The current K-12 education system is failing our students. Just 36 percent of eighth-grade students read at grade level and only 35 percent are proficient in math.
Unfortunately, state and local attempts to improve student achievement have been hampered by an enormous federal footprint. Parents and education leaders have lost much of their decision-making authority to Washington… Read more »
Shortly before midnight Thursday, without fanfare, the U.S. House voted to repeal a Washington D.C. law that will prohibit employers from discriminating against workers who obtain abortions or use birth control.
The 228-192 vote was symbolic venting and conservative vote-scorecard padding, at most.
That’s because Monday is the legal deadline for Congress to override the District of… Read more »
Republicans pushed legislation through the House Thursday that would revoke a District of Columbia law barring discrimination in the city against workers who have abortions, the latest clash pitting claims of religious freedom against reproductive rights.
House passage was largely symbolic because the capital city's law takes effect Saturday unless Congress first approves legislation… Read more »
“Just to let you know, we members of Congress, we actually pray all the time – most often in private, but tonight we’re here as witnesses to each other before God.”
That’s what Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., told the crowd of roughly a hundred guests at the 2015 “Washington: A Man of Prayer” service, held in the U.S. Capitol Wednesday.
The event, now in its fourth year, is an effort by… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., today praised passage of bipartisan legislation that would help prevent future cyberattacks by making it easier for private entities to share cybersecurity information.
“In 2013 there were 46,605 cyber breaches in the federal government, and it’s estimated that $445 billion is lost annually to cybercrime across the world economy,” said Foxx.… Read more »
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 »
