State lawmakers have left Raleigh for the summer and don’t plan to return until late November. Becki Gray recaps their main achievements during the 2018 legislative session for the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Terry Stoops questions public school advocates’ claims that the Republican-led General Assembly fails to provide “adequate” funding for schools. Len Gilroy of the libertarian Reason Foundation highlights the key national problem of states failing to set aside enough money to pay for benefits promised to retired state workers.

Plus you’ll hear highlights from legislative debates about boosting low-income math scholars and honoring the state of Israel on its 70th anniversary.