NC Extended Unemployment (Greensboro, Wilmington, King: unemployment benefits, school, college)

[simpleman73]

Originally Posted by whirledps

hope you are right! it would really suck if the repubs now took it out of the budget and decided to fight the exec order

If they did, man that would be cold as ice and they would catch it from all directions.

[eyes2theskies]

Something seems really shady here. I don't like this one bit. It couldn't have been this easy

[tcar]

Originally Posted by laidoffafter50

IMMEDIATE UPDATE OF BENEFITS FROM GOVERNOR

Gov. Perdue signs Executive Order to restore federal unemployment insurance benefits for thousands

WTF!!! Does this mean that funds will start paying today?

[SunnyKayak]

This is good news
Im happy for you guys. All of you have voice your concern and contributed a lot.
Have a good week
Sunny

[NCEB]

Checked esc site and April 16th note about EB is gone

damn still there after I logged in.

Thanks for your support SK!

[simpleman73]

Originally Posted by eyes2theskies

Something seems really shady here. I don't like this one bit. It couldn't have been this easy

It is her trying to save face. She knows she is basically powerless with this budget. This way it "shows" she has done all she can for the education system and the unemployed and she can opt out of any blame for the budget.

[Lilulay]

Does this mean we will have to submit the work search in person before we get paid?

[laidoffafter50]

Speaker Tillis will hold a press conference this afternoon at 1pm - Press Conference Room, Legislative Building.

[whirledps]

she was using us as bargaining chips just like the repubs. she finally conceded holding us any longer gave her no more power

[simpleman73]

Originally Posted by NCEB

Checked esc site and April 16th note about EB is gone

damn still there after I logged in.

Yep I checked as well... it's gone