NCCBI’s Jim Hyler Speaks Out on NC Budget

James Hyler, Jr., vice chairman and COO of First Citizens Bank and chairman of the Governor’s Commission to Promote Efficiency and and Savings on State Spending, spoke at a Shaftesbury Society luncheon at The John Locke Foundation on Feb. 3 about the panel's work in identifying ways the Easley administration could reduce cost and improve servce in state government. Here are excerpts from a question-and-answer period that followed Hyler’s talk on the panel’s work.