Outreach in person and on air, plus other items of interest

Television, radio, and live audiences hear insights this week from John Locke Foundation Vice President for Outreach Becki Gray. She participates at noon today in a political roundtable on WUNC Radio’s “The State of Things.” Potential topics include the N.C. House tax reform plan, “Moral Monday” protests, and the so-called “ag-gag” bill. Gray will join John Hood again on the N.C. Spin television program this weekend to discuss topics such as N.C. House tax reform, the reorganization of the N.C. Commerce Department, and North Carolina’s 2014 U.S. Senate race. Gray also continues her semiweekly appearances on WTSB Radio.

In addition to those broadcast media appearances, Gray spoke to the New Hanover Women’s Forum this week about sharing conservative ideas with family and friends. She will deliver a policy briefing on “Why Ideas Matter” during this weekend’s state Republican Party convention in Charlotte. The Elkin Tribune published Gray’s recent column on tax reform, and N.C. Senate Republicans promoted that column in their daily press email.

The Senate GOP also highlighted Carolina Journal Associate Editor Barry Smith‘s articles on the House tax reform plan, Associate Editor Dan Way‘s report on a lawsuit pitting states against the federal government over ObamaCare, and two articles from Way on legislation to limit nonvoter-approved debt for North Carolina state government.

Lucianne.com promoted CJ Executive Editor Don Carrington‘s latest report on two Clinton, N.C., women charged with claiming $1.4 million in fraudulent tax refunds.

N.C. Education Alliance Director Lindalyn Kakadelis discussed Common Core public school standards during her latest appearance with Lockwood Phillips on WTKF’s “Viewpoints Radio.” JLF Director of Communications Mitch Kokai discussed the House tax reform plan on News 14 Carolina’s “Capital Tonight.”

Executive Vice President Kory Swanson and N.C. History Project Director Troy Kickler recently addressed the Amberly Republican Club in Cary on topics including the administrative state and government mandates. Kickler has been invited to serve on the board of the Friends of the Archives, a group that supports the N.C. Office of Archives and History.

A Hendersonville Times-News article noted that a speaker at a recent Henderson County commission public hearing publicized JLF opposition to targeted tax incentives.