Small businesses impacted by the current economic tumult are filing for bankruptcy at levels last witnessed at the outset of the lockdown-induced recession, even as President Joe Biden touts an uptick in new business ventures.
Published: Thursday, April 20th, 2023 @ 2:27 am
By: Daily Wire
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In what will come as a surprise only to economically-challenged progressives, a new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that the enhanced federal unemployment benefits last year slowed the return to work.
Published: Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 @ 3:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As employers – largely in the service sector – continue to struggle to find willing workers, much of the blame is being placed on the extended, supplementary federal unemployment benefits.
Published: Saturday, November 13th, 2021 @ 9:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some Republican members of the N.C. Council of State used a meeting Tuesday, Aug. 3, to underscore the challenges employers face in finding workers because
Published: Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 @ 6:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A poll found that 61% of North Carolina voters supported ending the federal unemployment supplement.
Published: Tuesday, July 13th, 2021 @ 10:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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I laughed at the CEO of Morgan Stanley, James Gorman, who recently issued an ultimatum to his employees: Be back in the office by September or else.
Published: Tuesday, July 6th, 2021 @ 1:03 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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All across North Carolina “Face Masks Required” postings on businesses are being replaced by “Help Wanted” signs.
Published: Monday, June 7th, 2021 @ 10:17 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The state House has voted to make North Carolina the 26th state to withdraw from the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program
Published: Monday, June 7th, 2021 @ 9:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Feb. 27 on a 219-212 vote.
Published: Sunday, March 7th, 2021 @ 8:04 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Tuesday, Governor Cooper signed Executive Order No. 153 to stop the sale of alcohol at 11 pm at restaurants, breweries, wineries, and distilleries.
Published: Friday, July 31st, 2020 @ 1:39 am
By: Governor's Office
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Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday sent a letter to North Carolina’s Congressional delegates asking the federal government for more financial help.
Published: Monday, July 20th, 2020 @ 11:13 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Letter to NC Congressional Delegation Outlines Stabilization Funds Needed to Restore Economy, Help State Governments Cover Cost of Pandemic
Published: Saturday, July 18th, 2020 @ 5:05 am
By: Governor's Office
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Newly revised employment data show that 2013 was the strongest year for job growth in North Carolina since the Great Recession. Those numbers contradict liberal arguments about the impact of policies adopted by the conservative-led General Assembly, according to new analysis from the...
Published: Friday, March 21st, 2014 @ 2:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Media reports of President Obama's Wednesday visit to the Triangle highlighted the absence of Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan, whose support of the Affordable Care Act has led political analysts to conclude she's at risk in her first re-election campaign. But the other two Democrats in the state's...
Published: Thursday, January 16th, 2014 @ 4:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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US Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) - affectionately known in many parts as Chuck Schumer's sock puppet™ - has filed a bill seeking an extension of federal unemployment benefits. Imagine that. Right in front of a tough reelection fight.
Published: Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 @ 6:01 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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This is the final week 70,000 jobless workers in North Carolina will receive a federal emergency unemployment compensation check. But Dale Folwell, the state official in charge of jobless benefits, says reports claiming that as many as 170,000 unemployed state residents might lose federal...
Published: Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013 @ 10:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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