The N.C. Spin website and Pundit House noted John Locke Foundation Director of Regulatory Studies Jon Sanders‘ “Locker Room” blog entry panning the state lottery’s new scratch-and-sniff game. The Kernersville News published Sanders’ column on assessing renewable energy costs accurately. NCPoliticalNews.com picked up his research newsletter on the implications for North Carolina of a Texas court ruling linked to occupational licensing restrictions.

EducationNC.org, the N.C. Spin website, and N.C. Senate Republicans’ daily press email promoted Terry Stoops’ column rebutting back-to-school myths. (EducationNC.org also covered this week’s Shaftesbury Society luncheon presentation on the state’s new digital learning plan.) The Senate GOP noted Stoops’ column on boosting funding for school choice programs. The N.C. Spin site and the Senate GOP also highlighted Sarah Curry’s column promoting federalism as a tool to combat government overreach. NCPoliticalNews.com cited Curry’s research newsletter on the latest state budget extension.