Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, asks N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell about the recent controversy surrounding a $1.7 billion education funding order. This exchange took place during the Jan. 7, 2021, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
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