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Carolina Journal Radio No. 893: Lawsuit highlights concerns about N.C. Medicaid contract

A lawsuit has helped expose controversy surrounding a multimillion-dollar N.C. Medicaid contract. Donald van der Vaart, John Locke Foundation senior fellow, dissects the issue. He says evidence suggests that state regulators manipulated the bidding process to help a favored company. State Auditor Beth Wood recently revealed that the N.C. Transportation Department overspent its budget by...

Donald van der Vaart, Joseph Coletti
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 892: Reopened schools will continue to face COVID-19 challenges

North Carolina’s public schools are expected to reopen for the fall, but they’ll face some changes linked to continuing concerns about COVID-19. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation vice president for research and resident scholar, analyzes state guidelines for public school operations in the 2020-21 academic year. The pandemic already has created a nearly $5 billion...

Dr. Terry Stoops, Jordan Roberts
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 891: COVID-19, protests affect N.C. election landscape

Candidates in North Carolina’s high-profile elections have been coping with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now they could face challenges linked to looting and riots that followed protests of the controversial Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, analyzes potential impacts of these unforeseen developments on the state’s most important...

Rick Henderson, Jordan Roberts, Jon Guze
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 890: Carolina Rebound offers ideas for post-COVID-19 K-12 education

As North Carolina recovers from the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the John Locke Foundation is offering help. The new Carolina Rebound project is designed to give policymakers ideas that will help the state recover as quickly and efficiently as possible. Terry Stoops, JLF vice president for research and director of education studies, highlights...

Dr. Terry Stoops, Jon Sanders
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 889: Carolina Rebound offers tax, spending recommendations

As North Carolina recovers from the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the John Locke Foundation is offering help. The new Carolina Rebound project is designed to give policymakers ideas that will help the state recover as quickly and efficiently as possible. Joseph Coletti, JLF senior fellow, discusses Carolina Rebound’s recommendations for state tax and...

Joseph Coletti, Jordan Roberts
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 888: COVID-19 pandemic draws new attention to telemedicine

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated more attention for telemedicine. As more people access health care through their phones and computers, the John Locke Foundation and Brookings Institution have prepared a new telemedicine report. Co-author Jordan Roberts, JLF’s health care policy analyst, discusses the report’s key findings and recommendations. North Carolina has entered the first stage...

Jordan Roberts, Rick Henderson

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Carolina Journal Radio No. 887: Remote learning presents challenge for N.C. schools, families

The closing of public school buildings across North Carolina has forced students into remote learning for the final months of the school year. But thousands of students have not logged on to participate in a single online education session. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation vice president for research and director of education studies, analyzes the...

Dr. Terry Stoops, Donald van der Vaart
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 886: Better modeling could improve COVID-19 response

Much of the discussion about COVID-19 involves models predicting the disease’s impact. Governments at all levels are relying on those models as they make decisions about the best way to respond to the pandemic. Donald van der Vaart, John Locke Foundation senior fellow and former N.C. environment secretary, explains why he believes the state should...

Donald van der Vaart, Amy Cooke, Rick Henderson
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 885: Debate continues about pace of N.C. reopening

As North Carolina grapples with the impact of COVID-19, debate has turned to when and how to reopen the state’s economy. While many are calling on government officials to ease restrictions tied to the pandemic, some worry that a reopened economy could lead to major health-related problems. Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation senior vice president,...

Becki Gray
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 884: JLF leads national effort to boost state CARES Act flexibility

The John Locke Foundation is leading a national effort to ensure state governments have more flexibility in their use of federal CARES Act money. Without that flexibility, states will have incentives to engage in unsustainable new spending. John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke explains how JLF is working to help avoid that outcome. North Carolina...

Amy Cooke, Dr. Terry Stoops
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 883: Post COVID-19 future unclear for North Carolina

Much of the N.C. economy has shut down because of government orders linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s not clear when the economy can move forward again. Nor can we tell what the “new normal” will look like once the pandemic has subsided. John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke addresses questions and concerns linked to...

Amy Cooke, Rick Henderson
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Carolina Journal Radio No. 882: COVID-19 pandemic prompts questions about government restrictions

As governments across North Carolina and the United States enact new restrictions to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, some observers are asking questions and urging caution. John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke discusses the tension between government’s efforts to address a health pandemic and the freedom of action required in a society with...

Amy Cooke, Joseph Coletti
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