Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses December action in the N.C. General Assembly to address a bill altering oversight of elections, the attorney general’s office, and other government functions. Kokai offered these comments during the Dec. 6, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
Locke’s Mitch Kokai discusses bill to change NC government structure
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