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is this beginning of a super majority republican-built dystopia in NC? [View all]
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=8945976North Carolinians out of work could be facing more hardship.
State lawmakers met Tuesday to discuss drastic cuts in unemployment benefits.
During the meeting, a Legislative committee gave an initial green light to a proposal that would slash maximum weekly benefit checks from $535 to $350 and limiting benefit periods from 26 weeks to a sliding scale between 12 and 20 weeks.
Officials have said it's in order to pay off a loan from the federal government. Back in 2009, the state borrowed $1.5 billion to pay unemployment benefits.
The interest payments on the loan has run into the hundreds of millions.
State lawmakers met Tuesday to discuss drastic cuts in unemployment benefits.
During the meeting, a Legislative committee gave an initial green light to a proposal that would slash maximum weekly benefit checks from $535 to $350 and limiting benefit periods from 26 weeks to a sliding scale between 12 and 20 weeks.
Officials have said it's in order to pay off a loan from the federal government. Back in 2009, the state borrowed $1.5 billion to pay unemployment benefits.
The interest payments on the loan has run into the hundreds of millions.
more at the link.
i really hate republicans.
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