Jessica Jones
ReporterJessica Jones covers both the legislature in Raleigh and politics across the state. Before her current assignment, Jessica was given the responsibility to open up WUNC's first Greensboro Bureau at the Triad Stage in 2009. She's a seasoned public radio reporter who's covered everything from education to immigration, and she's a regular contributor to NPR's news programs. Jessica started her career in journalism in Egypt, where she freelanced for international print and radio outlets. After stints in Washington, D.C. with Voice of America and NPR, Jessica joined the staff of WUNC in 1999. She is a graduate of Yale University.
Jessica left WUNC in August 2015.
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Governor Pat McCrory’s administration and Raleigh leaders have reached an agreement for the city to buy the old Dorothea Dix campus in order to create a… -
A program giving developers tax credits to restore old buildings expired on January first. But advocates have launched a campaign asking lawmakers to… -
A state legislator who was previously a Democrat has become unaffiliated because he feels he can get more done that way for his district. Representative… -
New members of North Carolina's Congressional delegation were sworn in today in Congress. That includes Republican Senator Thom Tillis and Republican… -
North Carolina's state Supreme Court Chief Justice was sworn in yesterday. Chief Justice Mark Martin was officially sworn in for an eight-year term in a… -
An effort to open the state’s Medicaid program to managed care ran into trouble today. A report that passed a subcommittee easily last week was gutted in… -
In recent months, Governor Pat McCrory has said he’s considering proposing expansion of the state’s Medicaid program, which would allow more low-income… -
North Carolina's Department of Transportation has released a plan that would spend $15 billion on road construction, aviation and public transit projects… -
A Medicaid oversight subcommittee has approved recommendations laying out goals for reform of the state's health insurance program for low-income… -
Back in 2012, more North Carolinians voted for Democrats than Republicans in North Carolina’s Congressional elections. But Republicans ended up winning…
