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Welfare drug test bill passes NC Senate

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Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013, 6:19pm

GREENSBORO, NC — Senate Bill 594, which  would require applicants for North Carolina’s WorkFirst Program to take and pass a drug test before receiving benefits, passed the state Senate on Monday.

WorkFirst allows adults to get cash benefits for themselves and their children as they look for work. More than 21,000 North Carolinians use the program, and more than 1200 of those are in Guilford County.

Steve Hays, with Guilford County’s Department of Social Services, said current law requires a licensed professional to evaluate applicants. That person can ask for a drug test if he or she feels it’s necessary.

SB 594 would require the testing up front for all potential recipients, and it would require the applicants to pay for that testing. If the applicant passes, according to the bill, the state would reimburse him or her. If he or she fails, there are no benefits and no reimbursement.

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Greensboro City Council to vote on vacant seat

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Tuesday, December 4th, 2012, 8:09am

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Greensboro City Council members will vote Tuesday to fill a seat that was vacated by a member heading to the state senate.

Trudy Wade was voted to the 27th district state senate seat in November. It left her post as District 5 city council member open.

Residents vying for that seat had until Nov. 30 to submit letters of interest to the city. Five people are currently up for the seat. Three others have withdrawn.

The candidates’ letters can be viewed at greensboro-nc.gov.

Whoever is voted in Tuesday evening will serve until Dec. 3, 2013, which would have marked the end of Wade’s term.

The vote will take place during tonight’s regularly scheduled meeting, which starts at 5:30 p.m.

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Alicia Keys to promote early voting at Greensboro rally

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Friday, October 26th, 2012, 6:17am

GREENSBORO, N.C. — It’s been more than six weeks since President Barack Obama brought his presidential campaign to North Carolina, but his surrogates are lining up their visits.

Grammy award-winning artist Alicia Keys on Friday promotes early voting efforts at rallies in Greensboro and Raleigh.

Keys will be at N.C. A&T State University for her Early Vote Rally, which will take place around 2 p.m. at the university’s Memorial Student Union at 1601 East Market St. 

The musician will then travel to Raleigh for another similar rally slated to begin at 5 p.m. at Chavis Park on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. 

Civil rights legend Rev. Jesse Jackson is also visiting university campuses in Durham and Chapel Hill.

Vice President Joe Biden’s wife and son are in western North Carolina on Sunday. Jill Biden and Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden campaign in Huntersville and Asheville.

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Local party headquarters prepare for presidential debate

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Tuesday, October 16th, 2012, 7:42pm

GREENSBORO,N.C.– Guilford County Democratic and Republican party headquarters geared up for the second presidential debate by recruiting voters on Tuesday.

With only a few weeks away from the election, local party volunteers are doing more work with the community to sway the undecided and inform decided voters of the facts.

Executive Director of the Guildford County Republican Party Mike Picarelli says as the election gets closer it’s important to get the public fired up.

“We want to make sure that we’ve reached the undecided voters and our good core voters to get them out and vote,” Picarelli said.

Picarelli says the party’s headquarters continues to make door to door trips to rally voters, making phone calls and selling campaign paraphernalia like signs and t-shirts.

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Jill Biden to make campaign stop in Greensboro

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Thursday, October 11th, 2012, 1:15pm

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, will make a campaign stop in Greensboro this weekend.

According to an Obama-Biden campaign spokesperson, Jill Biden will stop in Greensboro on Saturday for the “Women for Obama-Biden Canvass Kick-off Event,” which follows a similar event in Cary.

“Dr. Biden will talk with supporters about what’s at stake in this election and encourage them to help organize their communities between now and Election Day,” the spokesperson said in a news release.

The event is slated to begin at 2:30 p.m. at the Greensboro OFA Office at 229 North Greene St.

Those interested in attending can visit BarackObama.com for more information.

After the Greensboro rally, Jill Biden will travel to Charlotte for another event of the same nature. 

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Rep. Coble returns to Washington after surgery

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Tuesday, June 19th, 2012, 8:10am

GREENSBORO, N.C. — U.S. Rep. Howard Coble is returning to Congress after recovering from lower back surgery.

The 81-year-old Republican congressman returns to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. 

The surgery, which was supposed to correct a condition that was causing severe hip, leg and lower back pain, removed a small part of a ruptured disc as well as a small piece of vertebrae so that nerves could pass through easily. 

It was performed on June 7 at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro.

Coble was recuperating at home while the U.S. House was in recess last week.

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NC GOP activists gather for state convention

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Friday, June 1st, 2012, 5:33am

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The North Carolina Republican Party is gathering to energize GOP activists heading into a presidential election year that also features a competitive race for governor.

The state party holds its convention beginning Friday in Greensboro.

Two former presidential candidates — former Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and Texas Gov. Rick Perry — will speak at convention events Saturday. Donald Trump will speak at the Friday evening banquet.

Party business includes voting on a platform, electing delegates to the Republican National Convention and picking two Republican National Committee members.

Republicans also will receive training as they seek to help Mitt Romney win North Carolina’s 15 electoral votes after President Barack Obama narrowly won the state four years ago. Pat McCrory is running again for governor.

Credit: The Associated Press.

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