Landfill Oversight Gaps; Deannexation Bill; CON Fight Continues

A new state audit has found that nearly 80% of North Carolina’s inactive landfills are not being monitored, raising environmental concerns about potential groundwater contamination and long-term oversight. Theresa Opeka of Carolina Journal joins the program to break down the findings and what they could mean for state regulators. Meanwhile, the North Carolina House is advancing legislation that would overhaul the municipal deannexation process, potentially making it easier for property owners to leave city limits. Mitch Kokai of the John Locke Foundation also examines a Certificate of Need case in which a New Bern eye surgeon is asking the state Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling. Plus, the U.S. House has approved legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent if it ultimately becomes law.