A Greensboro News & Record editorial took note of a letter from Democratic U.S. senators seeking a decade’s worth of financial information from the John Locke Foundation in connection with climate change issues. JLF was the only state-level public policy think tank among the more than 100 organizations targeted for the intimidation letter. The editorial quoted JLF Chairman John Hood.
A Winston-Salem Journal article about the N.C. House floor debate surrounding a controversial incentives bill noted one representative’s citation of information from the John Locke Foundation. The Wake Forest Weekly published Carolina Journal Associate Editor Barry Smith‘s article on legislation that would loosen restrictions on N.C. distilleries selling spirits.
John Locke Foundation Vice President for Outreach Becki Gray discussed this year’s legislative session during a presentation for the North Mecklenburg Republican Women in Huntersville. Gray continues twice-weekly politics and public policy updates for WTSB Radio listeners. Director of Outreach Donna Martinez and CJ Managing Editor Rick Henderson discuss the week’s top state political developments for Curtis Media Group’s syndicated “People In Politics” program. WFMY Television interviewed JLF Director of Communications Mitch Kokai about state employee pay provisions in the governor’s proposed budget.
Director of Education Outreach Lindalyn Kakadelis discussed the State Board of Education’s Task Force on Assessments during an appearance with Lockwood Phillips on WTKF’s “Viewpoints Radio.” Kakadelis offered an update on issues linked to Common Core public school standards in a presentation for the Asheville Tea Party.
Syndicated columnist Patrick Gannon cited Hood in an article about the unusual political coalitions supporting redistricting reform and opposing targeted tax incentives. A Storify.com article on certificate-of-need reform features reporting and tweets from CJ Associate Editor Dan Way, along with CarolinaJournal.tv video. N.C. Senate Republicans promoted in their daily press email Way’s article on a CON reform bill, Way’s report on a measure targeting charter school finances, Hood’s column on the impact of taxes on business decisions, and Hood’s column on conservative concerns surrounding targeted tax breaks and gas tax hikes. NCPoliticalNews.com highlighted Way’s CON reform story.
The Heritage Foundation’s “Insider Online” promoted this week’s JLF Shaftesbury Society speech from N.C. Transportation Secretary Tony Tata, who’s also a retired U.S. Army brigadier general and an author of best-selling military thrillers.
