Unemployment remains political fodder in North Carolina
The subpoenaed chief of North Carolina's unemployment benefits office found herself Wednesday in an uncomfortable spot before a General Assembly committee talking to legislators about billions owned to the federal government and how jobless data is shared with the governor.
By Gary D. Robertson | Updated on January 05, 2012
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The subpoenaed chief of North Carolina's unemployment benefits office found herself Wednesday in an uncomfortable spot before a General Assembly committee — talking to legislators about billions owned to the federal government and how jobless data is shared with the governor.
Assistant Commerce Secretary Lynn Holmes was grilled for more than an hour under oath. The subpoena was issued after she didn't attend a Revenue Laws Study Committee meeting last month. Holmes attributed her absence to a miscommunication.