All candidates have filed, and now it’s time for North Carolina office seekers to make their pitches to voters who will head to the polls in May and November. John Hood discusses the races for governor and lieutenant governor during the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio. David Bass will discuss other key races on the 2012 ballot.
Dee Stewart will explain the work of his group Americans for a Balanced Budget. Speaking of budgets, you’ll hear legislative economist Barry Boardman and N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis discuss the impact of North Carolina state government’s latest revenue forecast for the 2011-12 budget.
Plus the opening weekend of the NCAA basketball tournament gives us a good chance to highlight the impact of big-time sports on college campuses, a topic Duke professor Charles Clotfelter addresses in a recent book.
