Host Liz Purvis welcomes Durham OG Imani McCreary to discuss major North Carolina political updates and what to do before the November 3 general election. They recap a marathon State Board of Elections meeting that slashed many early voting Sundays and scrutinize what they describe as targeted changes affecting college campuses and specific communities, including Granville County’s case where Republicans didn’t appear and the state board moved Oxford’s most-used site farther away and less walkable, prompting local plans for rides to the polls. They break down the newly signed, long-delayed $34.4B state budget (teacher pay, state employee raises, job cuts, Hurricane Helene relief, and power shifts away from the executive branch). The episode also touches on federal shutdown fights, organizing “niche down” strategy, key NC races (including Don Davi ...