John Locke Foundation Chairman John Hood answers host Tom Campbell’s question about Gov. Roy Cooper’s 2019-21 state budget plan. This exchange took place during the March 8, 2019, edition of “NC SPIN.”
JLF’s John Hood analyzes Gov. Cooper’s budget plan
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