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This Week In NC Politics: A Looming Trade War And Nuisance Lawsuits

WUNC | By Jeff Tiberii
Published April 6, 2018 at 1:10 PM EDT
This week in state politics, an analysis of Gov. Roy Cooper's first State of the State address.
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This week in state politics, an analysis of Gov. Roy Cooper's first State of the State address.

China issued the latest shot in a looming trade war this week, announcing it would increase tariffs on pork products. That decision could have an impact on farmers in eastern North Carolina counties. In an unrelated swine development, a series of nuisance lawsuits were back in federal court.

Becki Gray, of the John Locke Foundation, and Rob Schofield, with NC Policy Watch, discuss pork on this week's political review, and also explain why they're not thrilled about Charlotte's bid to host the 2020 Republican National Convention.WUNC Capitol Bureau Chief Jeff Tiberii talks with Becki Gray of the John Locke Foundation and Rob Schofield of N.C. Policy Watch about the week's political news.

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Jeff Tiberii first started posing questions to strangers after dinner at La Cantina Italiana, in Massachusetts, when he was two-years-old. Jeff grew up in Wayland, Ma., an avid fan of the Boston Celtics, and took summer vacations to Acadia National Park (ME) with his family. He graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, and moved to North Carolina in 2006. His experience with NPR member stations WAER (Syracuse), WFDD (Winston-Salem) and now WUNC, dates back 15 years.
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