Among the General Assembly’s actions this week were votes to end public school class-size mandates and to require photo identification for voters, along with a new bipartisan proposal to reform the redistricting process. John Locke Foundation Director of Communications Mitch Kokai discussed all three topics during his latest appearance on News 14 Carolina’s statewide “Capital Tonight” program.

Kokai discussed top legislative news this week with Pete Kaliner on WWNC, and his latest appearance as guest host for Bill LuMaye on Talk Radio WPTF included a conversation with Carolina Journal Publisher Jon Ham about media coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing. CJ Executive Editor Don Carrington is scheduled to appear on LuMaye’s program this afternoon to discuss the latest developments in his investigation of a tax fraud scheme unearthed in Durham.

WRAL Television’s coverage of a state House committee debate on auto insurance reform mentioned John Locke Foundation Vice President for Outreach Becki Gray‘s testimony. Gray continues her semiweekly politics and public policy updates for WTSB Radio, and she hit the road to offer legislative updates for the Wilson Rotary Club, a Winston-Salem/Forsyth tax day Tea Party rally, and the Johnston County Republican Women.

CJ Associate Editor Barry Smith and UNC Public Television
anchor Kelly McCullen took part in a Google-plus “hangout” session
recapping the week’s activity at the North Carolina General Assembly.