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NC lawmakers break for the summer with no shrimp ban, but plenty of red meat

6/27/2025 • 25 min

The final days of the North Carolina state legislature's session before a long summer break saw shrimpers kill a proposal that would've set back many of their businesses, as state lawmakers also failed to deliver on other high-profile debates including a new state budget. But they approved $500 million in Hurricane Helene relief and, looking ahead to the 2026 pr… Play episode

JetZero, immigration and guns
NCGOP convention, the state legislature's summer rush
Helene funding bill delayed, death threats growing against NC politicians
NC lawmakers target cell phones and DEI in schools, as Trump eyes federal …
Court vs court in Riggs/Griffin race, Stein on repro rights, Tillis on hot…
The Wrap: 2025 session gets underway, state health insurance premiums to r…
NC legislature overrides power shift veto, Supreme Court race battle conti…
Democrats sue over Supreme Court race, plus the latest on federal Helene f…
Political fights over control of elections, and top NC disaster official i…
Election recap: Why Trump won NC yet Democrats still did well in races for…
NC breaks early voting record as WRAL New Poll shows close races everywher…
JD Vance on western NC voting claims, plus our analysis of new Helene reli…
Mark Robinson's lawsuit, plus sources of election misinformation and a cal…
Helene relief package, election changes, misinformation
How Mark Robinson is affecting GOP chances in NC, a week after report on p…
Voucher deal sealed, new poll numbers, Cooper in the spotlight
Musk's PAC investigation, Greater Carolina complaint and NC sports betting…
Cooper VP rumors, plus NC lawsuits targeting RFK Jr., Cornel West
Pelosi to visit Raleigh amid Cooper VP rumors, NCSU chancellor retiring
Cooper VP rumors, RFK's ballot chances, Robinson dodges questions
Medical marijuana redux, budget battle, vaping and a veto
Budget talks stall. NC targets forever chemicals, gas station heroin
Super PACs, birth control, RFK Jr. and an archeological fight
Mask ban and budget talks stall, DEI undone
NC mask ban debate, AI porn, video gambling
Primary runoff preview, April surprise, mask ban
Antisemitism, millions for vouchers, a bourbon-soaked soiree
2024 legislative session kicks off, Bernie Sanders investigation highlight…
Budget news, Balanced Nutrition, and sports gambling pays off
Japanese, Ukrainian leaders look to NC, plus 2024 budget sneak peek
Teacher turnover, the daycare cliff and weight-loss drugs
State school superintendent race keeps NC in national headlines
Post-election surprises and fights, plus WRAL polling
WRAL and 99.9 The Fan present: The long road to legal sports betting in No…
Election upsets, Chamber concerns and runoffs
Primary countdown, sports betting, and who's on the legislative hot seat
Primary money, Leandro redux, historic capitol records
The Wrap: Biden's visit and the battle over home insurance rate hikes
HOAs, gerrymandering and the campaign trail
Who won 2023 in NC politics?
NC campaign filing closes, with some surprises
Campaign filing season, and an exit at UNC
Medicaid expands, governor picks new state auditor
Beth Wood vehicle saga drives on
We have maps, now for the lawsuits
New maps, old fights: Redistricting heats up again in North Carolina
A week of veto overrides, lawsuits and division over war in Israel
Congress in disarray? Of course there's a North Carolina connection
$30B budget, Medicaid expansion will be law after exhausting, secretive pr…

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