John Locke Foundation Senior Fellow Marc Rotterman‘s column urging congressional Republicans not to endorse tax hikes during negotiations over the federal fiscal cliff appeared in the News & Observer and at FoxNews.com. The N&O‘s “Under the Dome” blog also noted Rotterman’s support of a petition designed to limit the GOP’s approach to a deal regarding federal government taxation and spending.

The N&O‘s “WakeEd” blog noted Carolina Journal Radio Co-Host Donna Martinez‘s comments at Right Angles praising Wake County school board member Deborah Prickett for her recent comments at a public meeting devoted to Wake’s latest student assignment plan.

John Hood delivered featured remarks on the changing North Carolina political climate and its impact for higher education during the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy’s annual Spirit of Inquiry awards celebration.

The Daily Tar Heel quoted JLF Director of Communications Mitch Kokai in an article about outgoing Gov. Beverly Perdue’s legacy to North Carolina. Kokai and Jon Ham discussed JLF’s role in the state’s public policy debate during a recent presentation for more than 20 visiting Chinese government officials.