Today @NCCapitol (Feb. 1): What's the rush?
Lawmakers have headed home after setting up two big debates for next week. Meanwhile, Gov. Pat McCrory has embraced legislative efforts to remake North Carolina's unemployment system, if not his hometown's push for streetcars.
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McCrory announced Thursday evening during a speech in Rocky Mount that he supported the proposal, which if enacted this summer would mean a year of emergency extended benefits approved by Congress in January would end six months early in North Carolina, likely affecting tens of thousands of displaced workers.
McCrory, who would be asked to sign any final bill into law, said it's clear the current system isn't working based on the state's persistently high unemployment rate and warrants swift action, according to press secretary Crystal Feldman.
"In both these situations we have an attack on the safety net we have here in North Carolina," said Rep. Larry Hall, D-Durham, the House minority leader. He was speaking during a joint press conference called by House and Senate Democrats to complain about GOP process.
"This is the worst I've seen in terms of procedure," said Sen. Martin Nesbitt, D-Buncombe, the Senate minority leader.
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- H 38: Repeal Second Primaries. Candidates would no longer have to get 40 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff.
- H61: Reform Oversight of State-Owned Vehicles. Based on WRAL's prior reporting, better management seems in order.
- S 9: Restore Partisan Judicial Elections. Republicans have long contended that nonpartisan elections came to pass when GOP judges started winning statewide elections.
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