The John Locke Foundation collaborated with environmental group NC WARN this week for the first of two planned forums promoting electricity competition. The News & Observer promoted the event, and Director of Regulatory Studies Jon Sanders discussed the issue in interviews with Frank Stasio on WUNC Radio’s “The State of Things” and WPTF Radio’s “Bill LuMaye Show.” WRAL Television and UNC TV’s “North Carolina Now” covered the forum. Meanwhile, the N.C. Spin website noted Sanders’ “Locker Room” blog entry on harmful Construction Work in Progress, or CWIP, rules. NCPoliticalNews.com promoted Sanders’ research newsletter on regulatory accumulation, while the Kernersville News published his column on the potential unconstitutionality of North Carolina’s renewable energy mandate.
Director of Research and Education Studies Terry Stoops discussed concerns about Common Core public school standards during a presentation to the North Raleigh Kitchen Table Meeting Group. The Free Republic promoted Stoops’ work on Common Core, while Watchdog.org and SayAnythingBlog.com cited his response to recent legal developments involving North Carolina’s new opportunity scholarships. NCPoliticalNews.com and N.C. Senate Republicans picked up Stoops’ column on the political Left’s likely loss in the school choice war. The Laurinburg Exchange published his column on teacher satisfaction survey data.
Director of Fiscal Policy Studies Sarah Curry highlighted key elements of the JLF research staff’s recent City and County Issue Guide during a speech for the Lee County Republican Men’s Club. An article for western North Carolina’s TheTribunePapers.com summarized key issues from the Issue Guide. The N.C. Spin website promoted Curry’s “Locker Room” blog entry on North Carolina’s top retirement destinations.
