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Residents and leaders representing Rowan County had mixed reactions to Friday’s Supreme Court decision declaring same-sex marriage legal nationwide. Months after the first same-sex couples in Rowan County legally received marriage licenses, the Supreme Court, by a 5-4 vote, ruled same-sex marriage is guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Writing the court’s majority opinion, Justice… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to redefine the definition of marriage: “Two years ago the Supreme Court insisted that marriage was a policy decision that properly belonged to the states, but today they have imposed a redefinition of marriage nationwide. This decision undermines the ability of states… Read more »

The Supreme Court of the United States effectively ruled that marriages for same-sex couples are now legal across the United States. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that states cannot ban same-sex marriages on Friday, June 26. This action established a new civil right for the homosexual community, and granted a long-awaited victory for gay rights advocates on a national… Read more »

A landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court Friday has ruled that states cannot ban same-sex marriages. The ruling was a 5-4 decision. It gives gay and lesbian couples the same legal right to marry and as different-sex couples while invalidating marriage bans in other states, according to the ruling. The ruling holds that state marriage bans violate the due process and equal… Read more »

When Ellen Gerber and Pearl Berlin began their relationship nearly 50 years ago, the two women couldn’t envision a day when they would marry. Now, the High Point couple have lived to see it. Gerber and Berlin, who formally married in Maine in the fall of 2013, were overwhelmed when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that gay marriage must be recognized in all 50 states. The… Read more »

North Carolina residents should not expect an expansion of Medicaid following Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold federal tax subsidies created by the Affordable Care Act, according to local legislators. In a 6-3 ruling, the court upheld the ability for North Carolinians and residents of 33 other states to receive tax subsidies. The case specifically focused on whether… Read more »

WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision that the federal government can subsidize health insurance policies purchased on Obamacare’s federal exchange: “For the past two years, my email inbox, mailbox and phone lines have been flooded with reports of cancelled health insurance plans, soaring premiums,… Read more »

WASHINGTON - House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following joint statement in response to today’s announcement from the Department of Education regarding its controversial college rating system:   "The department’s decision to abandon an arbitrary… Read more »

About 100 veterans crowded into the Clemmons Library auditorium on Friday to seek U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx’s help in receiving a variety of health benefits. “Thank you, veterans,” Foxx said. “We will go to the ends of the earth to help you. We see that as our obligation.” About a dozen veteran related organizations were represented including the Disabled American Veterans, Military… Read more »

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday issued a 6-3 opinion upholding the eligibility of federal Health Insurance Marketplace enrollees to receive tax subsidies. “The system as it’s been is intact; there are no changes to how it’s been working," said Eric Schneider, outreach and eligibility specialist for High Country Community Health. "Everyone’s going to continue to get their… Read more »