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CONCORD — On a rainy Saturday afternoon, the Concord Public Library’s auditorium was packed with Cabarrus County Superintendent Chris Lowder, School Board members from Cabarrus and Rowan counties, Concord City Council members, parents, and Congressional nominees seeking an appointment to one of the U. S. service academies.
Of all the political and cultural issues that divide red states from blue ones, none is more volatile than guns and who can carry them.
Conservative rural states like Arizona and West Virginia allow almost anyone to carry a loaded firearm in public, while in urban states and big cities, it can be a felony.
Who introduced you to hunting/the shooting sports and at what age?
House and Senate Republicans head to West Virginia on Wednesday for the annual GOP retreat, leaving Washington even as high-profile negotiations on immigration and government funding remain unresolved.
While those topics are expected to come up during the gathering at the Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, they could take a back seat to other agenda items such as infrastructure, defense and workforce development.
CHARLOTTE -- A North Carolina business says the recent tax overhaul is responsible for it giving out $1,000 bonuses to its 1400 employees, and will contribute to its expansion.
Thursday morning, US representatives Richard Hudson and Robert Pittenger toured Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company to talk about the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.”
But when asked, the company said it was already considering the bonuses -- and does not have any higher than average investments planned.
The CEO still says the tax reform will help the company compete internationally.
For the owners of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry, the Republican tax cut means more money to invest in a bigger furnace and new machines.
For their 1,400 employees, it means a $1,000 bonus.
That’s why two Republican members of Congress used the company as a backdrop Thursday to trumpet the cuts.
“This is going to have a real effect on real people,” Rep. Robert Pittenger of Charlotte told reporters. Rep. Richard Hudson of Concord said the cuts lifted a “wet blanket” from the economy.