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Raleigh, N.C. — The House passed an overhaul to the unemployment system on Tuesday, while the Senate blocked an expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
Meanwhile, Democrats accused Republicans of a power grab after a Senate bill was introduced calling for all sitting members of several state boards and commissions to be fired and replaced with GOP appointees.
Dozens of proposals failed to clear the House or Senate before the General Assembly's self-imposed "crossover" deadline this week for…
The scandal within the Internal Revenue Service was front and center Friday on Capitol Hill, as a committee heard testimony from…
The House and Ways Committee holds a hearing on the Internal Revenue Service's practice of targeting conservative political groups.…
The state House has released its own version of a tax reform bill that lower income and sales tax rates, but makes fewer sweeping…
The House approved several bills before the "crossover" deadline, including measures on abortion and social media privacy.
President Obama says he'll hold a Rose Garden news conference Thursday to answer questions about the scandal enveloping the Internal…
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February 5, 2013 6:55 p.m.
Sorry. I forget that some people can't comprehend what they read very well. I'll spell it out for you. Republicans were elected en masse (that means many, a lot) last November. Hope that's better.
February 5, 2013 7:07 p.m.
February 6, 2013 8:11 a.m.
Just an observation for you two. The Legislature was elected by the people of North Carolina. You were both hired by a very liberal news organization.
You are not entitled to legislate by keyboard or pen ink.
Please try substituting "some think" in your reporting with "we think".
That is more honest.
February 6, 2013 9:00 a.m.
February 6, 2013 9:53 a.m.