#119NC lawmakers break for the summer with no shrimp ban, but plenty of red meatThe final days of the North Carolina state legislature's session before a long summer brea... more27 Jun 202525 MINS25:5427 Jun 2025
#118JetZero, immigration and gunsJetZero's massive job announcement was the only political kumbaya moment of the week. NC l... more13 Jun 202522 MINS22:5113 Jun 2025
#117NCGOP convention, the state legislature's summer rushNorth Carolina Republican Party chairman Jason Simmons faces a challenge for his job at th... more06 Jun 202527 MINS27:0806 Jun 2025
#116Helene funding bill delayed, death threats growing against NC politiciansState House and Senate leaders have failed to agree on the details of a $500 million Hurri... more14 Mar 202515 MINS15:2114 Mar 2025
#115NC lawmakers target cell phones and DEI in schools, as Trump eyes federal education cutsHelene relief aid and a bill to invest the NC Pension Plan in Bitcoin and other cyrptocurr... more07 Mar 202523 MINS23:5707 Mar 2025
#114Court vs court in Riggs/Griffin race, Stein on repro rights, Tillis on hot seatOn this week's edition of the Wrap, Jefferson Griffin's challenge to 60,000 voters moves f... more17 Jan 202527 MINS27:3917 Jan 2025
#113The Wrap: 2025 session gets underway, state health insurance premiums to riseWRAL Capitol Bureau Chief Laura Leslie and WRAL State Government Reporter Will Doran talk ... more10 Jan 202520 MINS20:1110 Jan 2025
#112NC legislature overrides power shift veto, Supreme Court race battle continues, Helene pricetag beco...In this week's edition of the Wrap, Republican lawmakers succeed in overriding Cooper's ve... more13 Dec 202418 MINS18:3913 Dec 2024
#111Democrats sue over Supreme Court race, plus the latest on federal Helene fundingJefferson Griffin's campaign for Supreme Court has been trying to throw out the ballots of... more06 Dec 202429 MINS29:1506 Dec 2024
#110Political fights over control of elections, and top NC disaster official is out under scrutinyA Helene aid bill contained little money for disaster relief but lots of unrelated provisi... more22 Nov 202435 MINS35:0522 Nov 2024
#109Election recap: Why Trump won NC yet Democrats still did well in races for governor, legislatureNearly the entire country voted more pro-Trump in the 2024 elections compared to 2020, but... more08 Nov 202424 MINS24:1608 Nov 2024
#108NC breaks early voting record as WRAL New Poll shows close races everywhere but governorThe final round of polls from WRAL News and SurveyUSA released in this final week of early... more01 Nov 202422 MINS22:3601 Nov 2024
#107JD Vance on western NC voting claims, plus our analysis of new Helene relief aidAs influential Republicans in the most pro-Trump wings of the party suggest a Kamala Harri... more25 Oct 202426 MINS26:0525 Oct 2024
#106Mark Robinson's lawsuit, plus sources of election misinformation and a call for political warNorth Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is suing CNN for defamation. Multiple lawyers, inclu... more18 Oct 202430 MINS30:2718 Oct 2024
#105Helene relief package, election changes, misinformationNC lawmakers came back to Raleigh this week to pass the first round of relief funding for ... more11 Oct 202420 MINS20:4911 Oct 2024
#104How Mark Robinson is affecting GOP chances in NC, a week after report on porn site commentsIt's been just over a week since CNN reported on comments North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Rob... more27 Sep 202425 MINS25:3027 Sep 2024
#103Voucher deal sealed, new poll numbers, Cooper in the spotlightState lawmakers finally pass a massive school voucher expansion bill, plus new WRAL News p... more13 Sep 202421 MINS21:4213 Sep 2024
#102Musk's PAC investigation, Greater Carolina complaint and NC sports betting's 4Q takeThe NC Board of Elections looks into Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC, while a liberal nonprofit ... more09 Aug 202420 MINS20:3809 Aug 2024
#101Cooper VP rumors, plus NC lawsuits targeting RFK Jr., Cornel WestJoe Biden is out, Kamala Harris is in, and North Carolina's Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is ... more26 Jul 202422 MINS22:1526 Jul 2024