Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses Carolina Journal’s approach to a controversial story involving Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s past. Kokai offered these comments during the Sept. 20, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
Locke’s Mitch Kokai discusses Carolina Journal’s coverage of the Mark Robinson controversy
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