One call so western North Carolina can make thousands
A North Carolina state senator all too familiar with hurricanes made one call. Western North Carolina will get thousands more out of it.
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GOP lawmakers seek transparency on migrants with convictions living in Illinois
In the wake of a report detailing the hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals with criminal convictions living in the U.S., some Illinois lawmakers are demanding transparency at... Read More.
Biden calls for return to bargaining table as port strike disruptions loom
President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for those on both sides a port worker strike to return to the bargaining table as U.S. ports brace for what could... Read More.
Some dockworkers earn more than $400,000 a year
Some longshoreman regularly earn more than the president of the United States along with most other U.S. workers.
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Business groups want Biden to intervene in worker strike at ports
A dockworker strike that could hobble U.S. ports from Maine to Texas got underway Tuesday as business groups called for President Joe Biden to step in.
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Biden expands refugee admission to foreign nationals from multiple continents
On the same day that President Joe Biden said he’d reduced illegal border crossings by 60% at the southwest border, he announced Monday a sweeping extension of refugee... Read More.
Swing states hurting from inflation, want more from Trump, Harris on energy policies
Swing state voters are feeling the pain of high prices and want to hear more from presidential candidates about their energy policies, newly released polling data shows.
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Razor-thin difference in battleground state facing catastrophe
In western North Carolina where a fatal flood of historic proportion has torn apart normal, the 2024 election will go on and a razor-thin difference is watched between... Read More.
East Coast port strikes could bring shortages, rising prices
Some 50,000 International Longshoremen's Association members went on strike Tuesday against the East and Gulf Coast ports, snarling the flow of goods in what some predict could be... Read More.
Congress passes bill streamlining veterans joining trucking workforce
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bipartisan bill backed by Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger that boosts the trucking industry with its significant shortage of drivers and... Read More.
