As state lawmakers and the McCrory administration continue to debate the future of North Carolina’s Medicaid program, Katherine Restrepo offers suggestions about potential positive reforms. That’s a highlight of the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Christie Herrera of the Florida-based Foundation for Government Accountability discusses a new poll that suggests N.C. officials could pay a political price if they vote to expand Medicaid. Rep. Rick Glazier, D-Cumberland, discusses the importance of civility in politics.

Jenna Ashley Robinson explains some ways in which higher education outperforms K-12 public education in allowing market forces to work. And you’ll hear legislative debate about the N.C. Department of Transportation’s plans for dealing with fracking operations that could start next year.