The latest Carolina Journal cover story delves into the N.C. Railroad Company’s plans to spend $13 million to buy land supporting a proposed industrial “megasite” in Randolph County. CJ Managing Editor Rick Henderson shares details of the newspaper’s investigation, including the unusual fact that the land sits nowhere near the N.C. Railroad’s existing track. North Carolina has a relatively large military footprint. But some advocates say the state has fallen short when it comes to providing services and opportunities that would keep military veterans in the Tar Heel State. Ilario Pantano, assistant secretary at the state Division of Veterans Affairs, discusses efforts to change that story. Some N.C. lawmakers are looking at loosening state occupational licensing restrictions. They got some recent advice on the topic from Becki Gray and Jon Sanders of the John Locke Foundation. You’ll hear highlights from their presentation. Among the many tributes made to the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the Campbell University Law School held a special memorial service in Scalia’s honor. It highlighted Scalia’s important role in influencing judges, legal scholars, and the Federalist Society. A Scalia friend also shared personal anecdotes. You’ll hear highlights. Then JLF Vice President for Research and Resident Scholar Roy Cordato takes aim at economic impact studies. Cordato explains why the most common studies ignore useful cost-benefit analysis of government projects. Instead those studies treat costs as benefits, skewing the results in favor of projects that might not be worthwhile for taxpayers.