Jessica Jones
ReporterJessica Jones covers both the legislature in Raleigh and politics across the state. Before her current assignment, Jessica was given the responsibility to open up ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s first Greensboro Bureau at the Triad Stage in 2009. She's a seasoned public radio reporter who's covered everything from education to immigration, and she's a regular contributor to NPR's news programs. Jessica started her career in journalism in Egypt, where she freelanced for international print and radio outlets. After stints in Washington, D.C. with Voice of America and NPR, Jessica joined the staff of ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ in 1999. She is a graduate of Yale University.
Jessica left ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ in August 2015.
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ACLU attorneys challenging the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in North Carolina plan to ask a U.S. District Court judge in Greensboro for… -
Leaders of the state House and Senate have agreed on a framework for a budget for the fiscal year that has already started. They're expected to spell out… -
Governor Pat McCrory says he will consider vetoing a budget bill if he doesn't like what House and Senate budget negotiators come up with. The governor… -
Lawmakers in the state Senate have tentatively approved a bill that would overhaul North Carolina's Medicaid system. The measure would create an… -
Senate lawmakers considered a number of items today, while many House lawmakers took the time to pay homage to the late Republican Representative Jim… -
One of the most respected and beloved figures at the General Assembly is about to retire.Gerry Cohen will soon finish his current job as the special… -
Democratic U.S. Senator Kay Hagan was in Raleigh Friday afternoon to discuss a bill she and others have introduced in the U.S. Senate that seeks to… -
A measure put forth by the state Senate to overhaul North Carolina's Medicaid program is headed for a vote in the chamber next week.The proposal would…
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Lawmakers in the North Carolina Senate have proposed a plan that sheds more light on how they’d like to manage the state's Medicaid program. But it… -
Leaders in the state Senate have offered an eight percent pay raise for teachers as they inch closer to putting together a budget.Senate leaders unveiled…
