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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Mark Warner (D-VA) and a bipartisan group of 29 other senators sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly, outlining concerns that the H-2B visa statutory cap will be reached soon
Published: Tuesday, March 7th, 2017 @ 4:44 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Roy Cooper today named District Attorney Robert A. Evans of the Seventh Judicial District as the new chairman of the Governor's Crime Commission
Published: Monday, March 6th, 2017 @ 7:38 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Senator Bill Cook's General Assembly Update for the February 27, 2017
Published: Monday, March 6th, 2017 @ 10:26 am
By: Bill Cook
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Tonight, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following video statement following President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress. Senator Tillis stressed the need for Republicans and Democrats to work together to address the major challenges facing the nation
Published: Sunday, March 5th, 2017 @ 10:34 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Roy Cooper has declared March 5-11 Severe Weather Preparedness Week and urges North Carolinians to prepare and practice safety plans in case severe weather strikes, which could happen as soon as tonight according to weather forecasts
Published: Sunday, March 5th, 2017 @ 7:00 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Last week, a three-judge panel denied Gov. Cooper's request to continue blocking a state law, clearing the way for the Senate to confirm his cabinet secretaries - an authority provided to us by our state's constitution
Published: Sunday, March 5th, 2017 @ 6:33 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Governor Roy Cooper today released his recommended budget for 2017-2019, Common Ground Solutions for NC, to invest in a better educated, healthier and more prosperous North Carolina without raising taxes or fees
Published: Sunday, March 5th, 2017 @ 10:56 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, attended a committee hearing to discuss how to improve outcomes for youth in the Juvenile Justice System
Published: Sunday, March 5th, 2017 @ 12:17 am
By: Thom Tillis
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In his budget to the legislature, set to be presented tomorrow, Governor Roy Cooper will announce an ambitious and forward-thinking education plan to make North Carolina a "Top 10 Educated State" by 2025
Published: Saturday, March 4th, 2017 @ 5:53 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, chaired a joint House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing to welcome the American Legion members visiting Washington, D.C. to give their legislative presentation
Published: Saturday, March 4th, 2017 @ 4:18 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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The Dare County Republican Party proudly announces our annual County Convention is scheduled for March 11th, 2017, at the Dare Center in Manteo starting at 8:30 AM
Published: Saturday, March 4th, 2017 @ 12:58 pm
By: Mattie Lawson
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Today, Governor Cooper publicly called on Speaker Moore and legislative Republicans to return to the negotiating table and work to repeal House Bill 2.
Published: Wednesday, March 1st, 2017 @ 12:38 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper issued the following statement on H.B. 186
Published: Wednesday, March 1st, 2017 @ 10:22 am
By: Governor's Office
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In a letter today, the Governor's Office informed Senate Rules Chairman Bill Rabon that the Senate's announced plan for cabinet confirmation hearings violates a court order issued last week
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 @ 9:30 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced a multi-year investment in North Carolina teachers that would raise teacher salaries to first in the Southeast in three years and at least the national average in five years
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 9:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, the White House announced that Ray Starling, Chief of Staff for Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), will be leaving the Senator's office to serve as Special Assistant to the President for Agriculture, Trade, and Food Assistance
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 7:08 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced that the State of North Carolina is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the disappearance of Amy Wells Bridgeman
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 4:13 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Last week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and 37 of his colleagues wrote to President Donald Trump expressing concerns over the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan (CPP), Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS), and Ozone Standard of 70 parts per billion (ppb) Rules
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 11:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced that the State of North Carolina is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Charlie Winfield Spann
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 12:59 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced that the State of North Carolina is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for a drive-by shooting into an occupied dwelling on Forrester Street in Durham
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2017 @ 1:30 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper announced today that the State of North Carolina is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the disappearance of Christopher Cole Thomas
Published: Friday, February 24th, 2017 @ 10:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein have taken steps to withdraw the state's petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court of State of North Carolina V. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 @ 2:07 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper has nominated ten new members to serve on the North Carolina Department of Transportation Board
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 @ 12:30 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Yesterday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted for H. J. Res. 43, a resolution to overturn an Obama administration rule that would require states to provide Title X funding to abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood, the nation's number one provider of abortion
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 @ 12:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper has appointed three new judges to preside over North Carolina courts
Published: Monday, February 20th, 2017 @ 10:25 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper has submitted several 'shovel ready' infrastructure projects to be considered by the federal government
Published: Sunday, February 19th, 2017 @ 5:39 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs Committees sent a letter signed by 78 members of Congress to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan seeking the unconditional release of American pastor Andrew Brunson
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2017 @ 4:13 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Earlier this week, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced the Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017-a bill
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2017 @ 11:07 am
By: Thom Tillis
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In a press conference today, Governor Roy Cooper was joined by Democratic Legislative leaders Representative Darren Jackson and Senator Dan Blue to offer a common sense compromise proposal to repeal House Bill 2
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2017 @ 10:37 am
By: Governor's Office
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On Saturday, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) attended the Lifesaving Ceremony at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum in Carteret County
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2017 @ 10:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Lt. Governor Forest and Sen. Berger spokeswoman respond to Governor Cooper's HB2 Repeal Proposal
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2017 @ 4:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, today voted to confirm Dr. David Shulkin as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2017 @ 4:17 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Boosting Rates of American Veterans Employment (BRAVE) Act, bipartisan legislation that would support job creation for America's veterans
Published: Thursday, February 16th, 2017 @ 1:00 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced that the State of North Carolina is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Darnell Michael Long
Published: Wednesday, February 15th, 2017 @ 7:15 pm
By: Governor's Office
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