A federal district court judge upheld North Carolina's voter identification measures in a 485 page decision .
Judge Thomas Schroeder found that the photo identification law, elimination of same day registration and out of precinct balloting did not disproportionately burden minority voters.
Host Frank Stasio talks with ¹ÏÉñapp capitol bureau chief Jeff Tiberii about the decision.
Meanwhile, Governor McCrory unveiled his proposed budget plan. Stasio talks with the governor's budget director, , about the $22 billion proposal.
And lawmakers return to Raleigh for the opening of the legislature's short session. Politicians were met by protestors on both sides of the HB2 debate. Capitol police made 54 arrests.
Stasio talks with with a panel of lawmakers including: , , , , and about their budget priorities and their perspectives on HB2 effects and efforts to repeal.