Voters across North Carolina have the chance to cast ballots next week in local elections. John Hood will discuss key races and statewide election themes during the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio. Terry Stoops also will join us to analyze the impact of this month’s Wake County school board elections.

More than 400 North Carolinians had a chance recently to hear from some of the big names in modern conservative thought, as they traveled to Washington for the Americans for Prosperity summit. You?ll hear highlights from presentations by Newt Gingrich, U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, and others.

You?ll also learn why syndicated columnist and Fox News commentator Cal Thomas is worried about radical Islam, and Darrell Allison of Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina will offer an update on school choice developments.