Some Washington, D.C., Democrats hope Kay Hagan will try to win a return trip to the U.S. Senate by taking on incumbent Republican Richard Burr in 2016. Rick Henderson discusses the potential for a Burr-Hagan battle during the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Becki Gray looks ahead to the N.C. Senate’s budget process, and Scott Moody of State Budget Solutions explains why Medicaid expansion could lead to a $6.4 billion negative impact on the state’s long-term personal income growth.

George Mason University economist Peter Boettke ponders government’s proper role in the economy, and you’ll hear the harrowing tale of North Korean refugee Cherie Yang.