The announcement comes forty years after the tower was built and nine years after the PTI Airport Authority started working on the project.

At least two dozen senators have promised to forgo a paycheck for as long as a shutdown is in effect.

If the government doesnt come to an agreement on the spending bill by March 4th, the government could shut down.

Congress has not debated his American Jobs Act and the President knew it would be a difficult battle to win

Barack Obama will spend the next few days in Asheville before his upcoming debate with John McCain.

Senator Elizabeth Dole has committed $3 million of her own money to save her re-election campaign.

North Carolina is one of eight states that allow people to register and early vote on the same day.

Tomorrow morning in Greensboro Senator Hagan will continue NC Back to Work Jobs Tour

Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) will be in Greensboro Wednesday to talk about funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant.

It's not everyday students get face to face time with their US representative.

Greensboro, NC -- Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) said Tuesday that Congress failing to reach a deal by year's end to avoid automatic tax increases and automatic federal spending cuts would be "totally unacceptable."

The tax hikes and spending cuts would...

When taxes might go up by hundreds of dollars
because Congress can't get a deal done to avert the fiscal cliff,
where's the outrage?

State Sen. Kay Hagan said Tuesday she will join the race to challenge U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole next year, three weeks after saying she wouldn't run and a week after the only other Democrat in the race said he is gay.