This weekend?s holiday edition of Carolina Journal Radio will give you a chance to catch up on some interviews you might have missed in recent months.

Now that the state?s elected leaders have decided to set up a new group to study North Carolina?s transportation needs, we?ll recall some recommendations from N.C. State University economist Michael Walden.

Roy Cordato will highlight some serious concerns about the work of the group studying global warming policy for North Carolina, while Joe Coletti will share some good news about potential cost savings linked to a new state Program Evaluation Division.

George Leef will share thoughts about the search for a new UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor, and Don Carrington will react to recent developments in the state?s investigation of legislative corruption.