Gov. Beverly Perdue has called for a reorganization of state government, and she?s recommended that the new Republican-led General Assembly take steps to boost legislative transparency and change the politics of redistricting. Joseph Coletti examines those ideas in the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

We?ll also address the goals the new General Assembly is likely to pursue. Becki Gray offers her predictions, and you?ll hear from the likely president pro tem of the new state Senate: Phil Berger of Rockingham County.

Bruce Gardner of Tea Party Western North Carolina will discuss his group?s goals for the new year, and you?ll hear details of a recent review that skewered the University of North Carolina system?s enrollment growth funding formula.