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More help, at long last, is on the way.
After months of partisan gridlock and inaction even as hundreds of thousands of Americans were dying due to Covid-19 and millions more were falling into poverty congressional leaders have finally agreed on another $900 billion coronavirus relief package.
On Monday afternoon, mere hours ahead of planned votes, lawmakers released the text of the legislation, 5,593 pages combining pandemic relief and $1.4 trillion in funding for government operations for the full 2021 fiscal year.
“We’re going to stay here until we finish tonight,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said. The House and Senate late Sunday passed a one-day stopgap government funding measure, averting a partial shutdown and allowing more time for the legislative text to be finalized and passed.
As 2020 draws to a close, the COVID-19 pandemic continues have a devastating economic impact on North Carolinians. Many businesses remain closed or are operating at limited capacity; some have closed permanently. More than 1.3 million North Carolinians applied for benefits between March 15 and Dec. 16, according to data released last week by the N.C. Department of Commerce’s Division of Employment Security. More than 40,000 people filed claims last week alone.
Today, a by-the-numbers look at unemployment claims in North Carolina according to the most recent data.
(Source: N.C. Department of Commerce, Division of Employment Security)
1,377,182 Number of people who applied for unemployment benefits between March 15 and Dec.16
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