The new state budget plan raises teacher pay, limits government’s spending increase to the rate of inflation plus population growth, adds more money to state savings reserves, and provides more income tax relief. Becki Gray highlights these and other key features of the 2016-17 General Fund budget during the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Jon Sanders explains why natural gas beats solar and wind as a low-cost energy source. Plus you’ll hear highlights from legislative debates about capping the state’s income tax rate, reaffirming lawmakers’ support for the U.S. Bill of Rights, and allowing North Carolina’s largest counties to set up their own compensation funds for victims of forced sterilization.