Sarah Curry, John Locke Foundation director of fiscal policy studies, assesses Gov. Pat McCrory’s proposal to create a new cabinet-level department focusing on information technology. Curry offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 624).
JLF’s Sarah Curry supports creation of N.C. information technology department
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