Thomas Maher, executive director of the N.C. Office of Indigent Defense Services, discusses growing support across party and ideological lines for criminal justice reform, including his office’s work. Maher offered these comments during a Jan. 11, 2016, speech for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society.
Cooper lays out his final budget proposal as governor
Before the short session began in the General Assembly Wednesday, Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper laid out his recommended budget proposal for the last time as governor.