State lawmakers plan to head back to Raleigh soon to deal with a gubernatorial veto, and it might give them a chance to chat about the latest pronouncements from government watchdog Joe Sinsheimer. As you’ll hear in the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio, Sinsheimer wants House Democrats to give embattled Rep. Thomas Wright the boot.

Also in this weekend’s program, John Hood will preview the Sept. 8 conference on politics and the Internet that JLF is co-hosting with the N.C. Institute of Political Leadership. Roy Cordato will explain the new environmentnc.com Web site and blog.

Joe Coletti will tell us why surprise provisions aren’t the worst problem tied to the new $20.7 billion state budget. And Wake Forest University economics professor Dan Hammond will share his insights from two decades of study of Milton Friedman.