North Carolina state government’s budget hole is the largest in the Southeast, and fifth-largest in the nation, when the hole is expressed as a percentage of the overall operating budget. The Heartland Institute’s Budget & Tax News published David Bass’ article spelling out those details. Meanwhile, the Fayetteville Observer noted Bass’ exclusive about a recent ranking of the N.C. congressional delegation from Citizens Against Government Waste. Meanwhile, WECT Television followed up Carolina Journal Associate Editor Sara Burrows‘ exclusive about the legality of videotaping police officers in North Carolina. (Other stations, including WTOC in Savannah, Ga., picked up the story.) The Lincoln Tribune, N.C. Rumors, and N.C. Senate Republicans highlighted contributor Karen Welsh‘s article about competing federal and state high-risk health insurance pools. The Mooresville Tribune published John Locke Foundation Senior Fellow Marc Rotterman‘s CJ column about Republicans’ need for a bold election agenda.