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Could North Carolinians Receive Extended Unemployment Benefits?

Image of NC General Assembly where lawmakers are considering two controversial bills.
Credit NC General Assembly

It's not clear whether Governor Pat McCrory would make extended unemployment benefits available to North Carolinians if Congress passes a law that would revive them nationwide. Governor McCrory would have final say on whether to accept those benefits.

A bill being debated in the U.S. Senate would give a three-month extension to those who've been unemployed for months. At a state legislative meeting, Democratic Representative Paul Tine of Kitty Hawk said he knows many of his constituents need help.

"People are hurting and our economy's slow to grow. My district has two of the poorest counties in the state, if not the country, and we've got a lot of people who're trying to get back to work and the jobs just aren't there, especially in my region." - Dem. Rep. Paul Tine.

Extended benefits in North Carolina ended after the state legislature enacted reductions in the state unemployment program last summer.

Jessica Jones covers both the legislature in Raleigh and politics across the state. Before her current assignment, Jessica was given the responsibility to open up WUNC's first Greensboro Bureau at the Triad Stage in 2009. She's a seasoned public radio reporter who's covered everything from education to immigration, and she's a regular contributor to NPR's news programs. Jessica started her career in journalism in Egypt, where she freelanced for international print and radio outlets. After stints in Washington, D.C. with Voice of America and NPR, Jessica joined the staff of WUNC in 1999. She is a graduate of Yale University.
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