Without action from Congress, the federal CARES Act could give state governments incentives to engage in unsustainable new spending. The John Locke Foundation is leading a national push to avoid that outcome. CEO Amy Cooke explains how in the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Terry Stoops discusses the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on items such as summer school, extension of the public school academic year, and students’ preparation for the next grade level. State House Speaker Tim Moore discusses House work groups’ efforts to prepare for quick action in the new legislative session.

Ray Starling of the NC Chamber assesses the pandemic’s impact on the business community. And you’ll learn how the higher education already was preparing for change with a project dubbed MyFutureNC.