Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation vice president for research and director of education studies, discusses the implications of Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham’s support for the proposed federal PRO Act.
JLF’s Terry Stoops responds to Cal Cunningham’s support for the PRO Act
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