A recent letter in the New Bern Sun Journal cited an exclusive article from Carolina Journal Executive Editor Don Carrington while making a plea to two members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation, Sen. Richard Burr and 3rd District Rep. Walter Jones. (I just received the Carolina Journal from the John Locke Foundation, which I support. Headline shouts “Feds unable or unwilling to stop illegal checks.” I suggest you read this.)
The Mooresville Tribune picked up CJ Associate Editor Dan Way‘s article about the recent extension of a state law regarding local government debt. The Kernersville News published Managing Editor Rick Henderson‘s recent column comparing pay scales for first-year teachers and fast-food restaurant workers.
The N.C. Spin website, NCPoliticalNews.com, and N.C. Senate Republicans’ daily press email all took note this week of N.C. Education Alliance Fellow Kristen Blair‘s CJ column about the negative impact of top-down education reforms on teacher satisfaction.
The N.C. Spin site also promoted Becki Gray’s observations about a recent audit targeting the N.C. Department of Public Instruction, along with JLF Vice President for Research and Resident Scholar Roy Cordato‘s recent “Locker Room” blog entry about an environmental group’s rare citation of property-rights concerns in discussing the issue of “forced pooling” linked to hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. Cordato discussed the forced pooling issue with The New Republic.
The Heartland Institute interviewed Director of Research and Education Studies Terry Stoops and N.C. Education Alliance Director Lindalyn Kakadelis for an article about student data collection. The Lenoir News-Topic quoted Stoops’ “Locker Room” entry on teacher turnover in North Carolina.
NCPoliticalNews.com promoted JLF Director of Fiscal Policy Studies Sarah Curry‘s research newsletter on economic development and streetcars. NCPoliticalNews.com and N.C. Senate Republicans highlighted CJ contributor Sara Burrows‘ latest article about a state childhood obesity task force’s consideration of home visits from government bureaucrats.
GOP senators also noted Associate Editor Barry Smith‘s article about legislative votes to override gubernatorial vetoes, Way’s article on a state audit involving alleged misuse of a taxpayer-funded laptop computer at the UNC School of the Arts, Gray’s column on North Carolina’s liberal voting laws, and the transcript of a Carolina Journal Radio interview with Katherine Restrepo about Medicaid reform.
