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This Week At The Legislature

A file photo of North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. Cooper discussed his battles with the legislature during a press conference with reporters on Feb. 7, 2017.
Jeff Tiberii
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WUNC
A file photo of North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. Cooper discussed his battles with the legislature during a press conference with reporters on Feb. 7, 2017.

Host Frank Stasio talks with WUNC Capitol Bureau Chief Jeff Tiberii about the latest from Raleigh.Gov. Roy Cooper has rolled out his budget proposal for the next two years. The governor emphasized setting aside money for teacher salary increases, expanding Medicaid, and investments in economic development. The recommendation is largely a symbolic gesture as Republican majorities in the legislature will ultimately approve the state budget. Meanwhile, a bipartisan effort to repeal House Bill 2 has stalled because of opposition from both parties.

 

Host Frank Stasio talks with WUNC Capitol Bureau Chief Jeff Tiberii about the latest from Raleigh, and his new profiles of  North Carolina Congressman Walter Jones, who has gained a reputation as an independent Republican during his 12 terms in office.

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Will Michaels started his professional radio career at WUNC.
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.