Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the compromise between Gov. Roy Cooper and state legislative leaders to reopen N.C. public schools. Kokai offered these comments during the March 12, 2021, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
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