This year?s elections promise plenty of interesting stories, whether they involve the U.S. Senate race or battles for control of the General Assembly. David Bass discusses some key election stories in the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Roy Cordato also joins us to discuss his latest research into the costs and benefits of North Carolina?s centerpiece air-quality legislation, the 2002 Clean Smokestacks Bill.

The Cato Institute?s Doug Bandow offers an assessment of the federal health-care debate, while Mary Katharine Ham of Fox News and The Weekly Standard discusses changing voter opinions about President Obama.

Plus you?ll hear part of a recent discussion about efforts to find a replacement for tobacco in North Carolina?s agricultural future.