Charlotte Observer says Sen. Kay Hagan “will be at the center of a new political fracas” when the Senate takes up an extension of federal jobless benefits:
The North Carolina Democrat, who faces a tough re-election fight this year, has convinced the Senate Democratic leadership to insert a provision into the jobless bill that would restore North Carolina’s eligibility for long-term federal unemployment benefits. The state lost the federal funds last summer when the legislature reduced state benefits.
Hagan says she’s taking action to fix a problem caused by Republicans in the North Carolina legislature. State Republicans counter that she’s stepping in at the last minute to rescue her flagging reelection campaign.
Needless to say it’s going to be an interesting 11 months.
