North Carolina proposal targets unemployment debt and benefits
North Carolina lawmakers unveiled a plan to repay nearly 2.5 billion in federal unemployment debt by raising business taxes and cutting future benefits. The measure would erase the 2015 federal loan, restore the trust fund to about 2.5 billion by 2021, and shift costs to employers and future jobless workers. Critics warn reduced benefits hurt those the system serves. The plan lowers weekly maximum from 525 to 350 and cuts maximum weeks from 26 to 20, with a sliding scale for minimum and maximum benefits, starting July 1 for future unemployed.
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North Carolina
General Assembly
California
New York
Bob Rucho
R-Mecklenburg
Revenue Laws Study Committee
NC Board delays vote on rules for online charter schools
Raleigh AP reports the North Carolina State Board of Education postponed action on stricter standards for virtual charter schools amid budgetary pressure from lawmakers. A for profit K12 Inc backed project faced legal pushback and a judge halted nonprofit NC Learns planned program. Florida probes K12 for possible certification violations.
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North Carolina School Board
State Board of Education
General Assembly
Cabarrus County Board of Education
K12 Inc
N.C. Learns
Wake County Superior Court
Abraham Penn Jones
Florida
Raleigh lawmaker elected House minority leader
Rep. Larry Hall of Durham County was elected by the House Democratic Caucus as minority leader for two years. Hall, 57, an attorney and former Marine Corps officer, pledged to challenge the GOP majority as Republicans hold 77 seats in the 120 member House after the party regained control. The GOP also won the governor’s race and expanded majorities in both chambers.
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Democrats
North Carolina
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Legislative
Larry Hall
Durham County
Hall
Marine Corps
Chamber
Senate
Mitt Romney
Barack Obama
Infant dies after father punches 2-week-old Khan Frazier
High Point police say 2-week-old Khan Frazier died after being punched by his father for fussing while playing video games. Father Brian Jack Frazier, 20, charged with first-degree murder and mother Stefany Renee Ash, 20, charged as accessory after the fact. Both alleged to have hidden the death. Frazier held without bond, Ash face 1 million bond. Body found November 27 at a High Point home.
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Brian Jack Frazier
Stefany Renee Ash
Frazier
Ash
Khan Frazier
Southeast North Carolina spends over 25 million on renourishment
More than 25 million dollars is being spent on renourishing beaches in southeastern North Carolina this winter. Dredging has begun for some projects and all work must be completed between November 16 and April 30 to protect shorebird and sea turtle nesting seasons, said Layton Bedsole, shore protection coordinator for New Hanover County. Funding comes from a mix of federal sources.
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North Carolina
Layton Bedsole
New Hanover County
Bank card data breach hits regional banks and sheriff
Cpl Todd McDougal said banks will cover losses as federal investigators look into a card data theft ring. Victims, including a Cleveland County deputy, reported numbers reused across the East Coast and as far as California to buy gift cards. Scanners over card readers may have captured the data, with targets at Wells Fargo SunTrust and a local credit union.
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Kings Mountain Police Department
McDougal
California
the Star
Charlotte
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Lebarbara Southern
State Employee Credit Union
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Kings Mountain
Southern
Wells Fargo
SunTrust
Alan Norman
Cleveland County
Norman
Maryland
Seaboard
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