GOP House candidate Glenn Cobb of Winston-Salem got some high-powered backing for a fund raiser last week. It was hosted by former Governors Jim Martin and Jim Holshouser and by Brooke Burr, the wife of U.S. Richard Burr. Cobb is politically well conne... »
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr announced Friday he would abandon his bid for the No. 2 Republican post in the Senate. The Winston-Salem lawmaker said he began in realize in recent weeks that a leadership post wouldn't allow him to purse his policy reforms. "Th... »
Sen. Richard Burr says not to count him out of the race for the Senate Republicans’ second most powerful job. The Winston-Salem Republican is largely considered the underdog in the whip race. Burr said he heard the same doubts in the 1990s. "It may be ... »
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr writes in an op-ed for The Charlotte Observer that the $825 billion stimulus bill has “amounted to nothing more than broken promises.” The Winston-Salem Republican says he doesn’t blame President Obama for the economic challenges... »
U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan calls for greater transparency on a water contamination study at Marines Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. The Greensboro Democrat joined Sen. Richard Burr, a Winston-Salem Republican and Rep. Brad Miller, a Raleigh Democrat, raising concerns... »
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr welcomed President Obama’s calls Friday for greater power to merge several trade and commerce agencies and create a more "effective, lean government." But the Winston-Salem Republican questioned why the President didn’t do more e... »
