Another saga from the 2020 elections, and a lieutenant governor who’s ‘not very good at math’

Another saga from the 2020 elections, and a lieutenant governor who’s ‘not very good at math’

Author: WRAL News | Raleigh, North Carolina July 30, 2022 Duration: 24:53
It was a quiet week in North Carolina politics, which means we’ve only got three significant lawsuits to discuss: One on voting, one about whether you’re allowed to lie in campaign ads and one on abortion. Plus: An update on Medicaid expansion talks, and why Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson says that, if he had to do his own taxes, he’d be “going to jail.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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