The latest state-level and national political and election news led media outlets to pursue interviews this week with several John Locke Foundation experts. President John Hood previewed the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election and discussed voter identification legislation during his latest chat with Bill LuMaye on WPTF Radio.
Vice President for Communications Jon Ham recapped Wisconsin election results and promoted the new print Carolina Journal issue during an appearance with Chad Adams on WLTT Radio. CJ Managing Editor Rick Henderson discussed developments in the campaign finance-related legal case against two former associates of Gov. Beverly Perdue during his latest appearance on Curtis Media Group’s “People In Politics.”
Vice President for Outreach Becki Gray joins Hood again this week on the N.C. Spin television program. They discuss North Carolina’s unemployment insurance debt, the future of vetoed bills in the General Assembly, tolls for Interstate 95, and a gaming compact between the state and Cherokee Indians. Gray continues her semiweekly policy and politics updates for WTSB Radio listeners.
WLOS Television interviewed Director of Research and Local Government Studies Michael Sanera for a story about a questionable pay raise for the Buncombe County manager. Sanera’s constitutional workshop colleague, N.C. History Project Director Troy Kickler, recently gave WPTF Radio listeners information about North Carolina military heroes and other Memorial Day history lessons.
Director of Communications Mitch Kokai hit the week’s political highlights during a discussion with Curtis Wright on WAAV/WFNC Radio.
