John Locke Foundation Chairman John Hood assesses phase one of Gov. Roy Cooper’s plan for reopening the N.C. economy. Hood offered these comments during the May 8, 2020, edition of “NC SPIN.”
JLF’s John Hood analyzes Gov. Cooper’s phase one plan for N.C. reopening
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