Would North Carolina taxpayers get more bang for their bucks if state agency budgets were tied more closely to good performance measures? State Auditor Beth Wood thinks so. You’ll hear highlights from her recent legislative presentation on the topic during the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Former N.C. Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr recaps the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law’s achievements during his tenure as NCICL director and discusses his future plans.

Michael Sanera will explain a first-of-its-kind John Locke Foundation survey of county government privatization efforts, and John Rustin of the N.C. Free Enterprise Foundation will delve into his group’s recent rankings of the General Assembly’s “business-friendliness.”

Plus you’ll learn why some state lawmakers are concerned about a $17 million rail spur at the Global TransPark near Kinston.