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The House GOP’s narrow majority is poised to get even smaller with the result of Tuesday’s special election in New York’s 3rd Congressional District to replace freshman Rep. George Santos (R-NY) following his ouster.
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2024 @ 10:41 am
By: Daily Wire
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Freshman Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) launched a tirade against the Republican-led Secure the Border Act — H.R. 2 — and claimed that if the House Republicans acted to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, they should also be in favor of scrapping the Statue of Liberty.
Published: Saturday, February 10th, 2024 @ 10:59 am
By: Daily Wire
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This week on “The Debrief”: Riots, Vandalism, and Jeff Jackson’s TikTok
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 @ 6:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Black Republican Missouri state Rep. Justin Hicks was yelled at this week by black Democrat state Rep. Marlene Terry over his opposition to the state government funding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Published: Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 @ 1:28 am
By: Daily Wire
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Seven Republican members of the House of Representatives wrote an open letter to their caucus listing reforms that the next Speaker of the House must pursue to earn their votes.
Published: Wednesday, December 14th, 2022 @ 8:45 am
By: Daily Wire
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Freshman Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) riled up Small Business Committee Chair Rep. Nydia Velázquez, a Democrat, when he criticized President Joe Biden’s knowledge of the private sector, emphasizing Biden’s lack of experience with small businesses and the private sector more largely.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 8:08 am
By: Daily Wire
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On a road map, you’ll find Tri-County Community College in the far western corner of North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, March 24th, 2021 @ 1:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Michael Barone of the Washington Examiner explains why he doesn’t put much stock into current chatter about the Republican Party’s pending demise.
Published: Thursday, February 18th, 2021 @ 3:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When the General Assembly reconvenes next week, broadband promises to be a hot topic.
Published: Thursday, January 21st, 2021 @ 3:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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He denounced the assault on the Capitol. But still the Democrats want his head.
Published: Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 @ 7:40 am
By: LifeZette
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Collin Anderson of the Washington Free Beacon documents a leading national business group’s dubious political calculation.
Published: Thursday, September 10th, 2020 @ 4:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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President Donald Trump endorsed a candidate in a key House race on Thursday who previously considered leaving the Republican Party, told Trump to drop out in 2016, and who voted for Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Published: Monday, January 27th, 2020 @ 3:17 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Democratic lawmakers want the General Assembly to act on a pair of gun-control bills.
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2019 @ 11:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Two political newcomers are fighting it out in the 13th U.S. Congressional District Democratic primary in hopes of unseating freshman Republican Rep. Ted Budd in the November general election
Published: Sunday, April 29th, 2018 @ 12:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The most important business of the people in the first meeting of a singular political /governmental year is the selection of the board's chairman. Almost always, maybe always, it sets the roles of certain commissioners to do the people's business for the balance of the year.
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2016 @ 2:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Freshman Republican legislator Greg Murphy's first legislative vote as a new state representative was a doozy: House Bill 2
Published: Tuesday, October 4th, 2016 @ 12:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some members of the Wake County Board of Education have joined the list of education policymakers hoping to find the same flexibility for traditional public schools that charter schools enjoy, though some school choice supporters are suspicious of the board members' motives.
Published: Monday, January 26th, 2015 @ 5:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Renee Ellmers has spent nearly four years in Congress. For that entire period, the Dunn Republican has served in a Republican majority.
Published: Saturday, October 11th, 2014 @ 12:42 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Freshman state Rep. Dana Bumgardner of Gastonia and longtime Gaston County Commissioner Michael Allen "Mickey" Price of Belmont have similar platforms on education, tax reform, Medicaid, teacher tenure, and merit pay for teachers.
Published: Monday, May 5th, 2014 @ 4:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you thought Election Day was Nov. 6, you might want to reconsider. Depending on where you live and what office you're talking about, Election Day could be in July or May. In some places and in some races, it occurred when candidate filing ended Feb. 28.
Published: Sunday, March 9th, 2014 @ 3:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It appears that Raleigh-based radio talk show host Frank Roche will be jumping into the 2014 Second Congressional District GOP primary. The district is currently represented by Republican Renee Ellmers of Dunn.
Published: Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 @ 2:40 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Rather than trickle down fees, certain state legislators seek to eliminate costs for locals and encourage tourism by removing all ferry tolls in coastal North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, April 4th, 2013 @ 10:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Freshman Representative Paul Tine (D) offered amendments on two controversial bills over the past two weeks.
Published: Monday, February 18th, 2013 @ 12:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Much of Democratic state Senate District 9 candidate Deborah Butler's campaign against freshman Republican Sen. Thom Goolsby has focused on a piece of anti-abortion legislation he supported, even though both candidates say their primary goal is job creation.
Published: Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 @ 1:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two men who call themselves conservatives are vying to represent House District 51, a district that spills roughly equally over the Lee and Harnett county lines.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 1:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The first time I watched the Jimmy Stewart classic film, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", I was too young to appreciate how very insightful it was in describing how things work in our government.
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2012 @ 11:12 pm
By: Alicia Colon
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The race for the 3rd District of the N.C. House offers voters clear differences in principles and priorities. Democrat Robert Cayton, a Beaufort County commissioner, touts a nuts-and-bolts approach to governance.
Published: Wednesday, October 10th, 2012 @ 9:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District race could be a bellwether for the next two years of Congress and the Republican Party.
Published: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 @ 10:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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