NC News Roundup: Resolution in NC Supreme Court saga; Sen. Thom Tillis again breaks with President Trump

By Jeff Tiberii,

Erin Keever, Lola Oliverio, Rusty Jacobs, Adam Wagner

Published May 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM EDT

Jefferson Griffin, the Republican challenger, conceded defeat to Allison Riggs, the Democratic incumbent.

On the North Carolina News Roundup...

A resolution in the state Supreme Court race, six months after Election Day. Jefferson Griffin, the Republican challenger, conceded defeat to Allison Riggs, the Democratic incumbent. Griffin lost in November and spent months exhausting legal challenges.

There is new oversight at the NC State Board of Elections, with Republicans now in control. What does that mean in a state that is often home to razor-thin margins?

And US Senator Thom Tillis breaks again with the president.

Co-host Jeff Tiberii talks with a panel of journalists about those stories and more, on Due South.

Guests

Rusty Jacobs, Voting and Election Integrity Reporter, WUNC

Lynn Bonner, Investigative Reporter, NC Newsline

Danielle Battaglia, Capitol Hill correspondent, The News & Observer/The Charlotte Observer/McClatchy

Adam Wagner, reporter/editor covering state politics for the North Carolina Newsroom

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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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Erin Keever

Erin Keever is the Executive Producer of WUNC’s daily radio show, Due South. Erin comes to WUNC from Charlotte where she spent 16 years at WFAE serving in various roles from on-air announcer, researcher, web editor, to finally senior producer of “Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins.”

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Lola Oliverio

Lola Oliverio is an intern on WUNC's Due South daily talk show.

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Rusty Jacobs

Rusty Jacobs is WUNC's Voting and Election Integrity Reporter.

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Adam Wagner

Adam Wagner is an editor/reporter with the NC Newsroom, a journalism collaboration expanding state government news coverage for North Carolina audiences. The collaboration is funded by a two-year grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Adam can be reached at awagner@ncnewsroom.org

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