North Carolina?s new state budget sets taxpayers up for a $3 billion shortfall next year. That?s just one of the problems with the new budget plan. Joe Coletti will outline others during the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio. You?ll also hear highlights from the state House?s final budget debate.

Terry Stoops will explain why a recent survey of North Carolina college professors raises some concerns about questions used on the state?s public school end-of-course tests.

Plus we?ll hear from a pair of experts associated with the Cato Institute. Transportation expert Randal O?Toole will discuss the best responses to gridlock on our highways, while economist Arnold Kling will explain how increased competition among government agencies could improve public services.