North Carolina transportation officials want to pursue federal stimulus money for high-speed rail projects, but a recent John Locke Foundation report explains why that?s a bad idea. Michael Sanera offers more details in the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Sticking with the transportation theme, Michael Lowrey will tell us how changes in the airline industry are affecting North Carolina, especially its smallest airports.

Dallas Woodhouse of Americans for Prosperity North Carolina will discuss his group?s support for state budget cuts during the economic downturn, and Terry Stoops will discuss his new report on a first-of-its-kind survey of North Carolina?s public schools.

Plus we?ll hear N.C. State University political scientist Andy Taylor?s assessment of the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court.