNC in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and WUNC’s Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary “Right Turn,” launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.

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