Former US Sen. Lauch Faircloth of North Carolina died Thursday at home in Clinton, North Carolina. A former Democrat-turned-Republican, Faircloth was a prominent figure in Tar Heel politics for more than half a century.
Published: Sunday, December 24th, 2023 @ 9:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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DeSantis vows to fight for the middle class and take on the elites, DC bureaucrats, and Communist China to put the American Dream back within reach
Published: Monday, September 25th, 2023 @ 10:45 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Merkel's old party keeps moving rightward on immigration
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 9:57 pm
By: John Steed
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Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC5) will announce her plans to seek reelection in 2024 at the North Carolina Republican Party Convention in Greensboro (June 8-11, 2023).
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 10:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill under consideration in the North Carolina Senate would ban work requirement exemptions for able-bodied adults without children who are receiving food stamps.
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 1:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Congressman Dan Bishop, R-NC8, was in the spotlight yesterday not only for his opposition to the debt ceiling agreement reached by Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden, but also for challenging McCarthy’s capability in his position as speaker.
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2023 @ 1:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Access to nutritious food is foundational for overall health and well-being.
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2023 @ 11:44 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Today, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. released the following statement on the debt limit deal reached by Speaker McCarthy and President Biden.
Published: Friday, June 16th, 2023 @ 11:28 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro contended that the recent debt ceiling agreement between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) occurs in the context of both Democrats and Republicans spending far beyond the nation’s means.
Published: Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 @ 12:37 pm
By: Daily Wire
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) dismissed a letter from the House Freedom Caucus on Friday pressing him and other Republicans to “hold the line” on a debt ceiling agreement with President Joe Biden which includes spending reforms.
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 @ 8:50 am
By: Daily Wire
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"We have the Oval Office. I’ve never seen anything like it.”
Published: Monday, June 12th, 2023 @ 8:37 am
By: Daily Wire
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Top Conservatives Slam McCarthy-Biden Agreement: ‘With Republicans Like These, Who Needs Democrats?’Many top conservatives slammed the bipartisan agreement reached between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the weekend that is expected to prevent the U.S. from defaulting on its debt.
Published: Sunday, June 11th, 2023 @ 8:27 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) clearly struggled to deliver his own line of questioning during Tuesday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing.
Published: Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 @ 6:48 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The federal government wasted as much as $247 billion in payment errors during fiscal year 2022, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office released at the end of last month.
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2023 @ 11:55 pm
By: Daily Wire
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“To help move the process along, Senate Republicans should consider denying Schumer cloture on his not-so-urgent business until he finally gets to the negotiating table with McCarthy and President Biden and works in good faith to protect our nation’s credit and get spending under control.”
Published: Sunday, May 28th, 2023 @ 10:45 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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After a decade of fighting it, Republicans agree on the largest entitlement expansion in state history
Published: Sunday, March 12th, 2023 @ 11:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Wednesday, the North Carolina General Assembly will hold opening ceremonies to kick off the 2023 legislative session. In odd-numbered years, legislators hold a “long session” starting in January.
Published: Saturday, January 28th, 2023 @ 10:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Make more staying home
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2022 @ 6:52 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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Treasured Pirates recognized for outstanding contributions to ECU
Published: Monday, December 12th, 2022 @ 12:50 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Just when you thought that politics - and those who participate in it - couldn’t sink any lower, along comes Kevin McCarthy, the man who wants to be the next Speaker of the House in Washington.
Published: Saturday, November 26th, 2022 @ 12:20 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Democrat President Joe Biden has reportedly been told by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) that he will need to dramatically scale back one of the top items included in his $3.5 trillion social spending bill.
Published: Thursday, August 25th, 2022 @ 11:03 am
By: Daily Wire
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Democrat President Joe Biden’s plan to reshape America with his $3.5 trillion social spending bill hit another obstacle on Thursday as one top Democrat Senator said that it would not happen anytime soon.
Published: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022 @ 1:40 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The N.C. House passed a bill Tuesday evening 101-6 that would direct the state’s health agency to come up with a Medicaid Modernization Plan.
Published: Friday, July 8th, 2022 @ 8:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina House Health Committee discussed a bill Thursday that would direct the state health agency to come up with a Medicaid Modernization Plan, to expanding Medicaid with work requirements for the expansion enrollees.
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 @ 8:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday the N.C. General Assembly’s Senate leadership announced a health care proposal that includes Medicaid expansion under the federal entitlement program, the Affordable Care Act.
Published: Tuesday, May 31st, 2022 @ 11:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A new statewide poll out Thursday shows that a majority of Republican primary voters oppose expanding North Carolina’s Medicaid entitlement program.
Published: Tuesday, April 12th, 2022 @ 7:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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An honest assessment of our current fiscal situation is required
Published: Tuesday, March 8th, 2022 @ 9:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) laid out during a Fox News interview on Sunday what he believes that Democrats are going to do to try to ram through their $3.5 trillion social spending bill.
Published: Tuesday, December 14th, 2021 @ 11:54 am
By: Daily Wire
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Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) slammed President Joe Biden during a Sunday appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” saying that Biden falsely ran as a competent centrist and that he has turned over control of his party to its far-left-wing.
Published: Wednesday, November 10th, 2021 @ 12:53 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced it is expanding eligibility for food assistance benefits to help college students who are struggling to purchase food and stay in school during the pandemic.
Published: Monday, May 3rd, 2021 @ 10:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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New restrictions on poll-watchers proposed by the State Board of Elections would make the logistics of maintaining election integrity much more difficult for N.C. political parties.
Published: Saturday, February 27th, 2021 @ 10:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislation introduced by Republican lawmakers would mandate recipients of unemployment benefits actively search for work, a requirement that hasn’t been in place since the pandemic began in March.
Published: Thursday, February 25th, 2021 @ 8:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Biden-Harris Administration will open a Special Enrollment Period for Americans to sign up for health coverage and roll back attacks on the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, and access to reproductive health care
Published: Friday, January 29th, 2021 @ 8:37 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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To help families access food during the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is temporarily increasing benefits for May 2020 to current Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) recipients in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2020 @ 2:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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