Under the Dome Probes North Carolina Legislators Absences
The Raleigh News and Observer column Under the Dome highlights two senators Robert V. Somers and R C Soles for missing Friday sessions. It cites voting records showing 22 of 23 absences from the Ways and Means Committee and notes their explanations. It also explains they earn salaries and allowances with no pay dock for misses. The piece frames the column as shedding light on government and stirring heat.
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Wall Street Journal
North Carolina
Raleigh News & Observer
Robert V. Somers
Rowan
R.C. Soles
Columbus
General Assembly
Ways and Means
Somers
Davidson County
Salisbury
Soles
Senate
House
North Carolina Teams Shine Despite Close NCAA Result
UNC Charlotte and UNC Chapel Hill both impressed in Atlanta with sportsmanship and strong play. Coach Lee Rose earned praise after a last second loss, while Tar Heels supporters cheered freshmen Mike O Karen and Rich Yonaker as Cedric Maxwell elicited ovations.
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North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Unccharlotte
UNC Chapel Hill
Tar Heels
UNCC
Lee Rose
Marquette
Lee
Carolina
al McGuire
Dean Smith
Atlanta
Omni
Cedric Cornbread Maxwell
Mike O'Karen
Rich Yonaker
Unemployment Benefit Extension Faces House Vote
The House will vote on extending the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1974 for one year, reducing the maximum benefit period from 65 to 52 weeks. Benefits are non taxable and replace about 50 to 60 percent of after tax income, with debates over cost, borrowing, and potential reforms.
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House
Puerto Rico
District of Columbia
Connecticut
Michigan
New Jersey
Charles A. Vanik
Ohio
Ways and Means Committee
Ronald G. Ehrenberg
Ronald L. Oaxaca
Department of Labor
Labor Review
A Kind Word for the IRS and the TAS Proposal
A conservative columnist weighs the IRS plan for the Tax Administration System TAS a $750 million effort to centralize five years of taxpayer records. The piece weighs privacy risks and safeguards contrasting OTA concerns with potential efficiency gains.
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Congressional Office of Technology Assessment
OTA
Uliman
IRS
Congress
Ned Lud
Will We Next Rebuild The Plank Road Letter
A reader reflects on downtown High Point development projects and traffic impact, arguing large expenditures failed to revitalize traffic and suggesting brick sidewalks may herald a return to the Old Plank Road. The writer backs Brent White for his courage in a Christmas Day ambulance incident and calls for transparent that individual’s identification.
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Bill Tomlinson
Tomlinson
High Point
Chase
Bobbis Leonard
Laura Grimes
Walkers Body Shop
Brent White
Brent
Pay Raise Debate for Foreign Leaders Tied to CIA Roles
Washington discusses raises for heads of state on CIA payrolls as leaders push for higher salaries. A plan calls for asset disclosure, blind trusts, income caps from defense contractors, and banning dual roles with the KGB to attract capable leaders.
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Washington
Congress
Hussein
Free World
CIA
Lockheed
Boeing
Gulf Oil Co
United States
Ministe
Northrop
Texaco
Grumman Aircraft
Carter
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