DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 14 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, issued the following joint statement on Dec. 13, 2021: * * * Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) and Dean Browne Lewis, Dean of North Carolina Central University School of Law, issued a joint statement regarding North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper's appointment of three NC Central University School of Law alumni to be Superior Court Judges. The Honorable Reggie McKnight was appointed Superior Court Judge in Judicial   more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 14 -- Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, issued the following joint statement on Dec. 13, 2021: * * * Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) and Dean Browne Lewis, Dean of North Carolina Central University School of Law, issued a joint statement regarding NC Central University School of Law alumni Dena J. King and Sandra J. Hairston being appointed U.S. Attorneys for the Western and Middle Districts of North Carolina. They are the become first Black female pro  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2021: Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) held an early childhood education tour at Little Hands N Feet in Raleigh. Rep. Ross was joined by Gayle Headen, Executive Director of Wake County Smart Start, Ronetta Pearsall, owner of Little Hands N Feet, Amy Cubbage, President of the North Carolina Partnership for Children, and others. Following the tour, Rep. Ross read a book to the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, ranking Republican member of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2021: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Republican Leader Rick Allen sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh opposing DOL's proposed rule, which prioritizes the interests of left-wing special interests,  more