The Associated Press interviewed John Locke Foundation Health and Human Services Policy Analyst Katherine Restrepo for an article about Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina’s latest enrollment numbers tied to the federal Affordable Care Act. The Charlotte Observer, Asheville Citizen-Times, Goldsboro News-Argus, Hendersonville Times-News, and WRAL.com all picked up the story.
The Forbes blog “The Apothecary” published a piece Restrepo co-wrote on Obamacare exchanges. The Kernersville News published Restrepo’s column on market-based ideas for addressing the needs of patients with pre-existing health conditions, while NCPoliticalNews.com highlighted her research newsletter on ensuring a competitive health insurance market.
NCPoliticalNews.com also promoted Director of Fiscal Policy Studies Sarah Curry‘s research newsletters on the state budget and recent tax law changes, as well as Terry Stoops’ newsletters on public school funding sources and the resemblance between the school funding debate and the movie “Groundhog Day.”
A Charlotte Observer article cited Vice President for Research and Resident Scholar Roy Cordato‘s report on the benefits all income groups will see from North Carolina’s 2013 tax reform package. FactCheck.org highlighted the same report in analyzing a television ad with the false claim that N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis oversaw a tax increase for 80 percent of North Carolinians.
The Burlington Times-News quoted Director of Regulatory Studies Jon Sanders in an article about state film incentives. (Not everyone, including Jon Sanders of the John Locke Foundation, believes governments’ use of business incentives to attract companies is the best use of public funds. Sanders serves as the Director of Regulatory Studies for the conservative think tank. “It’s government getting in bed with industry.”)
The Beaufort Observer promoted Curry’s state budget preview. The Waynesville Mountaineer reported on Curry’s recent research questioning a proposed occupancy tax increase for Haywood County.
