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Watermelon salad, anyone? Summer dishes to keep you cool. Plus, a NC legislative wrap-up

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Due South
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Jul 15, 2026
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3026
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Summary

0:01:00 A graveyard of bills from the 2026 legislative short session The General Assembly has left Raleigh for now, but they left behind a graveyard of bills that didn’t make it for a vote and to the governor’s desk. Issues still on the table include updated hemp regulations, election law changes, data center policy, and possible sin taxes. Political reporters Colin Campbell and Adam Wagner dig up the dirt on issues that did not get through the legislature. Colin Campbell , Capitol Bureau Chief, WUNC News Adam Wagner , reporter/editor covering state politics for the North Carolina Newsroom 0:33:00 Sheri Castle shares summer recipes to keep you cool “The Key Ingredient” host has tips for making the most out of summer produce, staying cool in extreme heat, and answers Leoneda’s questions about the best way to eat one of eastern North Carolina’s favorite drought-resistant exports: watermelon. Sheri Castle , food writer and cooking teacher who hosts “The Key Ingredient” on PBS. She’s also a contributing editor to Southern Living, and a featured columnist at Our State magazine.