Hundreds of professors and grad students from colleges and universities across North Carolina are urging Gov. Pat McCrory to condemn a broad information request from a think tank tied to his state budget director. The group is seeking records from UNC law professor and anti-poverty crusader Gene Nichol, an outspoken administration critic.
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Scholars for North Carolina's Future circulated an open letter calling on Gov. Pat McCrory and budget director Art Pope to condemn a Pope-funded think tank's broad request for correspondence from UNC law professor and administration critic Gene Nichol, getting almost 300 signatures in less than a week.