The John Locke Foundation issued three research papers during the week. Jon Guze called for repeal of North Carolina’s Map Act, Katherine Restrepo urged repeal of the state’s certificate-of-need law, and Director of Regulatory Studies Jon Sanders dissected a flawed study about the impact of North Carolina’s renewable energy mandate. N.C. Senate Republicans promoted the news releases for these reports in their daily press emails.
The Raleigh News and Observer interviewed Director of Research and Education Studies Terry Stoops for an article about Wake County’s plans to incorporate open learning spaces in new school designs. Stoops’ comments in that article prompted a response from a school board member, as reported in the N&O‘s “WakeEd” blog. The Kernersville News published Stoops’ column assessing the N.C. House’s education budget. NCPoliticalNews.com promoted his research newsletter on “Yankee” teachers working in Tar Heel classrooms. The state Court of Appeals quoted Stoops’ affidavit in the majority opinion linked to this week’s decision in a case involving career status, or tenure, for N.C. public school teachers.
Director of Fiscal Policy Studies Sarah Curry serves as a panelist this afternoon for the N.C. FreeEnterprise Foundation’s latest “Thinkers Lunch,” focusing on millennials’ views about politics and public policy. The N.C. Spin website promoted Curry’s “Locker Room” blog entry on items in the N.C. House budget that have received little scrutiny.
Restrepo’s latest column for Forbes noted the 26 percent average rate increases for North Carolinians with Obamacare health insurance plans. The Carolina Partnership for Reform highlighted Restrepo’s recent co-authored report on Community Care of North Carolina, which oversees Medicaid in the state. NCPoliticalNews.com promoted Restrepo’s research newsletter on certificate-of-need restrictions and rural health care, along with Sanders’ newsletter on the links between state renewable energy mandates and N.C. electricity rate increases.
