Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation senior vice president, discusses the debate between Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and the Republican-led General Assembly over North Carolina’s new state budget. Gray offered these comments during the June 28, 2019, edition of “NC SPIN.”
JLF’s Becki Gray analyzes N.C. state budget dispute
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