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Washington, D.C. - This week, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) and Rep. Mondaire Jones (NY-17) introduced legislation to ensure that all Americans have equal access to apprenticeship programs that align with today’s workforce needs.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswomen Alma Adams (NC-12), Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), and Kathy Manning (NC-06), introduced a resolution recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four Sit-In of 1960.
Charlotte – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) will host a "Virtual Community Swearing-in Ceremony and Address" on Thursday, January 28 at 6:00 PM.
Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow, Congresswomen Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Ilhan Omar (MN-05), and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) will introduce an amendment to the Constitution of the United States "recognizing and securing the fundamental right to life, liberty, and property, which includes housing, health care, education, and nutrition."
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) and other Democratic leaders introduced the Raise the Wage Act of 2021, which would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025. As an original cosponsor of the bill, she is joined by Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), Rep.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following statement celebrating Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's confirmation:
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) will host a "Virtual Community Swearing-in Ceremony and Address" on Thursday, January 28 at 6:00 PM.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the following remarks on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal:
Washington, D.C. – This week, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) penned an op-ed for USA Today urging the United States Senate, Democrats and Republicans alike, to convict former President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial, and prohibit him from holding public office in the future.
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Just hours after Senate Republicans failed to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act — seemingly ending a dogged legislative effort — members of the North Carolina congressional delegation were pushing for a new attempt.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Johnson C. Smith University and other local colleges are millions of dollars in debt to the federal government, according to a new report that says the problem is affecting many historically black colleges.
As congressional Republicans try to pass an unpopular plan that would roll back the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and cause an estimated 22 million
WASHINGTON, D.C. Senate Republican leaders released on Thursday a revised plan to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but it drew criticism from senators on both sides of the political divide within the Republican party, indicating a treacherous path for the bill.
Tashni-Ann Dubroy, who recently resigned after two years as president of Shaw University, takes one more notable memory with her as she moves into a top administrative post at Howard University this fall.
U.S. Rep. Alma Adams, a Charlotte Democrat, joined the Observer Wednesday for a Facebook Live, where she’ll answered questions from the public and a reporter Jim Morrill.
Watch it on the Observer’s Facebook page.
Noting that the NC Republican legislative leadership is “dragging their feet” about doing anything that would fairly represent voters when it comes to redistricting, Congresswoman Alma Adams says they frankly “don’t give a damn about these citizens.”
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Hundreds of Charlotteans, along with many local leaders, celebrated America’s birthday Tuesday morning in east Charlotte during the 49th annual Hickory Grove parade.
Twenty-year-old political science majors Dariana Reid, a rising senior at Johnson C. Smith University, and Nasya Blackwell, a rising junior at North Carolina A&T State University, are interning in both a Democratic and a Republican office on the Hill this summer.
RALEIGH
If the Senate health care plan becomes law, no state’s residents would fare worse than North Carolina, according to a new study on the proposed bill.