'Jumbo jet' election bills, budget talks slow, and a preview of 2024

'Jumbo jet' election bills, budget talks slow, and a preview of 2024

Author: WRAL News | Raleigh, North Carolina June 16, 2023 Duration: 32:37

The legislative session is rounding the final turn. Republican lawmakers moved a pair of major election bills forward. Lawmakers, meanwhile, are poised to pass a ban on transgender girls and women playing on female sports teams from middle school through college. The sports gambling bill has been signed (but you won't be able to bet for a while). Plus: Updates on a laundry list of significant bills and a preview of the line of attack against Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's campaign, coming from a key Republican consultant.


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