Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation senior vice president, discusses the debate over North Carolina’s state budget in 2018. Gray offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
JLF’s Becki Gray discusses North Carolina’s 2018 state budget debate
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