Republicans made history by winning control of the General Assembly in this month?s elections. Rick Henderson will discuss the significance of that victory and other election results during the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.
One of the major challenges the new General Assembly will face in the next year is filling a $3 billion budget hole. You?ll hear highlights from legislative economist Barry Boardman?s recent presentation on the sobering budget numbers.
Republicans have pledged to close the budget gap without raising taxes. That would mean good news for North Carolina?s business tax climate, which already ranks 10th worst in the nation. Joe Coletti explains the importance of that ranking from the Tax Foundation.
Writer and researcher Stella Snyder will discuss the links between the late Sen. Jesse Helms and Russian author and anti-communist Alexander Solzhenitsyn, while libertarian writer Max Borders of the Free to Choose Network will explain his concept of ?radicals for rules.?
