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Private equity firm LDC has made a minority investment in fine foods manufacturer and distributor Bramble Foods 'to support its organic and acquisitive growth strategy'.

Judges heard arguments this week over whether North Carolina’s new Congressional and Legislative districts are unconstitutional and should be struck down. Meanwhile, Republican legislative leaders offered a hint that Medicaid expansion could receive serious consideration at the General Assembly later this year. Host Jeff Tiberii reviews the week in North Carolina politics with Rob Schofield of NC Policy Watch and Mitch Kokai from the John Locke Foundation.

Host Jeff Tiberii looks at the week in North Carolina politics with Mitch Kokai and Rob Schofield.

@nytimes “You don’t have to live near Chemours or DuPont or 3M to have exposure to these things. It is in the water. It is in our food. It’s in our homes and in our house dust. And depending where you live, it may be in our air.” #PFAS #ncpolhttps://t.co/4p9qQQKrxZ— ProgressNC (@Progress_NC) October 25, 2021 We're going to do things a little different this time, featuring

@nytimes “You don’t have to live near Chemours or DuPont or 3M to have exposure to these things. It is in the water. It is in our food. It’s in our homes and in our house dust. And depending where you live, it may be in our air.” #PFAS #ncpolhttps://t.co/4p9qQQKrxZ— ProgressNC (@Progress_NC) October 25, 2021 We're going to do things a little different this time, featuring

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is officially the highest-ranking Republican official in state government. It’s expected that he will run for governor in 2024.

An energy bill moves quickly, while budget negotiations plod along. Host Jeff Tiberii looks at the week in state politics with Rob Schofield with the progressive NC Policy Watch and Becki Gray from the conservative John Locke Foundation.

Jefferson Griffin is an ambitious politician who, despite being one of the youngest and least experienced judges on the Court of Appeals, is already planning a run for a Supreme Court seat in the near future.

State senators took a small, but positive step last week when they advanced Senate Bill 711 — a proposal to legalize medical cannabis/marijuana. As numerous witnesses — including military veterans struggling with PTSD and other service-related illnesses, as well as others battling the ravages of cancer and chemotherapy — made clear in often emotional testimony during a pair of public hearings, it’s absurd that suffering North Carolinians are denied an effective therapy that�...