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NATIONAL POLITICS
America’s ultra rich have $8.5 trillion in untaxed income thanks to this loophole
| January 11, 2024
Most American families must work and earn paychecks to support themselves, but many of the wealthiest Americans are able to live off unrealized gains thanks to a tax loophole that Republicans refuse to fix.
Biden pardons thousands of Americans convicted of marijuana possession
| January 2, 2024
The president’s actions will not release any federal prisoners, but will lift barriers to housing, employment, and educational opportunities for those convicted of the offenses.
Service members to get biggest pay raise in 20 years in bill heading to Biden’s desk
| December 15, 2023
While the pay bump will affect the 94,540 active duty service members in North Carolina, this year’s National Defense Authorization Act is just the latest example of the increasingly partisan landscape of modern American politics.
How a Republican-led government shutdown would affect you
| November 13, 2023
If a shutdown occurs, travelers could face delays at airports, millions of workers would go without paychecks, and public safety, disaster preparedness and response, and food and safety inspections could also be affected.
As North Carolina housing costs soar, Biden wants to turn empty offices into housing
| November 3, 2023
Affordability | HARDGATE | HOUSING | INFRASTRUCTURE | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | NORTH CAROLINA NEWS
In Sept. 2020, the median home sale price in North Carolina was $272,000. As of Sept. 2023, that figure had risen to $363,600.
How many votes are needed for Speaker of the House?
| October 19, 2023
It usually takes 218 votes—a simple majority of the 435 members of the House—to become House Speaker, but due to two vacancies, only 217 votes are currently needed. For more than two weeks though, Republicans have failed to agree on a new leader, leaving the federal government paralyzed.