As state lawmakers pursue tax reform, Roy Cordato shares with Carolina Journal Radio listeners this week some key ideas that would help improve the state tax code.

Barry Smith brings us up to date on the debate over a voter ID law for North Carolina, and longtime marketing executive and UNC-Chapel Hill lecturer Mark McNeilly discusses “rebranding” the Republican Party.

UNC-Charlotte emeritus professor David Hartgen helps us answer the question: Are our highways crumbling? Plus you’ll hear highlights from a legislative debate over drug testing for state welfare benefits.