Recovery Funds Running Low; Lindberg Sentenced; Utility Merger Questions

Governor Josh Stein is warning that North Carolina’s recovery funding is beginning to run low as the state continues responding to ongoing disaster and rebuilding needs. Mitch Kokai from the John Locke Foundation joins the program to discuss the sentencing of former major North Carolina political donor Greg Lindberg, who received 12 years in prison in a high-profile corruption case. Andrew Pomeranz from Carolina Journal also examines the proposed NextEra-Dominion merger and the potential impact it could have on North Carolina energy customers and utility rates. Meanwhile, the NC House Oversight Committee is summoning officials as lawmakers continue investigating the death of six-year-old Dominique Moody.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.