We're still about a month away from this year's state legislative session getting underway, but the House Select Committee on Education Reform is already looking toward the future.

The committee recently discussed the issues and items it hopes to see the legislature move on in the long-term.

State Rep. John Trobett is the chair of that committee, and he joins us to discuss further.

Plus, millions of acres of wetlands across North Carolina could be at risk after a Supreme Court ruling stripped them of federal protection.

Dr. Adam Gold, a scientist with the Environmental Defense Fund's Resilient Coasts and Watersheds project in North Carolina, stops by to discuss a new report on the issue and the impacts that losing those wetlands could have.