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Thousands of dedicated public servants across North Carolina work together to ensure elections in this state are accessible, secure, and accurate.
Published: Saturday, February 17th, 2024 @ 3:24 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 North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Rural Health, in partnership with East Carolina University and North Carolina State University, has been awarded a highly competitive Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society award
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 10:53 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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In 2013, the new Republican-led General Assembly took steps to foster economic growth by lowering the state’s corporate income tax rate. The corporate income tax is a burden that ultimately falls on workers.
Published: Thursday, May 11th, 2023 @ 2:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The number of job openings in the United States decreased to 10.8 million as of January, according to data released on Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, even as the number of available positions continues to drastically exceed the number of unemployed workers.
Published: Thursday, March 16th, 2023 @ 1:44 am
By: Daily Wire
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Conservative legislators in North Carolina have notably improved our state’s tax code over the past dozen years. Significant tax cuts and reforms have enabled NC to outcompete most other states economically and make it far more attractive for job creation and investment.
Published: Friday, February 10th, 2023 @ 8:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As Election Day dawned across the state, voters bundled up a bit and trickled in as poll workers braced for a long day ahead.
Published: Thursday, December 8th, 2022 @ 7:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Film legend and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger surprised election workers across North Carolina Monday morning when he spoke on a video call to motivate them for the final stretch before the November 8 election.
Published: Thursday, November 3rd, 2022 @ 11:42 am
By: ENC NOW
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An exclusive report by RedState found that the campaign to recall Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón was unsuccessful due to the campaign’s negligence and willingness to turn in invalid petition signatures, mislead donors, and allegedly request workers to break the law.
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 6:33 pm
By: Daily Wire
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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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Issues Unclaimed Property Check to College of Health & Human Services
Published: Friday, June 17th, 2022 @ 9:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The bill states that police officers and other workers in uniform may not be "refused entry into the voting place."
Published: Sunday, June 12th, 2022 @ 8:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 256 to support the state’s ongoing fight against COVID-19 by providing flexibility for health care workers and care facilities, as well as easier access to vaccines, tests and treatments.
Published: Friday, April 1st, 2022 @ 5:31 pm
By: Governor's Office
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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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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 245 to strengthen the state’s ongoing fight against COVID-19 with more health care workers and flexibility for care facilities, as well as easier access to vaccines, tests and treatments.
Published: Thursday, January 6th, 2022 @ 9:07 am
By: Governor's Office
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State workers in Nevada who are in enrolled in public employee healthcare plans will have to pay up to $55 more a month if they haven’t received the COVID-19 vaccine.
Published: Sunday, December 5th, 2021 @ 3:14 pm
By: Daily Wire
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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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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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The State Board of Elections on Thursday received a 2020 Clearinghouse Award for Best Practices in Recruiting, Retaining and Training Poll Workers.
Published: Sunday, March 7th, 2021 @ 9:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, the United States witnessed a medical miracle: The first doses of a COVID vaccine were administered to frontline workers across the country.
Published: Wednesday, December 16th, 2020 @ 4:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The state of Florida recently passed a revolutionary bill for workers and consumers.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2020 @ 4:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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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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Around 75% of the state’s 550,000 hotel and restaurant workers are currently out of a job.
Published: Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 @ 3:09 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Unemployment insurance benefits for workers affected by the coronavirus could flow as early as Monday, March 30, a spokesman for the Division of Employment Security told Carolina Journal.
Published: Saturday, March 28th, 2020 @ 5:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Hospitals have called the treasurer’s bluff. The deadline for hospital signups onto the State Health Plan expired Monday, yet the plan remains bereft of major hospital networks.
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2019 @ 5:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate’s proposed biennial budget includes the largest pay raises for state employees in more than a decade, but doesn’t include a cost-of-living increase for state retirees.
Published: Friday, May 31st, 2019 @ 9:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Once again teachers will descend on the state capital to call for more public school funding, Medicaid expansion, and a $15 minimum wage for all school workers.
Published: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019 @ 1:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A State of Emergency declared by Governor Cooper this weekend remains in effect as utility workers are quickly restoring power across the Triad area and some Western North Carolina counties.
Published: Thursday, January 17th, 2019 @ 12:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) released a report outlining the limitations of traditional wage measures and how they understate compensation growth among American workers.
Published: Sunday, September 9th, 2018 @ 10:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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So I'm thrilled to be here in the Badger State with the hardworking men and women of Foxconn working with you. Moments ago, we broke ground on a plant that will provide jobs for much more than 13,000 Wisconsin workers.
Published: Thursday, July 5th, 2018 @ 6:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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State Treasurer Dale Folwell wants UNC Health Care to post a $1 billion performance bond guaranteeing medical costs would not increase for State Health Plan participants, or hit state taxpayers in the wallet, if the system enters into a proposed partnership with Carolinas HealthCare
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2018 @ 11:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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state Division of Motor Vehicles inspector violated agency policy by improperly collecting pay for a 3 1/2-hour daily commute, costing the state $85,000
Published: Wednesday, November 29th, 2017 @ 10:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory joined state and local officials today to visit areas in Robeson County affected by flooding from Hurricane Matthew. The governor offered continued support to first responders, disaster relief workers, neighbors and volunteers working to assist victims of the storm
Published: Thursday, October 13th, 2016 @ 1:28 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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In July 2016, the NC State Treasurer released annual performance figures for the N.C. pension fund, which is responsible for the retirement assets of nearly one million of our state's teachers, state/local employees, law enforcement, firefighters, rescue workers and National Guard members.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 @ 7:47 pm
By: Russell Allen
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Governor Pat McCrory announced a new agreement signed today between the North Carolina Industrial Commission and the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) that focuses on protecting the rights of workers and lawful businesses
Published: Saturday, September 3rd, 2016 @ 2:01 am
By: McCrory Communications
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The Obama administration, including his top diplomat, all appear to have a serious misinterpretation of the diplomatic concept known as "outreach" when it comes to the Muslim world.
Published: Tuesday, August 16th, 2016 @ 5:05 am
By: Jim Kouri
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As part of Governor Pat McCrory's efforts to make state government more efficient and accountable, North Carolina is proactively settling workers' compensation claims that will result in more than $24 million in cost savings.
Published: Thursday, April 28th, 2016 @ 12:32 am
By: McCrory Communications
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