The federal government spent trillions of dollars to help individuals and businesses suffering from coronavirus shutdowns But we rsquo re now left with the question what parts of those stimulus packages are taxable On the next Moneywise Live hosts Rob West and Steve Moore have answers about taxes and the CARES Act Learn what rsquo s taxable and what rsquo s not on the next MoneyWise Live at pm Eastern pm Central on Moody Radio [... more]

As governments across North Carolina and the United States enact new restrictions to slow the spread of the COVID- 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 a limited constitutional government Restaurants and hotels are among the businesses hit hard by government shutdowns linked to the COVID- pandemic Lynn Minges president and CEO of the N C Restaurant and Lodging Association assessed the shutdowns' impact on the hospitality industry during a recent [... more]

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North Carolina lawmakers returned to Raleigh in December to address Gov Pat McCrory's million disaster relief plan linked to Hurricane Matthew and western N C wildfires The special session also generated concerns from left-of-center critics about other items the legislatures might address Becki Gray the John Locke Foundation's senior vice president analyzes the flurry of activity surrounding the state Legislative Building The elections are over but pundits and prognosticators are still sifting through the results They're trying to determine what the elections say about the state of politics and the future course of public policy in North Carolina John Locke [... more]

A Wallace couple is heading to federal prison for its role in defrauding the federal government of millions of dollars in phony tax refunds Carolina Journal has been documenting the tax fraud story of Perfecto Ruano and Walda Luna in a series of articles dating back to February Editor-in-chief Rick Henderson assesses the resolution of the case which involved charges of million in refund fraud People from across the political spectrum want to see improvement in North Carolina's public schools Former state Rep Marcus Brandon approaches that goal now as executive director of the education advocacy group Carolina CAN Brandon [... more]

Teachers who left North Carolina public school classrooms in the past year were on average less effective than those who stayed That's one of the key findings of a newly redesigned report on teacher attrition prepared by the N C Department of Public Instruction Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies analyzes the changes and explains why they might prove helpful in assessing links between state public policy and teachers' willingness to work in the Tar Heel State Education reformers have made great strides in North Carolina in recent years They have scrapped the state's public [... more]