Twenty years after the N.C. Supreme Court issued its first ruling in the Leandro school funding lawsuit, two recent developments suggest the case might be moving toward a conclusion. Terry Stoops assesses the latest Leandro news for the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Kari Travis discusses a UNC system committee’s vote to ban the UNC-Chapel Hill civil rights center from filing lawsuits. Duke University political scientist Nicholas Carnes examines the thorny topic of raising state legislators’ pay.

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis discusses his work on the Senate’s contentious Judiciary Committee. Plus you’ll hear highlights from legislative debate about a measure to boost efficiency in construction permits across North Carolina.