Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, explores North Carolina’s decision to award CSX $100 million for a new transit hub in Edgecombe County. Henderson offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
Carolina Journal’s Rick Henderson discusses N.C.’s $100 million subsidy for CSX hub
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