North Carolina workers and their advocates are trying to slow an unemployment insurance overhaul bill that's on the fast track at the General Assembly, saying the plan would be cruel to the jobless and their families.
The AFL-CIO, N.C. Justice Center and other groups held a news conference hours before the state House was slated Monday evening to debate the package that would cut benefits and raise business taxes.
The $2.6 billion the state owes the federal government would be repaid three years faster. Maximum weekly benefits also would fall by one-third to $350.
The event included a video of union workers who've been laid off recently and said they wouldn't have survived with the lower benefits.
The Legislative Black Caucus scheduled a news conference voicing its opposition later Monday.
Friday, May 24 2013 2:33 PM EDT2013-05-24 18:33:27 GMT
A bill blocking a University of North Carolina policy allowing students to choose roommates of the opposite sex has found new life in the state Senate budget.
A bill blocking a University of North Carolina policy allowing students to choose roommates of the opposite sex has found new life in the state Senate budget.
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:48 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:48:38 GMT
A day after she refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing, Lois Lerner has been replaced as director the Internal Revenue Service division that oversaw agents who targeted tea party groups.
A day after she refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing, Lois Lerner has been replaced as director the Internal Revenue Service division that oversaw agents who targeted tea party groups.
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:48 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:48:28 GMT
Raleigh City Council named a new interim city manager a little more than month after it announced it would not renew City Manager J. Russell Allen's employment contract.
Raleigh City Council named a new interim city manager a little more than month after it announced it would not renew City Manager J. Russell Allen's employment contract.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:21 PM EDT2013-05-23 02:21:23 GMT
The Durham Police Department is investigating an apparent domestic murder-suicide Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of an office complex on Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard.
The Durham Police Department is investigating an apparent domestic murder-suicide Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of an office complex on Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:20 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:20:27 GMT
There's a huge new development on the horizon in the core of the Triangle coming into public focus. A new technology area known as "Chatham Park" near Pittsboro is seeking official approvals for its newly
A new technology area known as "Chatham Park" near Pittsboro is seeking official approvals for its newly revised master plan.
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