Paula Wolf

2 months ago | ncnewsline.com | Paula Wolf

The Wall Street Journal reported on January 27 (the story is protected by a pay wall — click here to read a Vanity Fair summary) that North Carolina’s senior senator Thom Tillis set a new standard for disingenuous flipflops last week with his vote to confirm Trump nominee Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense. This from the Journal story: “Tillis personally assured Danielle Hegseth in a call on Jan.

Dec 18, 2024 | charlotteobserver.com | Paula Wolf

House lawmakers, including Speaker Tim Moore, left, House Democratic Leader Robert Reeves, center, and Republican Rep. Destin Hall, far right, discuss the allotted debate time for each party before a vote to override Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of Helene relief bill that reduces the power of incoming Democrats in the executive branch during a session on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, at the North Carolina Legislative Building. Cooper vetoed Senate Bill 382 on Nov.

Dec 18, 2024 | newsobserver.com | Paula Wolf

House lawmakers, including Speaker Tim Moore, left, House Democratic Leader Robert Reeves, center, and Republican Rep. Destin Hall, far right, discuss the allotted debate time for each party before a vote to override Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of Helene relief bill that reduces the power of incoming Democrats in the executive branch during a session on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, at the North Carolina Legislative Building. Cooper vetoed Senate Bill 382 on Nov.

May 23, 2024 | ncnewsline.com | Paula Wolf

As you may have heard by now, a bill currently making its way through the North Carolina legislature (House Bill 10 – Require Sheriffs to Cooperate with ICE) is the subject of significant controversy. The bill would require county sheriffs to hold people they arrest at the request of federal immigration agents. Many sheriffs, however, do not want to do the job of the federal government. They see immigration enforcement as a federal issue.

Mar 11, 2024 | cpbj.com | Paula Wolf

Closing 2023 with a record low 2.5% unemployment rate, York County saw an increase of 1,510 people in the labor supply, an uptick for only the second time since 2007.