Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Capital Politics Hey, Pat McCrory! You're national (bad) news for sticking it to the jobless.
Posted by Bob Geary @rjgeary on Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 4:19 PM
Gov. McCrory signed the bill slashing unemployment benefits in North Carolina, a measure which also makes North Carolinians the only folks in America who, if they lose their jobs, will not be eligible for federal emergency benefits as of July 1. Think Progress, the voice of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, found this outrageous ... in a story I just tweeted:
So not proud: N.C. Governor Signs ‘Unprecedented’ Gutting Of Unemployment Insurance thkpr.gs/YEd0Y9 via @thinkprogress
— Bob Geary (@rjgeary) February 19, 2013
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