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Municipal leaders fight looming flood insurance rate increase
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Just like the tide the cost of flood insurance is on the rise.The Biggert-Waters Act is set to go into effect Tuesday and town leaders are asking for help to keep their town...
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Burr closes district offices as government shutdown begins
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- With a federal government shutdown underway, Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) has closed his district offices, including here in Wilmington.Burr has also closed his offices in...
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Obama signs bill, government back open after 16-day shutdown
WASHINGTON, DC (WWAY) -- The government reopens its doors today after a battle-weary Congress approved a bipartisan measure last night to end a 16-day partial shutdown and avert the possibility of an...
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NC lawmakers want tobacco program protected
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- Members of the state's congressional delegation want the federal tobacco program protected from expected budget cuts.WRAL-TV reported that key members of the state's delegation are...
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Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Hagan today released the following statement in response to the President’s State of the Union address:“My top priority this year continues to be creating jobs and...
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Senators seek cancer study of Lejeune water
CAMP LEJEUNE, NC (AP) -- North Carolina's two U.S. senators say a federal health agency should conduct a cancer incidence study for the groundwater contamination at Camp Lejeune.Sens. Kay Hagan and...
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Burr introduces bill to put Brunswick County back into Wilmington MSA
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- The fight over the federal government lumping Brunswick County into the Myrtle Beach metro area is apparently not over.Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) has introduced legislation...
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Burr concerned about radical Islamic group's threat to US
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- US Senator Richard Burr made some stops in the Port City today.The two-term senator said 10 years ago, when he was on the House Intelligence Committee, there were about three...
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Missouri police response raises questions about militarizing law enforcement
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- There's been a lot of attention this week on the use of military-grade equipment to deal with protests in Ferguson, MO. The protests bring some serious questions to light: Why...
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Burr visits the Port City, talks ISIS and race for US Senate
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Senator Richard Burr served as the keynote speaker at the Fedcon Summit this morning.During his visit to the Port City we caught up with him on several topics including the...
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