Three political supporters of former Gov. Beverly Perdue pleaded guilty to campaign finance-related charges in recent days. Rick Henderson explains the significance of those guilty pleas during the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Terry Stoops discusses parents’, teachers’, and education advocates’ concerns about the Common Core State Standards for public schools, while George Mason University law professor Ilya Somin previews his forthcoming book, Democracy and Political Ignorance.

Editor Sougata Mukherjee of the Triangle Business Journal discusses North Carolina’s business climate, and you’ll hear highlights from John Hood’s recent interview of new Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint.