Political Junkie Ken Rudin

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The Supreme Court upheld the changes to North Carolina’s voting laws. The new measures mean today is the final day voters can register in the state. Find your voter registration information here.

And state Republican leaders seek to intervene in the same-sex marriage cases. And the U.S. Senate candidates held their final debate last night. Senator Kay Hagan and House Speaker Thom Tillis were joined by their libertarian challenger, Sean Haugh. Host Frank Stasio talks with political junkie Ken Rudin about the latest 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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