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Barack ObamaHagan says VA claims backlog 'unacceptable'Submitted by Brandon Taylor on Tue, 04/30/2013 - 4:56pm.READ MORE:
Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) has been helping push for changes in the VA. Among her efforts, she has joined 66 of her Senate colleagues in asking President Obama to end a backlog of hundreds of thousands of VA disability claims.
Full story...Charlotte Mayor Foxx gets seat on Obama's CabinetSubmitted by WWAY on Mon, 04/29/2013 - 4:27pm.READ MORE:
A rising star in the North Carolina Democratic Party is heading to Washington for a position in President Obama's Cabinet that may one day help Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx seek higher office back home.
Full story... » McIntyre, Hagan, Burr to attend VA clinic opening; Hagan joins push to end VA backlogSubmitted by WWAY on Mon, 04/29/2013 - 2:30pm.READ MORE: Tomorrow's ribbon cutting for Wilmington's VA Super Clinic is bringing out some big names.
The facility, which opened this spring at Wilmington International Airport, will provide veterans services including day surgery, mental health, cardiology, women's health and MRIs.
Full story...Obama signs order to begin spending cutsSubmitted by Katelyn Supa on Fri, 03/01/2013 - 10:18pm.READ MORE: President Barack Obama has signed an order authorizing the government to begin cutting $85 billion from federal accounts, officially enacting across-the-board reductions that he opposed but failed to avert.
Full story...Obama pushes for higher minimum wage on plant tourSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 02/13/2013 - 2:27pm.READ MORE: President Barack Obama is pushing for a higher minimum wage because he says Americans who work full time should not be in poverty.
Full story...Fort Hood hero Munley says Obama 'betrayed' her, other victimsSubmitted by WWAY on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 12:20pm.READ MORE: Three years after the White House arranged a hero's welcome at the State of the Union address for the Fort Hood police sergeant and her partner who stopped the deadly shooting there, Kimberly Munley says President Obama broke the promise he made to her that the victims would be well taken care of.
Full story...Local response to president's second termSubmitted by Chris Phillips on Mon, 01/21/2013 - 7:43pm.READ MORE: In Wilmington thousands took to the streets to honor Dr. Martin Luther King. We asked members of the crowd what they hope for as the president's took the oath of office.
Full story...Full text of Pres. Obama's second inaugural addressSubmitted by WWAY on Mon, 01/21/2013 - 1:19pm.READ MORE: NC residents participate in King day, inaugurationSubmitted by Allyson Lorick on Mon, 01/21/2013 - 9:57am.READ MORE:
North Carolinians will observe the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and public inauguration of President Barack Obama with observances, calls to service and celebrations.
Full story... » Obama speech sets stage for looming policy fightsSubmitted by WWAY on Mon, 01/21/2013 - 9:29am.READ MORE: Burr blasts president's gun control planSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 5:02pm.READ MORE:
President Obama's plan to increase gun control in the United States is meeting opposition from North Carolina's Republican senator.
Full story...Obama unveils $500 million gun violence packageSubmitted by WWAY on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 2:49pm.READ MORE:
President Barack Obama is announcing a $500 million package of executive actions and legislative proposals aimed at reducing gun violence a month after a mass shooting in Connecticut killed 20 elementary school children.
Full story...Secession petitions get response from Obama AdministrationSubmitted by Katelyn Supa on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 10:00pm.READ MORE: In November we told you about petitions on the White House's website that suggested citizens across the country aren't happy with the way things are going in Washington. The petition garnered the 25,000 signatures needed to warrant a response and the Obama Administration has done just that.
Full story...Fort Bragg troops to march in inaugural paradeSubmitted by Allyson Lorick on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 10:56am.READ MORE:
Eighty-eight soldiers from Fort Bragg will be marching later this month in President Obama's second inaugural parade.
Full story... » House approves fiscal cliff billSubmitted by Katelyn Supa on Wed, 01/02/2013 - 12:06am.READ MORE:
After months of drama and some tense last minute negotiating, Congress finally passed legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff.
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