Has the state government handed pink slips to tens of thousands of public workers, as left-leaning critics of the Republican state budget predicted back in the summer? A recent report from the Office of State Budget and Management suggests the criticism was overblown. You’ll hear highlights from a legislative debate over the OSBM numbers, plus reaction from Rick Henderson, during the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Speaking of jobs, David Bass will analyze the Millennial generation’s economic woes. Jane Shaw will discuss a recent legal fight over free-speech issues and a tenure-track job at N.C. State University.

Political philosopher J. Budziszewski will discuss links between the U.S. Constitution and natural law, and you’ll hear highlights from a legislative discussion of the shortfall in North Carolina’s Medicaid budget.