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NC News Roundup: NC Rep. Foxx leads 'big beautiful bill' hearing; NC House passes spending plan; Charlotte council member indicted

NC Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, chair of the House Rules Committee, leads hearing on President Trump's budget bill.
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NC Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, chair of the House Rules Committee, leads hearing on President Trump's budget bill.

On the North Carolina News Roundup...

Another week of significant budget news. NC Congresswoman Virginia Foxx leads a middle-of-the-night hearing, before passage of a controversial budget bill. What could the spending plan mean for North Carolinians?

The NC House passes their spending plan, setting up a fight with the Senate over teacher pay.

In Charlotte, a city council member has been indicted over fraudulent PPP loans.

And an update on Congressman Chuck Edwards, who has seen significant turnover on his staff in recent weeks.

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

Guests

Mary Helen Moore, reporter with the NC Newsroom

Lynn Bonner, Investigative Reporter, NC Newsline

Claudia Rivera Cotto, Political Reporter, Enlace Latino NC

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

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.
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.”