Many North Carolina lawmakers continue to respond to the state?s double-digit unemployment woes by looking for targeted tax breaks that will lure new jobs to the state. Roy Cordato explains the problems with that strategy in the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.
Speaking of jobs, some observers believe North Carolina?s public schools could do a better job training students for careers. You?ll hear Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson explain the recommendations of her ?Career-Ready Task Force.? You?ll also hear from task force member Becki Gray.
Daren Bakst will tell us why restaurant owners ? not bureaucrats ? should decide whether dogs should be permitted in North Carolina restaurants, and we?ll discuss the decision to shelve ? for now ? proposals to increase the state tax on ?little cigars.?
Plus we?ll hear highlights from a recent rally urging state lawmakers to fight the effects of ObamaCare. Featured are comments from Michael Flynn, editor-in-chief of BigGovernment.com.
