North Carolina’s new state budget arrived more than two months later than expected, but fiscal conservatives still have plenty of reasons to cheer about the final product. Becki Gray explains why during the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Troy Kickler highlights North Carolina’s role in crafting the U.S. Constitution, and you’ll learn why freshman U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis is one of the leaders of a new group promoting increased protection for federal government whistleblowers.

Todd Davidson of the State Policy Network discusses the role free-market think tanks are playing in limiting government overreach in state capitals across the nation. Plus you’ll hear highlights from a recent forum at the N.C. Legislative Building about the negative impact of North Carolina’s renewable energy mandate.