Joseph Coletti, John Locke Foundation senior fellow, explains why Gov. Roy Cooper wants North Carolina to borrow money for school construction rather than rely on a pay-as-you-go-plan involving the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund. Coletti offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio.
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