Now that North Carolina voters have paired a Republican governor with a Republican-led General Assembly for the first time in more than a century, the Fayetteville Observer sought John Locke Foundation President John Hood‘s thoughts about the likely impact for the state’s public policy. The Greensboro News & Record‘s “Mixing It Up” column also cited Hood’s concerns about North Carolina’s overly long election ballot. N.C. Senate Republicans promoted Hood’s column on the GOP’s status as America’s majority party in state governments.

The election prompted Chad Adams of WLTT Radio to ask JLF Vice President for Research and Resident Scholar Roy Cordato about the implications for state and federal economic policy. In a separate interview, Adams and Vice President for Communications Jon Ham discussed the election’s aftermath and the implications of the sex scandal involving ousted CIA director David Petraeus.

Post-election analysis also dominated Vice President for Outreach Becki Gray‘s latest appearances on News 14 Carolina’s “Capital Tonight” and on WTSB Radio. Director of Communications Mitch Kokai is likely to discuss election-related themes when he fills in for Gray on WTSB this afternoon.

President Obama’s re-election has prompted some North Carolinians to sign a secession petition on the White House website. Kokai discussed that petition with WTVD Television. The Kinston Free Press quoted Kokai in an article about Lenoir County’s pursuit of a sales tax increase through a local referendum. (Mitch Kokai, communications director for the John Locke Foundation in Raleigh, said county officials often promise voters the additional sales tax revenue will go for specific initiatives or projects. He cautioned that the revenue goes to the county’s general fund, and future boards of commissioners are not obligated to spend the money in the manner their predecessors wanted.) North Carolina Health News interviewed Kokai about the election’s implications for future health care policy in North Carolina.

The News & Observer‘s “As Seen Online” feature quoted Carolina Journal Managing Editor Rick Henderson‘s post-election column. Henderson discussed the election and CJ‘s role in covering the General Assembly and state government during an appearance on Mike Beitler’s “Free Markets” Internet radio program. Both a Charlotte Observer letter writer and the Beaufort Observer mentioned JLF while discussing the election’s implications for the future course of North Carolina state government. 

N.C. Senate Republicans promoted in their daily press emails Gray’s column about bold leadership in the Tar Heel State, Kokai’s column about a not-so-taxing conversation involving tax rates, and CJ Associate Editor Barry Smith‘s article assessing the likely impact of Republican electoral gains. The Charlotte Observer‘s “O-pinion” blog also cited Smith’s reporting.