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North Carolina politicians had a variety of reactions to the announcement of the indictment of former President Donald Trump.

Montana will cut off federal unemployment benefits nearly three months early and offer “Return to Work Bonuses” as a favor to employers, Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) announced Tuesday. Gianforte said he hears “from too many employers throughout our state who can’t find workers” and added that the state’s suffering from a “labor shortage” made worse by the benefits. Starting June 27, Montana workers will lose the extra $300 per week the federal government has been paying since December. The state will also cancel federal benefits for gig workers and the long-term jobless. Montana is...

To say that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the hospitality industry would be an understatement. And while a recovery is underway and restaurants work to resume in-person dining, many business owners are struggling to staff back up. Right-wing media have seized on these new stories to fit an old “welfare queen” narrative about greedy employees and excessive government intervention.  According to the National Restaurant Association, more than 110,000 restaurants and bars -- more than one in every six restaurants nationwide -- had closed by December as a result of the pandemic. N...

Photo from post on Rep. David Rouzer (R-N.C.) Twitter account. May 4, 2021 A Twitter post around a fast food restaurant that closed because it could not find workers has both gone viral and managed to encapsulate the arguments around whether the federal minimum wage should or should not be raised. It all erupted Monday following the posting of a sign outside a North Carolina Hardee's restaurant that said the restaurant had closed due to the lack of available workers. The sign's photo was posted by Rep. David Rouzer (R-N.C.), whose accompanying comment about why the restaurant lacked workers s...

NPR Democratic U.S. Rep. David Price, N.C. 4, speaks during hearings on President Trump's second impeachment on Jan. 13. The House of Representatives impeached President Trump on Wednesday for the second time in 13 months. It was the first time a president has been impeached twice. The measure came after last week’s violent attack on the U.S. Capitol. The article of impeachment charged Trump with “incitement of insurrection” for his role in riling up supporters at a rally outside the White House on Jan. 6, before members of the crowd stormed the Capitol as Congress was in the process o...