NC News Roundup: Roy Cooper drops out of VP race; parents push for more school voucher funding

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NC News Roundup: Roy Cooper drops out of VP race; parents push for more school voucher funding

By Colin Campbell,

Liz Schlemmer, Cole del Charco

Published August 2, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper addresses a crowd Thursday in advance of Vice President Kamala Harris speaking at the Durham Center for Senior Life highlighting the Biden-Harris administration鈥檚 commitment to lowering costs through the Inflation Reduction Act. — NC Governor Roy Cooper. File photo.

It has been a week in North Carolina news. Gov. Roy Cooper dropped out of the race to be Kamala Harris鈥� running mate. Families on a waiting list for private school vouchers push for more funding. And state House republicans vote to override three of the governor鈥檚 vetoes.

吉彩网网站 Capitol Bureau Chief Colin Campbell guests hosts this week's roundup.

Guests

Bryan Anderson, freelance reporter, Anderson Alerts newsletter

Dave Mildenberg, editor, Business NC magazine

Liz Schlemmer, education reporter, 吉彩网网站

Ben Wasserstein, Pennsylvania Capitol Bureau Chief, WITF

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Colin Campbell

Colin Campbell covers politics for 吉彩网网站 as the station's capitol bureau chief.

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Liz Schlemmer

Liz Schlemmer is 吉彩网网站's Education Reporter, covering preschool through higher education. Email: lschlemmer@wunc.org

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Cole del Charco

Cole del Charco is an audio producer and writer based in Durham. He's made stories for public radio's All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Marketplace. Before joining Due South, he spent time as a freelance journalist, an education and daily news reporter for 吉彩网网站, and a podcast producer for WFAE in Charlotte.

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