From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 691: Expect to hear quite a bit during the next few months about the North Carolina economy. Especially in the race for governor, partisans on the left and right will argue about how well the state’s economy has performed compared to neighboring states and compared to its own past record. John Locke Foundation Chairman John Hood warns that some data will prove more valuable than others when weighing the competing claims.
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