Wilmington-area radio listeners heard this week from Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation Director of Education Studies. Stoops discussed the state education budget, including funding for prekindergarten programs, during an appearance with Chad Adams on the WLTT morning program. N.C. Senate Republicans promoted two JLF research reports in their daily press email: Policy Analyst Michael Lowrey‘s latest By The Numbers report and the Beacon Hill Institute’s analysis of the economic impact of proposed state tax cuts. Joseph Coletti, Director of Health and Fiscal Policy Studies, recently discussed the state budget debate with the Beaufort County Tea Party group. Furniture Today quoted Coletti in an article about the future of the High Point Market Authority. The latest Spotlight report from Daren Bakst, Director of Legal and Regulatory Studies, focused on two key regulatory reforms inserted into the state budget plan. The Build A Green House 4 Garden website promoted a video clip of Bakst discussing federal authorities’ efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.