State lawmakers are moving forward with a bill to prevent future incidents like the controversial Hoke County “chicken nugget” case. Rick Henderson discusses the legislation and updates another controversy involving a Charlotte-area diet blogger during the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Becki Gray will discuss new legislation designed to address forced annexation, and you’ll hear advocates of redistricting reform make their case.

Sen. Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell, explains new efforts to boost government efficiency, and Patrick Michaels of the Cato Institute discusses the links between global warming research and a “government-scientific complex.”