WASHINGTON – As Americans face the annual deadline to file their tax returns, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today praised passage of several pieces of legislation designed to protect hardworking taxpayers and rein in IRS abuse.
“Taxpayers shudder at the mere mention of the IRS, and that image hasn’t been helped since the federal government’s most feared agency admitted to singling out… Read more »
Kenan Foxx has already made the playoffs in track and field, and the Northwestern Conference meet has not been run yet.
Foxx made the state 4-A Western Regional last week when he threw the discus 137 feet, 5 inches at the Tri-Cities Classic track and field meet held at Science Hill High School in Johnson City, Tenn.
It’s why he was named Watauga High School’s Athlete of the Week,… Read more »
Several Yadkin County residents will have the exciting opportunity to be a part of the proceedings in the United States Congress next week. A local pastor, Kenny Gooden, has been asked to give the opening prayer and two area students also will get a chance to address members of Congress on April 15.
Yadkin Early College senior Kerry Aguilera and Milca Jarquin, an Early College alumna… Read more »
Most of us understand what it means to balance a budget. We work hard to get a paycheck. We use that money to feed and clothe our family and keep a roof over our heads. If we’re able, we put a little aside in case of emergency or for a rainy day. We all know the feeling of sitting at the kitchen table, long after the kids have gone to bed, shuffling through bills and pay stubs. But we… Read more »
At a time usually dedicated to last-minute Metro dashes, black coffee and the ever-ubiquitous doughnut table, a group of people gather for fellowship in the nation’s capital.
Spirits open and hearts full, they clasp hands, bow heads and pray together before starting their workday. No, this is not a daily Mass, or breakfast at a parish center. This is Capitol Hill, more specifically,… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of the House Republican pro-growth balanced budget proposal, which passed the House by a vote of 228-199.
“In my family, balancing our budget isn’t just a priority, it’s a requirement. We must view America’s budget the same way. Washington owes the American people a responsible budget that reins in federal spending… Read more »
Earlier this month, The Mountain Times reported on the Bee Aware science team’s campaign to bring awareness to the plight of the honeybee.
Just weeks later, the homeschooled High Country students found themselves in the midst of some of the best young minds in science at the fifth annual White House Science Fair.
It was only last week that the Bee Aware N.C. team members… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., has introduced legislation to stretch the limited funds available to the Highway Trust Fund by exempting it from the Davis-Bacon Act’s outdated, wasteful labor requirements for federal-aid highway and public transportation projects.
“With Highway Trust Fund deficits expected to hit $157 billion by 2024, it makes sense to exempt the fund from… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today voted in favor of a disapproval resolution seeking to stop the National Labor Relations Board from overturning decades of precedent and dramatically altering long-standing policies governing union elections. The measure passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 232-186.
“Yet again the National Labor Relations Board is using the… Read more »
The Labor Department, in a move likely to be opposed by Republicans, hopes to release new standards for overtime pay for salaried workers this spring, Secretary Thomas E. Perez told House members Wednesday.
President Barack Obama instructed the department about a year ago to review the salary limit under which salaried workers must be paid overtime pay. The law was intended to prevent… Read more »
