WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by David M. Jackson, president and CEO of the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce, from a Sept. 22, 2025, hearing entitled "SBA's Hurricane Helene Response: One Year Later." SBA is the Small Business Administration. * * * Chair Ernst, Ranking Member Markey, and distinguished members of the committee: My name is David Jackson, and I serve as President/CEO of the Boone Area Chamber of Com  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release: * * * Brady Responds to Weekend Mass Shootings at Michigan Mormon Church, North Carolina Waterfront Bar While details continue to emerge, shooters used assault-style weapons to collectively kill seven people and injure 13 * Over the weekend, two high-profile mass shootings devastated communities in Grand Blanc, MI, and Southport, NC - where gunmen used assault-style weapons to open fire int  more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah District issued the following news release: * * * Buxton FUDS property receives end-of-year funding - mission continues The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Savannah District has received additional funding for the Buxton Naval Facility Formerly Used Defense Sites property located within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, in Dare County North Carolina. Since there is an unknown amount of petroleum-impacted soil at the si  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Edwards Introduces the Bipartisan Faith in Housing Act * Washington, DC \- Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) has introduced the bipartisan Faith in Housing Act, alongside Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50), to allow nonprofit religious organizations to develop affordable housing on their land. Under today's burdensome permitting and zoning laws, many organizations eager to serve  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Statement on GOP Crime Hearing * Today, Congresswoman Deborah (NC-02) released the following statement after attending today's House Judiciary Committee field hearing in Charlotte, North Carolina: "Crime is a real issue in our country and it deserves good-faith, bipartisan, attention from Congress. Unfortunately today's hearing was not focused on using our federal resour  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 29 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * Football Week Four Recap and Weekly Honors * CHARLOTTE, N.C. (September 29, 2025) - Week Four of CIAA football delivered high-powered offenses, game-changing defensive performances, and pivotal results that are already shaping the championship race. Virginia Union, Fayetteville State, and Livingstone all remained undefeated in conference play, while Wins  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Rebecca K. McCall, commissioner for Henderson County, North Carolina, from a Sept. 22, 2025, hearing entitled "SBA's Hurricane Helene Response: One Year Later." SBA is the Small Business Administration. * * * September 27, 2024, one year ago, will be a day that we will long remember in Henderson County and Western North Carolina. Hurricane Helene hit us with full force. Not only  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 30 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * NEW: In New Video, Michael Whatley Refuses To Denounce Kristi Noem Directing FEMA Aid To Florida Political Donor Back home in Washington today, DC insider Michael Whatley refused to denounce Kristi Noem fast-tracking FEMA disaster relief to her Florida political donor - while Western North Carolina continues to wait for desperately needed federal aid. The new video footage comes on the h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Brad Knott, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Knott Decries Manipulated Statistics Covering Up Soft-On-Crime Failures * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brad Knott (NC-13) participated in the House Judiciary Committee's field hearing in Charlotte, North Carolina, examining the scourge of violent crime enabled by Democrats' weak, soft-on-crime policies. In a verbal exchange with the Democrats' witness, Congressman Knott pointed out   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Addison McDowell, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * McDowell Joins House Judiciary Committee's "Victims of Violent Crime" Field Hearing in Charlotte * Charlotte, NC - Congressman Addison McDowell (NC-06) today waved onto the House Judiciary Committee's "Victims of Violent Crime" field hearing in Charlotte, North Carolina. Congressman McDowell shared his personal perspective and called for real action against soft-on-crime policies to hold  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Sept. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Miners and supporters will rally to demand safeguards from black lung disease on Oct. 14 * CONTACTS: Chelsea Barnes, Director of Government Affairs and Strategy, chelsea [at] appvoices.org, (614) 205-6424 On Tuesday, Oct. 14, coal miners, members of the Black Lung Association and their supporters will rally in front of the Department of Labor's headquarters in Washington,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Peter O'Leary, a small business owner in Chimney Rock Village, North Carolina, from a Sept. 22, 2025, hearing entitled "SBA's Hurricane Helene Response: One Year Later." SBA is the Small Business Administration. * * * I am a small business owner in Chimney Rock Village, NC. I own 3 retail buildings. Two of them I operate as Bubba O'Leary's General Store and one of them I rent to  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 30 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Reminder: Fact Checkers Found Whatley Repeatedly Lying About Gov. Cooper's Record Of Keeping Families Safe Ahead of the House Judiciary hearing in Charlotte today, here's a reminder that DC insider Michael Whatley and Washington Republicans have been repeatedly caught lying about Governor Cooper's record of keeping North Carolinians safe and putting criminals behind bars. * Whatley's cl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, a member of the of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, issued the following opening remarks on Sept. 29, 2025, at a hearing entitled "Victims of Violent Crime": * * * Rep. Deborah Ross' Opening Statement at Subcommittee Field Hearing on the Need for Real Solutions to Combat Violent Crime Today, Rep. Deborah Ross delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Oversight field hearing in Charlotte, North Carolina, on comba  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 30 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * Senator Berger, Leader Hall Put Politics Before People, Force Cuts to NC Medicaid Leader Hall and Senator Berger agree that Medicaid is underfunded in North Carolina and needs additional funding this year. They also both agree on the exact same dollar figure needed to operate without significant cuts before next week's deadline. However, instead of securing this funding, political infight  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Budd: Disaster Recovery Hinges on Our Federal Government & Agencies Working in Coordination * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) chaired a Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship field hearing entitled, "Small Business Association's (SBA) Hurricane Helene Response: One Year Later. " In his opening statement, he discussed the Biden administration's misman  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Statement of Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett on Republicans' Charlotte Field Hearing Hours Before Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC --Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett issued the following statement regarding House Republicans' decision to hold a field hearing in Charlotte, North Carolina, with less than 36 hours left to prevent a federal government shutdown: "Republicans are once again exploit  more