The release of Gov. Pat McCrory’s latest two-year state budget plan prompted media outlets to seek analysis from John Locke Foundation experts. The Winston-Salem Journal quoted Director of Fiscal Policy Studies Sarah Curry‘s reaction to the McCrory plan, while the Greensboro News & Record quoted Curry on McCrory’s proposal to revive expired historic preservation tax credits. NCPoliticalNews.com promoted Curry’s column on the governor’s budget plan, along with Director of Research and Education Studies Terry Stoops‘ assessment of McCrory’s education budget priorities. N.C. Senate Republicans’ daily press email also highlighted Stoops’ education budget analysis and Curry’s General Fund budget assessment. In other education news, Stoops discussed A-F school performance grades during a presentation for the Lee County Republican Women’s Club.
NCPoliticalNews.com and the Heritage Foundation’s “Insider Online” promoted Director of Regulatory Studies Jon Sanders‘ report explaining why the Federal Communications Commission made a mistake in overturning North Carolina’s municipal broadband law.
A Raleigh News & Observer column on state certificate-of-need restrictions cited Health and Human Services Policy Analyst Katherine Restrepo. The Mount Airy News published Restrepo’s column previewing U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in the King v. Burwell lawsuit dealing with Obamacare subsidies.
The Kernersville News published Director of Legal Studies Jon Guze‘s column on efforts to protect N.C. property owners from eminent domain abuse. The N.C. Insider publicized Curry’s research newsletter — co-authored with research intern Austin Pruitt — on efforts to stabilize funding for Tryon Palace.
