Democratic Party of Currituck County

-Offers only Sound Bites and Showboating- read more […]

-Bipartisan measure was previously held hostage by Sen. Jim Bunning, will extend unemployment benefits, emergency health care, and highway funding- read more […]

-Nearly $20 million in federal funds withheld, workers will be furloughed unless Congress fixes the problem- read more […]

-Opposes President’s plan to limit rate hikes despite skyrocketing premiums in North Carolina, offers no alternative solution- read more […]

NCDP Chairman David Young Calls on Sen. Forrester to Apologize for Hate-filled Speech Calls on NCGOP Leaders Fetzer, Berger, and Stam to do the Same read more […]

All economic recoveries are marked by fits and starts. Today, we saw a fit in employment, with some disappointing job numbers. But in other economic indicators – production, consumer confidence and housing – we are seeing starts, and glimmers of recovery. Here are few of this week’s Recovery Act success stories. At this point, about 40 percent of Recovery Ac […]

President Obama held a health reform town hall this afternoon at Broughton High School in Raleigh, N.C. We’ll post video and an excerpt of his remarks later today. In the meantime, the President is highlighting eight consumer protections we all stand to gain from health insurance reform. Defenders of the status quo have launched a massive effort to distort D […]

The House today passed a bill recognizing seven Indian Tribes in North Carolina and Virginia. The move supports remarks made earlier this year by the President's administration; Deputy Assistant Secretary George Skibine said in March that "there are rare circumstances when Congress should intervene and recognize a tribal group, and the case of the […]

On Saturday, Governor Kaine delivered the keynote speech at the North Carolina Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson dinner. Below you can watch his remarks in full; […]

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, will give the keynote address at the North Carolina Democratic Party’s annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner tomorrow, Saturday, May 2nd at the Durham Marriott Convention Center . The dinner starts at 7:00 p.m . This will be Gov. Kaine’s first appearance at a Jefferson-Jackson dinner since bec […]

First Gentleman Bob Eaves, in partnership with the North Carolina Business Committee for Education (NCBCE), has launched a new initiative, Students@Work, aimed at encouraging businesses to offer job shadowing opportunities for middle school students. […]

In accordance with Executive Order 50, the Division of Purchase and Contract has created new IFB and RFQ templates for use by vendors interested in procurement opportunities released by the state on or after March 1.  The new templates are available at http://www.pandc.nc.gov/divforms.htm.&nbsp... […]

While the Census is used determine how many representatives each state gets in Congress, it has many other uses like determining the distribution of government funds for things like schools and roads. Right now a significant portion of North Carolina's population is deployed overseas as thousands o... […]

The majority of North Carolinians belong to a faith group. Participation in these groups encourages people to develop relationships with one another that grow out of a shared faith. Established times of meeting together serve to strengthen bonds within these faith communities and foster communicatio... […]

Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that Pierre Foods Inc., a national producer of high-quality, fully cooked meats and frozen sandwiches, will expand in Catawba County. The company plans to create 500 jobs and invest $16.8 million during the next three years in Claremont and retain more than 700 existing jobs at its facility there. […]

Equal Pay Day celebrated each April to raise awareness about pay inequity in American workplaces read more […]

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Senator Kay Hagan issued the following statement after attending President Obama’s speech today at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. read more […]

Today First Lady Michelle Obama continued the long tradition of First Ladies donating their inaugural gowns to the Smithsonian. Mrs. Obama presented her 2009 inaugural gown to the National Museum of American History, joined by dress designer, Jason Wu, and thirty two aspiring young designers from the Huntington High School Fashion Program in New York. First […]

If we enact health reform, it will restrict how much of your premium dollars can be spent on profits and overhead by requiring health insurance companies to spend 80-85% of the money they take in on care. That’s worth keeping in mind. Because right after the Insurance companies announced huge rate increases for families across the country, they gathered at t […]

Editors Note: Watch President Obama and the First Lady speak about the achievements of women around the world at a reception marking International Women’s Day. I grew up in a time when graduating from high school was an accomplishment, and expectations of young women were very low...especially for women of color. My high school guidance counselor told me tha […]

This morning, we see more word from opponents of health reform that they are amping up their efforts to kill the bill before it even comes to a vote.   The insurance industry lobby, which is holding its annual conference at the Ritz-Carlton today, announced that it is going to spend more than a million dollars on television ads in the coming days to try to p […]

There are only six days left for the nation’s public high schools to submit an application for the commencement speaker of a lifetime. That’s right -- this spring President Obama will speak to the graduating class of the high school that best demonstrates how it is providing its students an excellent education that will prepare them to graduate ready for col […]

Pictures of Bo, the Obama family dog. […]

Check out the White House Photo Office's picks for Photo of the Day in March of 2010. […]

The President hosts a meeting with leaders in the House and Senate to discuss health insurance reform legislation. […]