Erin Keever

On this week’s North Carolina News Roundup... The White House wants a $1.8 billion dollar “anti-weaponization” fund — part of which would go to help January 6 rioters. Republican Senator Thom Tillis provided some harsh pushback on that proposal. We’ll also get caught up on a busy ballot initiative week at the state legislature. Due South host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of local journalists provide context and analysis from those and other stories from the week.

Live from the Outer Banks... A budget deal has been reached — will it actually end North Carolina’s stint as the only state without an approved budget? Then, a turn toward the coast — from tourism and infrastructure to beach renourishment and climate change, we check in with three local reporters about the stories that dominate the headlines on the OBX.

0:01:00 North Carolina farmers are dealing with an array of challenges from an ongoing drought to federal policy decisions impacting the agriculture industry. Jeff Tiberii talks with reporter Phoebe Zerwick about her piece Farming is in crisis for the newsletter ‘Down from DC.’ Phoebe Zerwick, co-author, Down from DC 0:13:00 An update on the future of the Dean Dome, which has faced considerable pushback from the Carolina basketball family.