Feb. 1 marks an important date for school choice in North Carolina. That’s when the application period opens for the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program and new Education Savings Accounts. Terry Stoops explains the significance of those programs for the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Joseph Coletti explains why policymakers should prepare for the next state budget debate by focusing on reining in government spending. James Broughel of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University explains how 110,000 state regulations help slow N.C. economic growth.

Some of North Carolina’s leading economists assess likely benefits of the new federal tax law. Plus you’ll hear an update on the long-running court battle between the N.C. State Board of Education and the state Rules Review Commission.