President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Tuesday to extend jobless benefits for 1.3 million Americans, dismissing the suggestion that the checks lead people to shun work and insisting there’s no... Read More
by Associated Press, published in Charlotte Observer, January 6, 2014. U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan said Monday she's pushing North Carolina to rejoin the rest of the states to help the long-term unemployed... Read More
Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger and House Speaker Thom Tillis this afternoon released a joint statement discussing Sen. Kay Hagan's role in the dropping of long-term unemployment benefits in NC... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, January 6, 2014. State employees and retirees want reassurance, and they deserve it. That’s the bottom line on an ongoing problem with confusion over health care. For... Read More
Gale warnings are posted on Hatteras Island, and that means more ocean overwash is likely for N.C. 12 – but probably not enough wind and waves, this week, to close the barrier island highway... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, January 5, 2014. It’s an election year, which guarantees at least one thing: Politicians will be invading your television with 30-second ads. And in North Carolina... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, January 6, 2014. North Carolina’s Health and Human Services department made a serious error last week, then compounded the mistake by giving the public misleading... Read More
by John Frank, News and Observer, January 5, 2014. A familiar foe of Janet Cowell is intensifying its scrutiny of the Democratic state treasurer. The State Employees Association of North Carolina... Read More
As we enter the New Year, it seems most important we discuss an action we could all do and demand of others. This one single action by all would do more to fix our economic and social issues as a... Read More
