Brown Incompetent; Stevens Resigns; Cities Face Financial Strain

State Rep. Sarah Stevens is stepping down from the North Carolina House to focus on her campaign for the state Supreme Court, creating another opening in the General Assembly. Meanwhile, new data shows that roughly two-thirds of Opportunity Scholarship funding is going to lower-income families, fueling continued debate over the state’s school choice program. State Auditor Dave Boliek is also warning that financial distress is becoming an increasingly common problem for North Carolina municipalities. Mitch Kokai of the John Locke Foundation joins the program to discuss the latest developments in the federal case against Decarlos Brown Jr. surrounding a deadly Charlotte light rail murder. Plus, Amazon and Corning have reached an agreement to expand optical fiber manufacturing in North Carolina, bringing new investment to the state.