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July 22, 2015
WASHINGTON — Richmond County’s congressman has signed on to a bill that would allow active-duty military members to carry guns at recruitment centers following last week’s deadly attack at a Navy support center in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Rep. Richard Hudson joined Rep.
July 14, 2015
On the heels of news that the 440th Airlift Wing's life had been extended, local Congressional leaders have issued statements.
From Rep. Renee Ellmers:
“I am encouraged that the Air Force has finally seen the light.
July 14, 2015
Phew! The backyard barbecue grill is safe from the Environmental Protection Agency for another year.
"Enough is enough," North Carolina Rep.
Issues:Energy
June 22, 2015
Overdoses from prescription pain medications and heroin are skyrocketing across the Carolinas.
Carolinas Healthcare System is look at a new way to increase access to crucial medicine called naloxone that can literally stop an overdose and save lives.
Charlotte firefighters started carrying the medicine on their trucks last summer.
Issues:Health Care
June 5, 2015
Legislation to fund the Justice Department is chock full of GOP-backed language designed to keep the Obama administration from moving ahead with gun control regulations.
June 3, 2015
House Republicans have introduced an amendment to the bill that funds the Department of Justice which would prevent the executive agency from using any funds to ban "green tip" .223 ammunition.
On Tuesday, Rep.
May 28, 2015
Members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation sent a letter Thursday to the head of the Federal Aviation Administration asking the agency to speed up allocating funds for a new control tower at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
The FAA is planning to open the new tower – which will be much taller and able to see all of the airport’s runways more effectively
May 17, 2015
A local congressman who helped reunite an injured Army veteran with his military working dog in Fayetteville last year has introduced a way to smooth over the process for future adoptions.
U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson of North Carolina and Rep.
May 14, 2015
A move to allow veterans and their military dogs to stay together is in the works.
On Friday the U.S.