NC Politics

UNC and Duke's health systems are partnering on North Carolina's first standalone children's hospital. Republican leaders said it will be exempt from Certificate of Need.

If the Senate budget is approved as written, the state's total funding allocated to Helene would top $2 billion.

Funding from the federal government is often tied to metrics. The US Department of Transportation says it may give preference to, “communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average.”

We talk with New York Times reporter Maya King about how the southern swing states of Georgia and North Carolina are moving forward after the 2024 presidential election. And – in the New Year, Democrats may have weakened Republican control of the state legislature, but not by much.

Western Carolina University political science professor Chris Cooper paints a political picture of our purple state.

Last week we talked about the state GOP convention. This weekend, the Democratic party takes their turn. We’ll talk with a political scientist about the Democrats' strategy going into the November election.

In 1976, North Carolina was the turning point for Ronald Reagan’s GOP primary campaign. It set the stage for his eventual election to President, and his effort to reshape the party are a defining characteristic of our current political landscape.

Reporters from around the region join Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii for a roundup of the week's news.

A new Governor. Voter ID. Abortion access. A preview of the coming elections, and what they’ll mean for policy that affects nearly 11 million North Carolinians, and the most populous region in the nation.

On the North Carolina News Roundup... candidate filing offers a glimpse of the political puzzle pieces headed into 2024. Join Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii and reporters for that and the week's other top stories.