A Wake County grand jury handed up an indictment Tuesday against North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood for allegedly using a state vehicle for private purposes.
Published: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 @ 11:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Not enough preparedness and no timeline.
Published: Monday, March 11th, 2024 @ 12:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood announced Wednesday at the end of a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing that she is not seeking re-election in 2024.
Published: Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 @ 12:38 am
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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Wells fails to file, Walker changed races
Published: Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 @ 12:02 pm
By: John Steed
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“I will be the best governor money can’t buy,” said Folwell
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2023 @ 11:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper announced North Carolina boards and commissions appointments and nominations today.
Published: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 @ 5:19 pm
By: Governor's Office
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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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Governor Roy Cooper announced nominations and appointments to North Carolina boards and commissions today.
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2022 @ 3:15 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced a nomination and appointments to North Carolina boards and commissions.
Published: Friday, January 7th, 2022 @ 12:25 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments and nominations to North Carolina boards and commissions.
Published: Tuesday, July 20th, 2021 @ 2:46 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced new appointments and nominations to boards and commissions across North Carolina.
Published: Friday, April 16th, 2021 @ 9:48 am
By: Governor's Office
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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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Governor Cooper unilaterally shut down the North Carolina economy putting over a million North Carolinians out of work.
Published: Sunday, October 18th, 2020 @ 9:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Roy Cooper is suing to dismantle a powerful legislative check on executive power. The N.C. Supreme Court will eventually decide the issue.
Published: Tuesday, September 15th, 2020 @ 4:32 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, 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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Unemployment claims are soaring and Governor Roy Cooper continues his war on NC Small Businesses.
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2020 @ 2:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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