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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and its state partners today released the updated breastfeeding support NC Making It Work toolkit.
Published: Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 @ 3:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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There are many villains in the story of the student debt bubble.
Published: Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 @ 12:20 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A bill introduced in December in the House of Representatives and in January in the Senate by Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) would make it illegal for employers to discriminate against an employee on the basis of their hair.
Published: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020 @ 4:21 am
By: Daily Wire
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Beaufort County Community College has started working with local manufacturers to help fill essential roles in their companies.
Published: Sunday, April 21st, 2019 @ 11:02 pm
By: Beaufort County Community College
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Big government "progressives" love telling other people what to do (and spending other people's money). It's all about control, as a central tenant of progressivism is a strong central state controlling what should be free, voluntary associations between citizens.
Published: Wednesday, June 10th, 2015 @ 7:51 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Employers now will have "certainty about the cost of doing business in North Carolina," Gov. Pat McCrory said Tuesday in announcing that the state has paid off a $2.8 billion unemployment insurance debt to the federal government that he inherited upon taking office in January 2013.
Published: Sunday, May 10th, 2015 @ 5:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today North Carolina has paid off the unemployment insurance debt owed to the federal government. That debt was as high as $2.8 billion and stood at $2.5 billion when Governor McCrory took office in January 2013.
Published: Wednesday, May 6th, 2015 @ 9:08 pm
By: Chris Downey
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In a free society, employers and employees voluntarily agree to the terms of their relationship. Unfortunately, government has for generations forcibly inserted itself into that relationship with various mandates and restrictions. Minimum wage laws, workplace requirements, and mandatory government u
Published: Saturday, May 2nd, 2015 @ 4:25 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Progressives everywhere are calling for an increase in the minimum wage. The amount of the increase depends on who is calling for it. President Obama wants a 40 percent hike from the current minimum of $7.25 to $10.30 per hour, while others, including some trade unions, are asking for more than a...
Published: Monday, January 5th, 2015 @ 12:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If it were to succeed, the campaign to hike - or worse, double - the minimum wage would have serious negative repercussions for the young, least skilled, and least employable. Previous newsletters have explored in depth this well-known negative policy consequence. It's one of the issues about...
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 7:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Citing the need for educators and business leaders to work hand-in-hand to provide training that will equip workers with skills that are in-demand, Governor Pat McCrory launched the "1000 in 100" workforce development initiative today.
Published: Thursday, September 25th, 2014 @ 6:30 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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In his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed raising the minimum wage from its current $7.25 per hour to $10.10 per hour, a 40 percent increase. A number of dumb arguments have been made both for and against the increase.
Published: Wednesday, February 26th, 2014 @ 11:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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According to liberal critics of Gov. Pat McCrory and the leadership of the General Assembly, the state should be losing its attraction as a place to do business. Our economy should be suffering from inadequate demand, thanks to state budget cuts. The passage of the marriage amendment and abortion...
Published: Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 @ 2:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sometimes irony is like getting smacked by a two-by-four: It hurts like heck when you get hit, but, oh, the lesson you'll learn.
Published: Friday, February 8th, 2013 @ 12:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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