It is tax time, and that means North Carolinians are watching the mail for all the necessary documents needed to file tax returns. Associate Editor Barry Smith of Carolina Journal explains what’s going on with a “Notice of Intent to Assess” letter mailed by the state Revenue Department to about 150,000 North Carolinians. The letter, which looks like a bill, actually isn’t a bill. Smith tells us what state officials have to say about why they send the letters. Then we turn to the ongoing debate over requiring a photo I.D. to vote in North Carolina. As lawmakers make another attempt this year to approve a requirement for voters, the Federalist Society recently hosted a Raleigh debate on the topic. You’ll hear key arguments on the topic from John Fund, national affairs columnist at National Review; Bob Hall, executive director of Democracy North Carolina; Allison Riggs, staff attorney for voting rights at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice; and Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation. Next are comments from State Auditor Beth Wood recently about her office’s recently released scathing audit of North Carolina’s Medicaid program. Wood’s auditors found that Medicaid exceeded its budget by $1.4 billion a year for the last three years. You’ll hear highlights from her report. That’s followed by a look at an educational choice option that is growing in popularity. North Carolina lawmakers interested in expanding school choice options might consider education savings accounts, a new program launched in Arizona. Jonathan Butcher, education director for an Arizona-based free-market think tank, the Goldwater Institute, outlines the benefits of ESAs. And finally, Troy Kickler, director of the North Carolina History Project, profiles several African-American North Carolinians who fought through discrimination and were able to acquire wealth and property against the odds. The inspiration profiles offer lessons that are relevant today, says Kickler.