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Mint Hill Police Chief Ledford: Say ‘no’ to collective bargaining
A bill in Congress sponsored and introduced April 12 by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, (D-Nev.) would override states and allow police, firefighters and emergency personnel have collective bargaining powers. Mint Hill’s Police Chief, Tim Ledford, thinks it’s a bad … Continue reading
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Newt Gingrich and Congressman Pence to stump for Myrick
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and House Republican Conference Chairman, Congressman Mike Pence will each stump for Congresswoman Myrick at two consecutive events this weekend. The Myrick campaign has billed it as a “Conservative Double Header.” Congressman Pence, who currently … Continue reading
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Myrick speaks to Mint Hill Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Representative Sue Myrick spoke to the Mint Hill Chamber of Commerce at Pine Lake Country Club today. Hear what she said in the week’s Mint Hill Times.
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Myrick says no to pay increase
Yesterday, US Representative Sue Myrick (NC-09) voted against an automatic pay increase for Members of Congress. HR 5146 states that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2011. “Members of Congress … Continue reading
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72 percent of Mecklenburg County has returned census forms
Preliminary numbers show Mecklenburg County has returned by mail 72 percent of the census forms, the same rate it had in 2000. According to the census department, North Carolina in general has done about as well as any state in … Continue reading
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NC loses RTT money–lack of charter schools to blame?
North Carolina missed out on the first round of Race to the Top stimulus funds, ranking 12th out of the final 16. The North Carolina Alliance for Public Charter Schools thinks it’s because of the state’s reluctance to lift the … Continue reading
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Myrick: Congressional staff should not be exempt from new health care regulations
Rep. Sue Myrick released this statement today about Congressional staffers who may be exempt from regulations established by the new health care bill. Myrick thinks all of Congress should have to participate in the new health care regulations, not just … Continue reading
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Myrick calls health care bill ‘government takeover’
Representative Sue Myrick released this statement on HR 3590, the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act: “For over a year, the American people have told Congress that they don’t want this kind of health care reform, and for over a … Continue reading
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Hood column on health care gets shout out from Rush
John Locke Foundation president and Mint Hill Times columnist got some love by Rush Limbaugh today. Hood wrote in a recent Carolina Journal column that he will not comply with health care regulations if they current legislation is passed in … Continue reading
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Myrick: ‘Talk about buying a pig in a poke’
From the office of Sue Myrick: “A majority of the American people don’t want this health care bill, and they’ve been saying it for months. They know it will cost them a half of a trillion dollars in higher taxes, … Continue reading
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