Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation communications director, discusses concerns about state government awarding no-bid contracts. Kokai offered these comments for a Dec. 23, 2009, report on News 14 Carolina about a no-bid contract involving the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
Jon Hardister to resign effective April 8
Rep. Jon Hardister, R-Guilford, announced Thursday that he will resign his position in the North Carolina House, telling Carolina Journal that he would not rule out a return to public service at some point in the future, but for now he will be working in the private sector.