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Hurricane Helene is on its way to the Carolinas and Duke Energy is ready. We’ve positioned lineworkers, tree trimmers, damage assessors and other support personnel throughout the Carolinas. They are prepared to respond to whatever Helene brings.
Published: Friday, September 27th, 2024 @ 7:01 am
By: ENC NOW
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North Carolina leaders today released a new report on the state’s caregiving workforce, announcing the next steps in strengthening this critical group of workers.
Published: Monday, February 12th, 2024 @ 2:39 pm
By: ENC NOW
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The State Employee Association of North Carolina (SEANC) is lobbying on behalf of state workers in favor of a 5% pay raise for the next two years.
Published: Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023 @ 1:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, the North Carolina Senate introduced a creative solution to address critical workforce housing shortages for North Carolinians.
Published: Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 @ 3:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina leaders are projecting shortages in direct care workers, nurses and other caregiving positions in the coming decade. At the same time, demand for these services is rising.
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 2:59 pm
By: ENC NOW
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North Carolina lawmakers cut taxes in the last biennium budget, lowering the dollar amount workers owe to the state.
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 @ 10:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As reported last week by the North Carolina Department of Commerce, North Carolina unemployment increased for the first time since the pandemic-induced economic downturn.
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2022 @ 1:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Oxfam’s annual ranking of states with free-market policies is out, and once again its title is proving to be good clickbait for left-leaning policy groups and news media.
Published: Saturday, September 10th, 2022 @ 9:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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According to the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC), more than 1,400 short-term, occupational skill training courses are offered across the state to train, retrain, and upgrade workers for current or future job skill requirements or certifications.
Published: Monday, June 27th, 2022 @ 11:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina on Friday, March 18, will celebrate the 75th anniversary of its Right to Work law.
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 @ 5:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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$4 million grant will help dislocated workers train for new jobs
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 @ 9:08 am
By: Governor's Office
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Cheri Beasley admitted yesterday that she would vote to spend billions on a bill that she claims would help North Carolina workers, but she couldn’t be more wrong.
Published: Thursday, February 17th, 2022 @ 5:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The recently adopted North Carolina state budget includes funds to give a one-time bonus to eligible home- and community-based direct care workers and support staff who provide services to Medicaid and NC Health Choice beneficiaries.
Published: Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 @ 6:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina is an obviously better place to work than D.C., New York, and California. But the leftist group Oxfam (supporters of compulsory unionization) is trying to smear N.C. as the worst place in the United States for workers.
Published: Thursday, January 13th, 2022 @ 11:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Brian Balfour, senior vice president of research at the John Locke Foundation, criticizes an Oxfam America report ranking North Carolina as the worst state for workers.
Published: Wednesday, January 12th, 2022 @ 1:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina's Community Health Worker Initiative will expand as part of the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion's Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR) initiative.
Published: Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 @ 7:27 am
By: Announcements
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North Carolina’s economic health seems strong. Taxes are low, cost of living is below average, and a recent CNBC study gave the state a No. 2 ranking as “Best for Business” because of solid growth, quality workforce, business friendliness, and technology.
Published: Sunday, November 7th, 2021 @ 11:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. announced that state government would begin verifying vaccination status of its workers.
Published: Thursday, August 26th, 2021 @ 4:06 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, the North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA) announced its position approved by the association’s board of trustees supporting COVID-19 vaccination requirements for healthcare workers.
Published: Sunday, August 15th, 2021 @ 7:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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ECU dental school provides free care for Hispanic farmworkers
Published: Tuesday, June 1st, 2021 @ 8:51 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. announced that additional frontline essential workers in Group 3 will be eligible for vaccinations beginning tomorrow, March 3.
Published: Monday, March 8th, 2021 @ 1:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. outlined a timeline for Group 3 frontline workers becoming eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine
Published: Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 @ 11:30 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen visited a large-scale vaccine site at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Friday Conference Center to witness health care workers and North Carolinians over age 65 receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Published: Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 @ 3:20 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced today that vaccine providers that are ready to expand may vaccinate all health care workers and anyone 65 years and older.
Published: Friday, January 15th, 2021 @ 9:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen visited Duke University School of Medicine to see Duke Health frontline workers receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Published: Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 @ 9:24 am
By: Governor's Office
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The following is a statement from the State Board of Elections regarding recent social media posts suggesting that if an election worker writes on your ballot, it will invalidate your ballot.
Published: Saturday, October 17th, 2020 @ 12:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I'm thrilled to be here in North Carolina with so many of these unbelievable professionals, doctors, nurses, and amazing healthcare workers.
Published: Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 @ 1:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) today announced its selection of seven vendors to hire and manage over 250 Community Health Workers
Published: Saturday, August 8th, 2020 @ 5:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is taking further action to prevent and respond to COVID-19 outbreaks among the agricultural workforce, delivering critical personal protection equipment for use by agricultural workers across the state.
Published: Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 @ 7:48 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) today issued a Request For Proposals for an initiative that will send up to 250 Community Health Workers to historically underserved areas with high COVID-19 caseloads.
Published: Saturday, July 11th, 2020 @ 2:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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hese figures are a strong indication of how North Carolina’s robust economy has attracted workers seeking opportunity.
Published: Tuesday, June 30th, 2020 @ 1:04 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Even health care workers aren’t immune to the economic devastation brought by the coronavirus.
Published: Saturday, June 13th, 2020 @ 11:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) announced that child protective services and adult protective services workers are designated as first responders.
Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2020 @ 5:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Cooper announced this week that North Carolina will receive $6 million to help dislocated workers with job training and temporary employment related to COVID-1.
Published: Monday, June 1st, 2020 @ 10:17 am
By: Governor's Office
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The professional left’s work-equals-death argument is an irresponsible misrepresentation of the movement to reopen North Carolina’s economy
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 @ 11:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s economy has been devastated by the decisions of Gov. Roy Cooper and state and local officials in their attempt to ameliorate the effects of COVID-19.
Published: Monday, April 27th, 2020 @ 9:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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After witnessing outbreaks at food processing plants in other states and receiving reports of cases among workers in our state, North Carolina public and private leaders have come together to take swift action to protect workers here from COVID-19.
Published: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 @ 8:06 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is providing financial assistance to help essential workers afford child care and bonuses to child care teachers and staff who provide care during the COVID-19 crisis.
Published: Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 @ 12:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A weekly report issued Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor says 73,597 North Carolina workers should receive unemployment insurance benefits for the week ending March 21.
Published: Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 @ 7:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Worries about the safety of health care workers and the shortage of protective gear dominated the second meeting of the House Select Committee on COVID-19 Health Care Working Group on Thursday, April 2.
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2020 @ 11:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Brody trainings give medical workers refresher on safety gear
Published: Saturday, April 4th, 2020 @ 2:36 am
By: ECU News Services
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