Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the N.C. General Assembly’s special legislative session focusing on government organizational issues. Kokai offered these comments during the Dec. 15, 2016, edition of Time Warner Cable News’ “Capital Tonight.”
JLF’s Mitch Kokai analyzes special N.C. legislative session
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