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The U.S. Department of Education has agreed to create a searchable database to publicize which Christian colleges and universities have applied for exemptions from a 44-year-old gender-equality law. The announcement comes a month after the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest LGBT advocacy group, accused Christian institutions of “hidden discrimination” for obtaining Title… Read more »

The No. 2 Republican on the House Education and Workforce Committee is endorsing Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) to become the panel’s next chairman. In an interview with The Hill, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) said he would fully support Foxx to succeed retiring Education Chairman John Kline (R-Minn.). The endorsement all but guarantees Foxx — a current member of the GOP leadership team — will… Read more »

The White House Jan. 16 unveiled details about ambitious proposals to provide wage insurance for laid-off workers and expand existing jobless benefits, but the initiatives remain unlikely to get off the starting block during President Barack Obama's final year in office. The proposed wage insurance program would offer up to $10,000 in benefits for workers who are laid off and later… Read more »

Capitol Hill may be the only place where something that is supposed to take 15 minutes usually consumes 28 minutes, then triggers un-muted braying when the event suddenly consumes just 19 minutes. Such was the case Wednesday in the House as lawmakers voted on a bill to sanction Iran. Rep. Bradley Byrne presided over the vote. When the roll call began at precisely 11:30 am et, the… Read more »

President Barack Obama didn’t change any Republican minds with his final State of the Union address on Tuesday. Within hours after Obama’s Tuesday speech, most of Rowan County’s representatives in Congress offered their opinions on the address, some in more words than others. U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., waited a longer than others to chime in with his thoughts on the speech. On… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of a disapproval resolution seeking to stop the Obama administration from implementing its flawed “Waters of the United States” rule, which would negatively impact North Carolina farmers and landowners. The measure passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 253- 166. “Federal agencies frequently place burdensome… Read more »

When second amendment legislation is created, altered or oftentimes even mentioned at the federal level, its effects trickle down down and make waves in even the smallest locales. Avery County is no exception. After President Barack Obama issued his most recent executive orders involving gun legislation, The Avery Journal-Times culled statements from local politicians about the hot-button… Read more »

Several members of North Carolina’s Congressional delegation responded to President Obama’s final State of the Union address Tuesday evening. “Tonight, the issues and fears that are front and center in the hearts and minds of the American people were not addressed.  We need a clear and comprehensive strategy to defeat ISIS and regain our influence in the world.  Additionally,… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., tonight issued the following response regarding President Obama's final State of the Union address: “For the past seven years, President Obama has given us 47,625 words of meaningless promises. Tonight’s State of the Union address was more of the same empty words. “President Obama has never adequately focused on what really matters in this… Read more »

President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, the final one of his two-term presidency, did not rank among the highest priorities for some Republicans in Winston-Salem. State Rep. Debra Conrad didn’t plan to watch, she said Tuesday morning, though she did plan to watch the GOP presidential debate Thursday on Fox Business. Mark Baker, the chairman of the Forsyth County Republican… Read more »