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NC House bill would compare N.C. with other large states for unemployment benefits For nearly eight years, North Carolina’s unemployment insurance law and benefits have been linked closely to its Southeast neighbors. As a result, unemployed and furloughed North Carolinians have received among the nation’s most meager benefits in terms of maximum weeks of between 12 and 16, and maximum weekly payments of $350. By comparison, 44 states provide at least 26 weeks of regular benefits. Yet, given North Carolina is the ninth largest state by population at 10.5 million — and closing fa...

In a compelling community forum, a woman described her heartbreaking involvement with the criminal justice system before Democratic party activists across the state. During a Community Listen Forum sponsored by the N.C. Democratic Party on Tuesday evening, Dreama Caldwell described how her life changed forever when, in 2015 at age 42, she was working at a child care facility in Orange County when an employee at the school left a child on one of the daycare’s buses for several hours. Caldwell was the director and manager of the center and was charged with felony child abuse. She turned he...

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At Least 10 States Going After Donor Disclosure May 4, 2021 The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a key donor disclosure case that’s made its way through the California courts during the past decade. The issue of donor disclosure isn’t going away and has been popping up at the state level this year. In Michigan, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson determined that a nonprofit did not have to report sources of its contributions. A former legal advisor to the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, Bob LaBrant had filed a complaint arguing that Michigan Citizens for Fiscal Responsibili...

A new bill supported by influential N.C. senators would protect the confidentiality of donors to nonprofit organizations and charities. Senate Bill 636 would prevent the disclosure of the names of people giving money or property to nonprofit corporations, making their identities confidential. The bill would also prohibit legislators and government workers from disclosing confidential information they come across in the course of their work.  Primary sponsors of the bill are Sens. Joyce Krawiec, R-Forsyth, Norm Sanderson, R-Craven, and Bob Steinburg, R-Chowan. Democratic Sen. Dan Blue, D-Wake...