Not enough preparedness and no timeline.
Published: Monday, March 11th, 2024 @ 12:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Treasury Secretary Dale Folwell, and now, challenging for the seat of North Carolina's governor visits with Eastern North Carolina NOW's publisher, Stan Deatherage, to discuss the multiple jobs of the Secretary, his commitment to performance, and that lurking elected position hence.
Published: Sunday, February 4th, 2024 @ 9:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Approximately $166 million in unemployment benefits were paid out incorrectly over the last several years in North Carolina. That’s according to a report from State Auditor Beth Wood’s office.
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2022 @ 7:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper announced two judicial appointments to District Courts today.
Published: Saturday, July 9th, 2022 @ 7:18 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced nominations and appointments to North Carolina boards and commissions.
Published: Friday, April 8th, 2022 @ 8:15 am
By: Governor's Office
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Nearly half a billion dollars in first-time unemployment benefits in North Carolina were not paid out in a timely manner during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 @ 5:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislation introduced by Republican lawmakers would mandate recipients of unemployment benefits actively search for work, a requirement that hasn’t been in place since the pandemic began in March.
Published: Thursday, February 25th, 2021 @ 8:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In yet another sign of turmoil at the N.C. Division of Employment Security, officials announced this week the division overpaid more than $69 million in unemployment benefits last year.
Published: Monday, February 1st, 2021 @ 1:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Cooper Administration Demands Unemployment Benefits Back Right Before Christmas
Published: Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 @ 12:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed.
Published: Monday, September 14th, 2020 @ 3:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2020 @ 4:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today is the last day to comment on a proposed rule from the Division of Employment Security that is based loosely on state and federal laws, an expired Executive Order (121), and an Executive Order (118) whose validity is being challenged in court.
Published: Tuesday, July 28th, 2020 @ 9:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When she found a job in May, Greensboro resident Alyssa Trent started working in a call center for unemployment benefits.
Published: Saturday, July 25th, 2020 @ 3:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Just off North Carolina’s Highway 55 sits a tiny biker bar near the line of Wake and Harnett counties.
Published: Wednesday, June 17th, 2020 @ 12:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2020 @ 9:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Monday, May 18, the opinion team for The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer called for Gov. Roy Cooper to take responsibility for North Carolina’s disastrous unemployment insurance system.
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2020 @ 5:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lockhart Taylor is out as director of employment security at the N.C. Department of Commerce.
Published: Monday, June 1st, 2020 @ 10:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Even though Gov. Roy Cooper has allowed open salons and barber shops to reopen partially this week, salon owners still may file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of his COVID-19 orders.
Published: Saturday, May 23rd, 2020 @ 10:05 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Senate Republicans aren’t happy with North Carolina’s lagging unemployment insurance system. They think Gov. Roy Cooper is accountable — and they want answers.
Published: Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 @ 10:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Last weekend, the N.C. Division of Employment Security quietly changed the reporting of unemployment insurance claims, resulting in a significantly lower count of claims activity since March 15.
Published: Sunday, May 17th, 2020 @ 2:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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After Gov. Roy Cooper ordered restaurants and bars closed starting March 16 due to the coronavirus, unemployment benefit claims in North Carolina skyrocketed.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2020 @ 9:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released “The Employment Situation — April 2020” Friday stating the seasonally adjusted national unemployment rate was 14.7%.
Published: Tuesday, May 12th, 2020 @ 6:05 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper was noncommittal during a Monday, May 4 news conference on whether the state will begin to ease COVID-19 restrictions on May 8, or extend the order.
Published: Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 @ 2:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. General Assembly passed two bills to deal with fallout from COVID-19.
Published: Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 @ 12:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate on Wednesday evening passed by a 48-0 vote a $1.2-billion bill distributing money for COVID-19 relief statewide.
Published: Monday, May 4th, 2020 @ 12:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. General Assembly has tough decisions to make, and little time to make them.
Published: Saturday, May 2nd, 2020 @ 11:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Picnics, county fairs, and local festivals are out. Zoom meetings and email blasts are in.
Published: Friday, May 1st, 2020 @ 8:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As hundreds of protesters marched on the capital to contest statewide stay-at-home orders, Gov. Roy Cooper announced the next steps in addressing the COVID-19 outbreak, including a new executive order to help those out of work.
Published: Sunday, April 26th, 2020 @ 9:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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After weeks of waiting and hours on the phone, Laura Reich, a Matthews resident and dental hygienist who lost her job March 17, finally got the unemployment pay promised her by North Carolina and the federal government.
Published: Saturday, April 25th, 2020 @ 3:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina merchants will have even fewer shoppers next week, thanks to an executive order Gov. Roy Cooper announced at a Thursday, April 9 news conference.
Published: Thursday, April 16th, 2020 @ 10:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Division of Employment Security wants unemployment benefits for independent contractors and self-employed people up and running by April 25.
Published: Wednesday, April 15th, 2020 @ 6:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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New social distancing rules for stores in effect Monday at 5 pm
Published: Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 @ 5:56 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Ashley Arthur, a Raleigh resident and former software company employee, was laid off in January — before the coronavirus pandemic buried the N.C. Division of Employment Security in new claims from laid-off workers.
Published: Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 @ 5:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Expect Gov. Roy Cooper to set new limits on shopping alongside new benefits for child care centers serving health care and other “essential” workers.
Published: Monday, April 13th, 2020 @ 11:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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