As Gov. Mike Easley closes in on his final months in office, he?s been dealing with some unwelcome publicity. Carolina Journal Executive Editor Don Carrington has raised questions about Easley?s taxpayer-funded travel, along with the recent 88 percent pay raise Easley?s wife secured from N.C. State University. Carrington discusses his reporting in the latest edition of Carolina Journal Radio.
During the final month of the legislative session, some state lawmakers discussed the prospects of overhauling North Carolina?s sales tax. They ended up making some minor revisions, but you?ll hear their discussion of the topic, along with reaction from Joe Coletti.
We?ll also discuss two other topics that cropped up in the final days of the General Assembly?s work in Raleigh. House Speaker Joe Hackney, D-Orange, and Rep. Dale Folwell, R-Forsyth, will offer competing assessments of the fiscal ?health? of the State Health Plan, while Sens. Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and Bob Rucho, R-Mecklenburg, will discuss their colleagues? decision to endorse an end to federal prohibition of offshore drilling for oil and natural gas. Roy Cordato will respond to the Republicans? comments about drilling.
We?ll also hear Terry Stoops? assessment of the latest developments in testing data tied to the federal No Child Left Behind law.
