Under the Dome podcast: Helene response and what’s to come
Start your week in North Carolina politics with our latest Under the Dome podcast, for the week of Oct. 7, 2024. Dawn Vaughan here, your podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief. On this episode, I’m joined by my N&O colleague Adam Wagner, who covers the environment and climate change.
Wagner is one of the team of reporters covering Hurricane Helene’s impact on Western North Carolina. We spend this week’s episode talking about what we know, and what we don’t, about Helene’s devastating flooding and damage in the state. We recorded the episode late on Thursday. On Friday, Senate leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore announced what we thought was coming — an initial round of relief legislation is expected during the Oct. 9 session.
Wagner was also there this past week for President Joe Biden’s visit to North Carolina and briefing with Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. We talk about why the damage is so large and what recovery might look like.
Headliner of the Week
After the break, we talk more about Helene response and share our picks for Headliner of the Week. Both are related to Helene — learning about the quartz mine in Spruce Pine and making sure to “look for the helpers.”
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