Outgoing N.C. Health Secretary Mandy Cohen told lawmakers recently that schools could still close in the event of a COVID infection surge this winter.
Published: Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021 @ 5:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Over the past few days it has felt like we were ending 2021 where we started it, in the throes of a spiking pandemic.
Published: Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021 @ 5:43 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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State lawmakers voted unanimously Wednesday to block an automatic tax increase on employers. Senate Bill 311 would maintain the state’s current tax for funding unemployment insurance.
Published: Sunday, November 28th, 2021 @ 8:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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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Not since 1942, when women flooded into the workplace in support of the war effort, have we seen a worker revolution such as we are experiencing now.
Published: Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 @ 11:40 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft are hiking prices.
Published: Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 @ 12:08 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Equitable Data Working Group was established on the first day of the Biden-Harris Administration under Executive Order 13985
Published: Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 @ 8:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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Nearly 2 million Americans have turned down jobs because the unemployment benefits are too lucrative
Published: Friday, July 30th, 2021 @ 7:02 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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On Wednesday evening, the N.C. Senate and House voted in quick succession to end the $300 in extra pandemic-related federal unemployment assistance.
Published: Sunday, July 4th, 2021 @ 11:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Remarks by President Biden on the May Jobs Report
Published: Tuesday, June 15th, 2021 @ 12:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Collin Anderson of the Washington Free Beacon highlights a source of friction between the president and some of his presumed congressional allies.
Published: Friday, June 11th, 2021 @ 8:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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Ohio Congressman Bob Gibbs (R) on Friday penned a letter to Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz asking for an investigation into widespread unemployment fraud that has taken place throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Sunday, May 30th, 2021 @ 7:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Exec. Order No. 216 Expands Work Search Guidelines to Connect All Unemployment Claimants with Employers, Jobs
Published: Sunday, May 30th, 2021 @ 11:42 am
By: Governor's Office
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An executive order issued by Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday, May 21, requires recipients of unemployment benefits to prove they are searching for work to continue receiving benefits.
Published: Sunday, May 30th, 2021 @ 9:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, North Carolina House Majority Leader John Bell led a letter with sixty of his Republican colleagues in calling on Governor Roy Cooper to reinstate unemployment work search requirements.
Published: Wednesday, May 26th, 2021 @ 8:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Graham Piro reports for the Washington Free Beacon on one Democratic senator’s concerns about the Biden administration’s approach to unemployment.
Published: Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 @ 6:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Remarks by President Biden on the Economy
Published: Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 @ 10:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Remarks by President Biden on the April Jobs Report
Published: Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 @ 9:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, May 7, 2021
Published: Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 @ 9:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Roy Cooper’s Department of Revenue did not do enough to get “Extra Credit” grants to low-income families eligible for them, a new audit finds.
Published: Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 @ 8:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Berger said funds should be used for infrastructure, tax relief, state worker salaries, and expansion of school choice not massive, new government expenses.
Published: Friday, April 23rd, 2021 @ 2:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, April 2, 2021
Published: Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 @ 12:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The federal government sent nearly $4 billion in COVID relief money to North Carolina, but a sizable chunk of it was returned, unwanted, a new report from the state auditor’s office finds.
Published: Monday, April 5th, 2021 @ 4:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Extensions of Executive Orders on evictions moratorium, processing unemployment benefits and to-go cocktails will continue to provide relief to families and economic support amid pandemic
Published: Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 @ 2:56 pm
By: Governor's Office
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NCACC Weekly Update — March 12
Published: Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 @ 3:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Exec. Order No. 200 Establishes Flexible Work Search Requirements to Help Bridge Employment Gap
Published: Sunday, March 7th, 2021 @ 12:03 pm
By: Governor's Office
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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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