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Special Recess Edition Includes an Interview with Rep. Vernetta Alston and a Vacationing Former President

With the General Assembly on a holiday break this week, the podcast records from Carolina Beach and includes a visit from fellow beach vacationer President George W. Bush.

The week before recess, Brian and Skye recorded a conversation with Rep. Vernetta Alston, a Durham Democrat, who talks about her transition from local government service to serving in the General Assembly, her work as a death penalty lawyer, balancing family as a legislator, and how she would improve North Carolina politics.

The podcast also reviews Governor Cooper's veto of the unemployment bill, his signature of the Farm…

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