Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Voter Turnout Steady in Forsyth & Guilford Counties

3:18pm May 06, 2014

May 6, 2014 is primary election day, and North Carolina voters are choosing their parties' candidates for a competitive U.S. Senate seat, the state Supreme Court and dozens of other state and federal offices.

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Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson, D-S.D., (left) and ranking member Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, are proposing a major overhaul of the U.S. mortgage market.

Overhaul Bill Criticized For Ending Affordable Housing Goals

10:27am May 06, 2014

by Chris Arnold

The Obama administration is trying to gain more support for a bipartisan bill to dramatically reshape the housing finance industry. Others say the bill would weaken affordable housing regulations.

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Senate May Bypass White House And Approve Keystone XL Pipeline

7:40am May 05, 2014

by Jeff Brady

The Senate is expected to vote soon on the controversial pipeline. Supporters introduced the bill after the White House put its approval process on hold indefinitely because of a legal dispute.

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George HW Bush Receives JFK Profiles In Courage Award

7:40am May 05, 2014

The award is for politicians who made unpopular decisions but they believed to be right. In 1990, Bush broke his own no new taxes pledge and accepted higher taxes to cut the federal deficit.

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Latest Supreme Court Decision on Campaign Finance Part of a Trend

2:00pm May 04, 2014

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court made its latest decision on the increasingly important role of money in politics.

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When College Sexual Assault Panels Fall Short, And When They Help

10:45am May 02, 2014

by Tovia Smith

The White House is cracking down on colleges to improve how they handle sexual assault complaints. But critics say schools are in over their heads, and that these cases are meant for the courts.

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Minimum Wage Raise: Blocked For Now, May Live Again In Campaigns

11:20pm April 30, 2014

by Scott Horsley

A bill to increase the federal minimum wage was blocked in the Senate on Wednesday, as Democrats failed to muster the 60 votes necessary to bypass a filibuster.

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A campaign sign for John F. Kennedy, a Republican running for office in Georgia, by the railroad tracks outside the city of Forsyth.

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On The Ballot In Georgia This Year: JFK

12:48pm April 30, 2014

by Adam Ragusea

JFK is running for a Georgia state Senate seat this year — John Flanders Kennedy, that is. He's a Republican, but his signs bear an uncanny similarity to the logo the former president once used.

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Conservatives Yet To Rally Around Obamacare Replacement

12:18pm April 30, 2014

by Scott Horsley

Congressional Republicans say they want to repeal and replace Obamacare, but they've been light on details of what the alternative might look like.

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White House Warns Highway Trust Fund Is Low On Funds

8:22am April 30, 2014

by Brian Naylor

The Obama administration has sent to Congress a four-year $302 billion infrastructure bill. It proposes closing corporate loopholes to make up for lost revenues from the gas tax.

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