John Locke Foundation staff members brief North Carolina candidates for public office during an 80-minute session July 20, 2012, at the JLF office in Raleigh. Addressing the candidates are: Becki Gray, Vice President for Outreach, welcome and overview; John Hood, President, Our Best Foot Forward; Roy Cordato, Vice President for Research, tax reform; Jon Sanders, Director of Regulatory Studies, regulatory reform; Fergus Hodgson, Director of Fiscal Policy Studies, Taxpayer Bill of Rights; Terry Stoops, Director of Education Studies, comprehensive education reform; and Michael Sanera, Director of Research and Local Government Studies, local government and transit. (Individual presentations are available if you click on the staff member’s name.)
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