North Carolina District 54 Representative and House Minority Leader Robert Reives spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. He discussed the latest from the General Assembly in Raleigh, including the latest round of veto-overrides. He also talked about strategies for engaging the electorate, and the latest round of redistricting from Republican lawmakers.
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