The Employment Security Commission is getting ready to disburse this week retroactive federal unemployment benefits to about 47,000 citizens in North Carolina. That is based on ... Keep Reading
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House Speaker Says Gov.’s Unemployment Order Isn’t Legal
Governor Beverly Perdue signed an executive order today telling the Employment Security Commission to reconfigure the formula so thousands of the unemployed are eligible for more ... Keep Reading
State Senate Approves Budget, House is Next
The Senate passed a $19.7 billion compromise budget by a vote of 31-19. Democratic amendments went down by the same county. Those amendments included restoring funding for the ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll: Voters Trust Legislature to Handle Issues over Perdue
Raleigh, N.C. – As the General Assembly and Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue spar over a proposed budget, a new Civitas Institute poll reveals North Carolina voters trust the state ... Keep Reading
Heated Debate Over Continuing Resolution to Keep the Government Running
House Republicans have crafted another bill to extend federal unemployment benefits to thousands who have been on unemployment now for over 77 weeks. But a new version of an old ... Keep Reading
Senate Budget Cuts Taxes and Ends “Temporary” Sales Tax Hike
The Senate $19.4 billion budget cuts taxes across the board on personal income. There are also a new tax exemption for small businesses of up to $50,000. One of the chief budget ... Keep Reading
Senate Approves Bill to Jumpstart Energy Exploration in North Carolina
The Senate passed the "Energy Jobs Act" (SB709) would direct the Governor to enter into a energy compact with Virgina and South Carolina. The compact would develop strategies for ... Keep Reading
Parsing the Conflicting Job Loss Claims
N.C. House Republican leaders held a press conference yesterday to discuss the House's budget proposal, being debated on the House floor today. The primary issue being discussed ... Keep Reading
All Jobs Are Not Created Equal
The N&O's Rob Christensen writes this article on the topic of jobs - and tries to confuse the reader by wishing away the difference between government jobs and private sector ... Keep Reading
Jobless Benefits for Many Expired, But May be Revisited
After Gov. Perdue vetoed a bill that would have extended unemployment benefits for up to 99 weeks, unemployment benefit checks have been cut off for an estimated 37,000 out of work ... Keep Reading
