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On Monday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its estimates on the cost of President Biden’s executive action to cancel student loan debt. They found that this will cost $400 billion. The…
…Which in a way was not hard to do….Still both the council’s lone conservative—District 5 representative Tony Wilkins–and its lone moderate conservative– at-large representative Mike Barber–both lost their seats in…
The US Senate and US House went into recess in late September and are now returning to Washington today to resume unfinished business during the lame duck period. The House…
• What if they held a debate and Kay Hagan didn’t show up? “A debate on U.S. Senate debates surfaced Tuesday after Democratic incumbent Sen. Kay Hagan said she wouldn’t…
• The U.S. Senate primary ballot is getting more crowded, as new challengers have lined up against incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan. Former Shelby Mayor Ted Alexander announced he would run…
On Thursday the U.S. House voted to reform the nation’s food stamp program, formally known as SNAP. The vote was 217 to 210. The Hill reports no Democrats voted for…
I’m always interested in how members of Congress use their official websites. Often it’s what’s NOT there that is as revealing as what is. I visited each of our 13…
Heaven knows as a blogger I’ve made my share of mistakes —- misspelled words, words left out, double punctuation, you name it. What can I say, in today’s 24/7 news…
Heritage Action has ranked each member of Congress on a political ideology scale. Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan is ranked as North Carolina’s most liberal member of Congress and Republican Rep.…
20 of 24 precincts have reported in Watauga County. Diane Cornett Deal will run against Wanda K. Howell for clerk of superior court. Dan Soucek is sure to defeat Jeffrey…
Elizabeth Dole reverses her stance on offshore drilling. Other N.C. legislators also weigh in, including Rep. Virginia Foxx: “The good Lord gave us the resources we need to be energy…
The Web site OnTheIssues.org is a good place to go to find out how your U.S. House member or U.S. Senator votes on key issues. Based on their votes, OnTheIssues.org…