CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Election integrity or voter suppression? Controversy is growing over the new Georgia election law. Republicans are also pushing back on legislation that could add federal mandates on how elections are run. Our political contributor Mary C. Curtis gives us her take in the video above.
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CHARLOTTE, NC – In a week, mass shootings in Atlanta and in Boulder, Colorado have shaken the nation. While rates for many crimes fell during the pandemic year, gun violence worsened. Is there an explanation or solution to mass violence in the country? WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis discusses more. You can catch Mary C. Curtis
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A crisis at the border as a major surge in migrants strains resources. Nearly 9,300 unaccompanied children were detained last month. Our political contributor, Mary C. Curtis, gives us her take in the video above.
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CHARLOTTE, NC — This week President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are touring the country to highlight their $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan as $1,400 dollar direct payments begin hitting bank accounts. Some Republicans approve of parts of the bill that will benefit constituents, though they voted against it because they say it is too
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CHARLOTTE, NC — Congress is on the verge of passing the one point nine trillion dollar COVID-19 relief bill. The historic legislation proposes to give relief to millions of Americans affected during the year long pandemic. So what’s in the bill and how will it affect you? WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis breaks it all down.
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Even if you don’t like or have never seen the 1992 film, or if you judge Jack Nicholson’s acting technique as, shall we say, a bit much, you can probably recite his signature outburst from “A Few Good Men,” with appropriate volume: “You can’t handle the truth!” Why are so many in the GOP still insisting that the presidential
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When Virgin Islands Del. Stacey Plaskett took center stage last month as a House manager in the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, America took note. A star was born. In the latest episode of Equal Time, Mary C. Curtis talks with Plaskett about the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, her work on the
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CHARLOTTE, NC — What is the future of the Republican party? It’s a question many, even republicans, are wondering after former President Trump’s speech at the conservative political action conference over the weekend. In his first speech since leaving the white house, Trump criticized President Joe Biden and hinted at a possible 2024 run. WCCB political contributor Mary
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Ronald Reagan, considered a secular saint before, during and after his two presidential terms by many in the Republican Party, an actor-turned-politician who also served as California’s governor, was famous for his stated disdain of the thing he spent much of his life doing: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m
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CHARLOTTE, NC — The first Congressional hearing on the Capitol riot included a lot of finger pointing. WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis discusses what we learned from the hearing. You can catch Mary C. Curtis on Sunday nights at 6:30 PM on WCCB Charlotte’s CW discussing the biggest issues in local and national politics and also
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