The News & Observer, Charlotte Observer, and the Observer‘s “Paper Trail” blog all noted this week the John Locke Foundation’s support for compensation of living victims of North Carolina’s forced-sterilization program. The idea picked up steam this week when N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis announced his support for compensation. Daren Bakst, Director of Legal and Regulatory Studies, has led JLF’s work on the topic. Speaking of Bakst, N.C. Senate Republicans highlighted Carolina Journal‘s transcript of an interview with Bakst on a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling linked to taxpayer-financed election campaigns. RentSolarPanel.com promoted a column from Michael Sanera, Director of Research and Local Government Studies, on the problems associated with government-subsidized solar power. Fergus Hodgson, Director of Fiscal Policy Studies, devoted his most recent Future of Freedom Foundation columns to Cost of Government Day and trade sanctions against Syria.