State lawmakers conducted a busy session in Raleigh this year, but they left town July 1 with some key issues yet to be resolved. Becki Gray highlights for Carolina Journal Radio some major policy proposals she hopes the General Assembly will tackle in 2017.

Ric Henderson analyzes key recent developments in N.C. elections. Matthew Ladner of the Foundation for Excellence in Education explains why demographic changes ensure North Carolina must seek innovation when it provides public education.

State Sen. Ralph Hise predicts the eventual end of North Carolina’s certificate-of-need restrictions on medical facilities and major equipment. Plus you’ll hear highlights from a recent presentation about North Carolina’s Medicaid reform plans.