Becki Gray, Author at The Locker Room

Becki Gray is Senior Vice President of the John Locke Foundation. She provides information, consultation, and publications to elected officials, government staff and other decision makers involved in the state public-policy process.

Gray taps her experience in the legal field, at the North Carolina General Assembly and as a lobbyist in the private sector as well as the full resources and staff of JLF to fulfill requests for information and analysis from policymakers.

She offers commentary on television and radio shows across North Carolina and is a regular panelist on NCSpin. Gray writes a monthly column for Carolina Journal and her op-eds have been published in newspapers across the state. She frequently speaks to civic and political groups about public policy and legislative issues.

She earned an Art degree at Queens College in Charlotte, a Paralegal Certificate from Meredith College and has completed graduate work at UNC-Charlotte and UNC-Greensboro.

Gray is a member of the first class of the John Locke Foundation’s E.A. Morris Fellows, a statewide leadership program. She serves on the North Carolina Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees.

Posts by Becki Gray (page 1)

Candidate Question: Do you have education data on discipline, crime, teacher pay, benefits?

Of course we do! And it comes from the public school reports. We’ve simply complied it for you and will let the facts/data speak for themselves: According to the 2020 North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey: 38% of teachers say that their students do not follow the rules of…

Becki Gray, September 15, 2020
Moving the goal posts, running out of patience; Cooper’s Pandemic Phases

In late May, Cooper issued a report, Staying Ahead of the Curve, on NC’s progress in dealing with the coronavirus. The report states, “North Carolina has taken aggressive action to to save lives…..And we have flattened the curve….we have slowed the rate of acceleration.” And asks, “where do we…

Becki Gray, September 1, 2020
Candidate question: What are the benefits of Medicaid transformation to current Medicaid recepients?

The benefits of Medicaid transformation have focused on the issue from the cost/government perspective. What are the tangible net benefits to actual current Medicaid recipients? JLF’s Health Care policy analyst, Jordan Roberts answers: Managed care ideally will create a new insurance product for the Medicaid enrollees. The enrollees will now…

Becki Gray, August 7, 2020
Candidate Question: What is the appropriate balance between state and federal regulations on business and the economy?

Here’s the question: What is the appropriate balance of federal and state regulatory requirements on business and the economy? Thank you Jon Sanders for a great answer: Burdensome regulations have a proven effect of hindering economic growth, and that’s not just bad for businesses, it’s bad for job-seekers and also…

Becki Gray, July 15, 2020
Veto/Override Review; Short Session Edition – *Updated with roll call votes on overrides

****UPDATED JULY 9****** Wrapping up the 2020 Short Session, NCGA adjourned about 3:00 am on June 26 sending a flurry of bills to the Governor to sign. Since they did not adjourn sine die, and technically remain in session, the governor had 10 days from when he received a bill…

Becki Gray, July 9, 2020
Proud to be an American? I asked my family for help with an assignment and learned a few lessons myself.

We got an assignment this week from JLF’s CEO to make some comments on social media about why we’re proud to be an American. It seemed like an easy task – talk about liberty, freedom, and opportunity in 140 characters. Done. Next. But I stopped to consider what I wanted…

Becki Gray, July 2, 2020
Candidate Question: What is the status of Association Healthcare Plans?

What is the status of association health plans in North Carolina? JLF’s Health Care Policy expert, Jordan Roberts has the answer: During the 2019 legislative session, the North Carolina General Assembly passed an association health plan bill with bipartisan support. Governor Cooper did not sign or veto the bill, and…

Becki Gray, June 10, 2020
Candidate Question: How is the NC Opportunity Scholarship awarded?

Q: How is the NC Opportunity Scholarship awarded? If it is awarded in a need-basis, can you explain? Answer (courtesy Dr. Terry Stoops, JLF’s VP of research and director of studies) : Eligibility for an Opportunity Scholarship is determined using federal free and reduced-price lunch guidelines. If the household income…

Becki Gray, May 27, 2020

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