NC unemployment debt fix backed by House panel Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:36 pm, Thursday, January 31, 2013 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Republican effort to overhaul North Carolina's unemployment system and speed up repayment of $2.5 billion owed to the federal government cleared a House panel Thursday, despite Democratic and worker advocate complaints the proposal was skewed against the jobless. The measure, influenced heavily by ... Read More