Source: Joe Killian, NC POLICY WATCH, 3/25/20


The NC House Select Committee on COVID-19’s Economic Support working group held its first meeting Wednesday as the state saw a record number of unemployment applications and lawmakers scrambled to find solutions for people and businesses financially devastated by the pandemic. More than 166,000 unemployment claims have been since March 16, lawmakers heard in a report from the North Carolina Division of Employment Security — including 26,822 in the last 24 hours.

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