John Locke Foundation Chairman John Hood addresses proposals to change the University of North Carolina System’s governing board. Hood offered these comments during the Feb. 14, 2020, edition of “NC SPIN.”
JLF’s John Hood discusses proposals for changing UNC System governance
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