North Carolina Moves Fast on Unemployment Law
The General Assembly pushed House Bill 173 to curb welfare use by tightening unemployment rules. The measure keeps benefit disqualification for the full duration unless special conditions apply and adds a pension offset for retirees who work briefly. The bill, introduced Feb 4 and enacted by Feb 23, faces later amendments and federal-law questions.
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Employment Security Commission
Jack Childers
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U.S. Department of Labor
House
Guilford County Board Acts to Stabilize Mental Health Center
After months of staff disputes the Guilford County Board moved Don Fontana out of the Mental Health Center and reassigned him to the Social Services building while bringing in Frank Wilson as acting director. The move aims to heal rifts and maintain current staff as plans for a separate mental health authority are discussed.
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Board of Commissioners
Guilford County
Forrest Campbell
Cege
Frank Wilson
Don Fontana
Fontana
Social Services
Wilson
DSS
High Point
County Commission
Guilford
Reunion honors New Deal era figures at Roosevelt gathering
About 1,000 surviving participants are to attend a Mayflower Hotel dinner marking 44 years since Roosevelt's first inauguration. Thomas Corcoran will introduce Benjamin Cohen as the featured speaker. both were close advisers who helped draft key New Deal measures.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Mayflower Hotel
Roosevelt
Congress
Thomas G. Corcoran
Benjamin V. Cohen
Corcoran
Cohen
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Foster Care Critique Highlights Flaws and Costs
A sweeping Senate GAO and HEW critique describes foster care as a costly bureaucratic maze. It cites about 700 million dollars yearly, improper private placements, and deficient facilities. It notes many children receive little or no medical exams and limited family contact after placement.
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GAO
New Jersey
New York
HEW
Iowa
Massachusetts
California
Draft-Evaders Argument Spurs Amnesty Debate
A Washington Monthly excerpt recounts James Fallows who dodged the draft as a Harvard senior while Chelsea workers faced harsher outcomes. It notes Carter administration talks on class upgrading amid ongoing disputes over unconditional amnesty for Vietnam era draft evaders.
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Washington Monthly
James Fallows
White House
Carter
Fallows
Harvard
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Pentagon
Honeywell Ac
United States
Jimmy Carter
Can This News Show Be Saved
A humorous CT column imagines ABC News anchors Barbara Walters and Harry Reasoner cohosting in harmony. It jokes about set changes and onair banter while satirizing TV news culture and reader concerns over domestic onair strife.
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Barbara Walters
Harry Reasoner
ABC News
ABC
Barbara
Harry
Jefferson Cathode
Reasoner-Walters
Babs
Hal
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