North Carolina House K- Education Committee Chairman David Willis says the state's school funding model is broken as education leaders examine whether the current position-based system should be overhauled Meanwhile NC Ports is targeting refrigerated and cold-chain cargo as a major opportunity in its five-year growth strategy including expanded activity at the Port of Wilmington Mitch Kokai of the John Locke Foundation joins the program to discuss State Treasurer Brad Briner and the State Employees Association of North Carolina renewing their support for a court challenge to the state's certificate-of-need laws Plus federal regulators have issued the first U S [... more]

The Memphis Safe Task Force is making a significant impact in the city, with over 1,600 arrests and 84 missing children located. However, some business owners are opposing the task force, and the Democrat Party has spoken out against it. Meanwhile, the government is in a shutdown, and Congressman David Kustoff is calling on Democrats to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government. Additionally, the Better Business Bureau is warning about cannabis edibles that are being marketed in a way that appeals to children, and there are concerns about the safety of these products. [... more]