North Carolina District 56 Rep. Allen Buansi joins 97.9 The Hill News Director Brighton McConnell on Friday, July 5. With the General Assembly’s short session now finished, Buansi reflects on some of the measures that excited and concerned him the most — including some changes around criminal justice. Buansi also discusses a win for him and for North Carolina botanical research: a specialty license plate for Venus flytraps in partnership with the North Carolina Botanical Garden was finally approved and signed into law. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro representative discusses the journey of the bill and what happens now for people interested in the specialty plates.

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