The N.C. General Assembly returns for an organizational session next week, then returns to Raleigh later in January for the start of the so-called “long” legislative session. Becki Gray previews that session in the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Roy Cordato debunks myths about the minimum wage, and you’ll hear the pros and cons of certificate-of-need reform from an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Richard Bruch, who supports reform, and Cody Hand of the N.C. Hospital Association, who supports the current law.

Plus you’ll hear about state government efforts to make better use of the data government agencies collect every day.