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January 16, 2021

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STRAND: The Senate filibuster and the ‘nuclear option’

January 12, 2021 Mark Strand

Now that Democrats have unified control of our federal government in Washington for the first time in a decade, some on the left would like to eliminate the legislative filibuster to let loose a flurry […]

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BARONE: The perils of political trifectas

November 3, 2020 Michael Barone, Washington Examiner

Why is undivided government so uncommon? Why doesn’t it last very long? If the final election returns, when they finally come in, match the current polls, Joe Biden’s Democrats will win a trifecta — the […]

News

Sen. Burr criticizes lack of hires for CDC program

May 18, 2020 North State Journal Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing last week, Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) questioned public health officials on the federal government’s continued efforts to respond to COVID-19. During […]

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House, Senate send COVID-19 bill to Cooper

May 2, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – The North Carolina House and Senate passed the COVID-19 relief bill on a sunny Saturday at the legislative building. Negotiators agreed on a package that spends approximately $1.5 billion in the areas of […]

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McConnell plan: $1,200 payments; $1T rescue takes shape

March 19, 2020 Andrew Taylor and Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed direct payments of $1,200 per person and $2,400 for couples as part of a sweeping Republican response to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a copy of […]

Opinion

LANGER: Senate drug plan helps government, hurts patients

December 11, 2019 Andrew Langer

Nancy Pelosi has a plan to lower drug prices. The Speaker of the House just released a new bill that would impose a slew of new taxes and allow the government to meddle with private […]

News

Meck GOP taps former state Rep. Bryan for Bishop’s vacated state Senate seat

September 26, 2019 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — The Mecklenburg County GOP Executive Committee, on Thursday, voted to fill the state Senate seat vacated by now-Congressman Dan Bishop with former state House Representative Rob Bryan. “Congratulations to Rob Bryan,” stated North […]

Opinion

TUCKER: Retire the “Boneless Wonders”

September 4, 2019 Garland Tucker

Winston Churchill once recalled that, as a young boy, his parents took him to Barnum’s Circus where the sideshow headlined “The World-Famous Boneless Wonder.” The wonder was a giant slab of a man with no […]

Opinion

MATTHEWS: The Democrats’ obsession with identity politics comes back to bite them in Colorado senate race

September 4, 2019 Stacey Matthews

Just days after dropping his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced a run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Cory Gardner. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee […]

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Senate confirms 13 more judges

August 7, 2019 Matthew Daly | The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the Senate departed for a five-week recess last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hailed the chamber’s accomplishments, including a hard-won budget deal that staves off a possible government shutdown. But […]

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