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Madison Cawthorn leaves post early despite votes, constituent casework

U.S. congressman for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, but the departing congressman, Madison Cawthorn, still has a few weeks left in his term. It appears, though, according to multiple reports, that Cawthorn has decided not to complete the term he was elected to serve.

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House to consider Inflation Reduction Act as economists sound alarms

Later this week, the U.S. House is expected to consider the $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act that narrowly passed in the U.S. Senate Sunday night. However, economists are sounding alarm bells saying it will raise inflation, not reduce it, on those who need help the most.

Theresa Opeka
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Why more states are arming teachers on campus

Laura Carno and her team of law enforcement instructors spend their days teaching teachers the skills they hope they will never have to use. A campus shooting is a nightmare scenario, but she says training and arming school staff is key to saving lives. Having trained more than 250 school employees, Carno’s FASTER Colorado program...

Donna King
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Beasley avoids new questions on filibuster

Democratic U.S. candidate Cheri Beasley tweeted Wednesday that if she had been in the Senate, she would have voted in favor of the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Beasley doesn’t say how she would have voted on keeping the filibuster, despite questions from her supporters and Carolina Journal. ...

Theresa Opeka

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