As Gov. Beverly Perdue completes her first week on the job, former Gov. Mike Easley returns to private life. Now that Easley has stepped off the state?s political stage for the first time in 16 years, how will North Carolina remember him? That?s a topic John Hood addresses in the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.
One of the issues the new governor?s former legislative colleagues could address this year is annexation reform. You?ll hear highlights in this week?s program from a recent meeting of a study group looking at ways to improve the state?s 50-year-old annexation law.
You?ll also hear a discussion about improving North Carolina?s public school testing program. How can the state take steps to ensure parents and taxpayers can compare North Carolina students? test performance to the performance of students in other states and nations?
Michael Sanera will share details from his recent report explaining the problems associated with Wilson?s government-owned fiber-optic cable network. And Hillsdale College?s David Bobb will tells us why all Americans need to understand at least the basic details of the U.S. Constitution.
