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Republican U.S. Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis and the majority of North Carolina’s congressional delegation supported bipartisan education legislation set to replace some federal laws introduced in the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act. Burr, North Carolina’s senior senator, called the Every Student Succeeds Act “one of the most important education policy changes of our time.” The… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today praised passage of bipartisan legislation that would help the Department of Homeland Security identify and stop terrorists with Western passports from entering the United States. “National security is the number one job of the federal government, and this bipartisan legislation is one step toward reducing the risk that terrorists pose to… Read more »

Republican members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation said Monday that the strategy proposed by President Barack Obama to deal with terrorism in the United States and abroad covered no substantive new ground. “Radical Islamic extremists have a plan and the entire world is aware of it,” U.S. Rep. Mark Walker, whose 6th Congressional District includes Surry and Stokes counties,… Read more »

Between 40 and 60 House Democrats would support a policy rider to the omnibus spending bill that would block the National Labor Relations Board's recent joint employer ruling, Rep. Brad Ashford (D-Neb.) told reporters Dec. 7. The rider, which seeks to undo an Aug. 7 NLRB decision that a company can be the joint employer of workers provided by another organization, ranks among… Read more »

When will Americans realize gun violence is a problem, and enough people die every year to warrant significant action? It hasn’t happened recently. Too many mass shootings to recount have occurred in the past two years, but wide-ranging policy discussions among lawmakers haven’t occurred. Most recently, 14 people were killed and 21 injured while attending a holiday party in San… Read more »

Rowan’s state legislators will have authority over a range of topics — from energy policy to unemployment insurance — following a number of committee assignments this week by leaders in the N.C. General Assembly. Leaders in the N.C. General Assembly announced interim committee assignments this week. The interim committees are mostly only used while the state legislature isn’t in… Read more »

The $305 billion, five-year transportation bill heading to President Barack Obama after clearing the U.S. Senate and House this week includes provisions submitted by U.S. Sens. Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., to boost projects in North Carolina. Passage of the bill — with broad bipartisan support — also served to further highlight divisions within the GOP as most… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today released the following statement regarding her vote against the conference report for a five-year surface transportation package costing more than $300 billion that also includes language to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank: “This legislation does not address the growing gap between the Highway Trust Fund’s revenues and expenses, instead… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today praised passage of legislation to improve K-12 education by replacing No Child Left Behind with new policies to help every child access a high-quality education. “As a grandmother, educator and former school board member, I know students are best served when teachers, parents and administrators are the driving force behind improving… Read more »

For such a small town, East Bend sure knows how to ring in the holiday season in style. On Saturday residents gathered at the East Bend Fire Station for the annual Small Town Christmas celebration. There were vats of chicken stew and pinto beans and desserts galore. Organizers for the event said they weren’t sure exactly how many years the Small Town Christmas event has been… Read more »