Recent events in Wisconsin have helped generate interest in issues involving collective bargaining and unions. John Locke Foundation President John Hood discussed those topics during an appearance this week on WUNC-FM’s program “The State Of Things.” Hood is scheduled to return to the radio airwaves later this morning with Rick and Donna Martinez on WPTF. Hood and the head of the N.C. Coastal Federation will discuss their opposition to a North Carolina bill that would lead to “beach mansion bailouts.” Newspaper readers across the state — along with those who scan television news websites — read Hood’s comments this week in an Associated Press article about legislative efforts to divert Golden LEAF money toward higher-priority projects. Charlotte Observer readers perused Hood’s analysis of proposals to reveal more information about legislative campaign fundraising. N.C. Senate Republicans’ daily press e-mails highlighted Hood’s columns this week on Gov. Beverly Perdue’s veto of the North Carolina Health Care Protection Act, Perdue’s new persona as “Governor No,” the political impact of suburban growth in North Carolina, and the latest shenanigans involving the state’s public school establishment.