The syndicated N.C. Spin television program welcomes John Locke Foundation Vice President for Outreach Becki Gray back this weekend to discuss topics such as tax reform, the state budget, Common Core public school standards, gun control, landfills, and unemployment insurance. Gray also took part in a mock N.C. Spin presentation for a 4-H group, and she spoke about the latest legislative news during an appearance before the Wake County Taxpayers Association. Gray continues her semiweekly politics and public policy radio updates on WTSB.
N.C. Education Alliance Director Lindalyn Kakadelis shared her concerns about Common Core State Standards during presentations this week to Conservatives for Guilford County and the New Hanover Republican Club.
A Charlotte Observer article about the end of long-term federal unemployment benefits for about 70,000 North Carolinians quoted Director of Communications Mitch Kokai. A Triangle Business Journal blog entry on Holly Springs’ new baseball stadium also quoted Kokai’s reaction to dubious economic impact projections.
A column in the Wrightsville Beach Lumina News cited a JLF staff member’s speech while discussing the work of the local Republican Party.