State lawmakers have finished their work on new maps of congressional and legislative election districts. John Hood dissects the political implications of those maps during the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio, and you’ll hear part of the heated N.C. House debate about the role of race in redistricting.

You’ll also hear highlights from the General Assembly’s efforts to override a gubernatorial veto of proposed regulatory reforms, and Terry Stoops will discuss key education policy decisions from the 2011 legislative session.

Plus Peter Frank, Wingate University professor and Jesse Helms Center Free Enterprise Fellow, will explain why he believes the debate between government economic intervention and free markets has reached a crossroads.