The SBI crime lab controversy has highlighted concerns about a criminal defendant?s ability to get a fair trial when crime lab technicians play a role in the case. Daren Bakst outlines those concerns in the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio. You?ll also hear Attorney General Roy Cooper explain staff shakeups and other changes adopted to help fix the SBI?s problems.

John Hood will explain why state lawmakers will face pressure next year to raise taxes. Troy Kickler and Michael Sanera will offer highlights from their Citizen?s Constitutional Workshop on North Carolina?s important role in the development of the U.S. Constitution.

Plus author Richard Lowry will explore key themes from his recent book New Dawn: The Battles for Fallujah.