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Governor Pat McCrory received recommendations from the Governor's Substance Abuse and Underage Drinking Prevention and Treatment Task Force today presented by Task Force co-chairman and ABC Commission Chairman Jim Gardner. In attendance were task force members and representatives from the ABC...
Published: Friday, May 27th, 2016 @ 2:09 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) voted in favor of the Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act, which passed the Senate unanimously today
Published: Friday, May 27th, 2016 @ 1:35 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Pat McCrory reiterated his intent to veto legislation that undermines environmental protections, bypasses the state's ability to enforce the law, and is unconstitutional
Published: Thursday, May 26th, 2016 @ 9:46 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The U.S. Senate recently passed a bipartisan amendment introduced by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) to protect veterans seeking care though VA community care programs, like the Choice Program
Published: Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 @ 11:28 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today...
Published: Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 @ 2:32 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory helped kick off construction of the new State Employees' Credit Union Memorial Walkway today at the USS North Carolina Battleship
Published: Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 @ 5:31 am
By: McCrory Communications
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In arguing the case brought by North Carolina, Texas and a coalition of states challenging President Obama's illegal immigration executive order, U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) attorneys engaged in "intentional," "serious," and "unethical" misconduct, a federal judge ruled last week. In a...
Published: Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 @ 3:14 am
By: McCrory Communications
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This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) met with General James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, about declassifying the redacted 28 pages of the Joint Inquiry Into Intelligence Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001
Published: Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 @ 12:23 am
By: Christopher Maye
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Governor Pat McCrory welcomed recommendations from the Governor's Task Force on Mental Health and Substance Use today in a Drug Treatment Court in Fayetteville. North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Rick Brajer, along with...
Published: Tuesday, May 24th, 2016 @ 11:59 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory has granted a Pardon of Innocence to Edward McInnis, who served 27 years in prison for crimes he did not commit. Governor McCrory called McInnis today to inform him of his decision
Published: Monday, May 23rd, 2016 @ 1:41 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Missouri's Democrat attorney general and candidate for governor, Chris Koster, said yesterday the Obama administration was "wrong" to issue a directive to the nation's public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity, Morning Consult...
Published: Monday, May 23rd, 2016 @ 1:02 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory was joined by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Carolinas Raleigh Chapter today to proclaim May as 'Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month' in North Carolina
Published: Monday, May 23rd, 2016 @ 4:29 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently joined 55 senators to co-sponsor a bipartisan resolution designating May 15 to May 21, 2016 "National Police Week."
Published: Sunday, May 22nd, 2016 @ 10:46 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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After Braeburn Pharmaceutical announced the company will continue with its plans to build a $20 million facility in Durham County, McCrory Campaign Manager Russell Peck released the following statement...
Published: Sunday, May 22nd, 2016 @ 7:31 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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As professional activists prepare for another Moral Monday protest at the General Assembly, the North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) today called on Roy Cooper to denounce Moral Mondays and the tactics used by their activists to push for their pro-union agenda.
Published: Sunday, May 22nd, 2016 @ 3:05 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory joined state and local leaders, transportation officials and members of the Wilmington community to unveil the newly finished Third Street Bridge, which opened to traffic in downtown Wilmington today. On his visit, Governor McCrory called to invest more than $120 million of...
Published: Sunday, May 22nd, 2016 @ 10:49 am
By: McCrory Communications
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The North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP) today released the following statement following the announcement of Itzhak Perlman's decision to cancel his North Carolina performance...
Published: Thursday, May 19th, 2016 @ 1:19 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory and Secretary of Military and Veterans Affairs General Cornell Wilson today welcomed James Prosser, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), as the Assistant Secretary for Veterans Affairs
Published: Thursday, May 19th, 2016 @ 1:01 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) sent a letter to Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert McDonald asking for the resignation of J. Thomas Burch, the Deputy Director in the Office of the General Counsel at the VA, who runs an allegedly fraudulent charity called the National Vietnam Veterans
Published: Thursday, May 19th, 2016 @ 11:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The National Defense Authorization Act for 2017 (NDAA) includes a plan to overhaul and improve TRICARE for active duty servicemembers, reservists, and their family members, which incorporates several major provisions proposed by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC).
Published: Thursday, May 19th, 2016 @ 10:31 am
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory and First Lady Ann McCrory are inviting the public to enjoy the warmer weather during the annual Spring Open House at the North Carolina Governor's Western Residence
Published: Thursday, May 19th, 2016 @ 3:32 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced that the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which was passed by the Senate Armed Services Committee last night, includes his amendment to close the two-year time limit loophole for military spouses
Published: Thursday, May 19th, 2016 @ 3:04 am
By: Thom Tillis
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As North Carolinians begin making summer plans, Governor Pat McCrory has declared May 15-21 as Hurricane Preparedness Week to remind residents to update their emergency plans and supply kits. Hurricane season officially begins June 1 and runs through November
Published: Wednesday, May 18th, 2016 @ 11:00 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced that he secured an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) requiring the Department of Defense to enter memoranda of agreements with local or regional higher education institutions that offer degrees in allopathic or osteopathic...
Published: Wednesday, May 18th, 2016 @ 10:47 pm
By: Chris Downey
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New rankings of average teacher pay across all 50 states and the District of Columbia show that North Carolina teacher pay is increasing faster than any other state in the country
Published: Wednesday, May 18th, 2016 @ 12:48 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) welcomed Pastor Chris Justice of Lee Park Church in Monroe, North Carolina to the Senate. Senators Tillis and Burr invited Pastor Justice to deliver the U.S Senate Opening Prayer
Published: Wednesday, May 18th, 2016 @ 4:59 am
By: Thom Tillis
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In an effort to observe digital learning in the classroom, Governor Pat McCrory visited students and teachers at Pinebrook Elementary School today.
Published: Monday, May 16th, 2016 @ 12:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced that he has secured his amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) requiring the Secretary of the Army, in coordination with the Commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, to submit a report to the Senate outlining plans to extend
Published: Monday, May 16th, 2016 @ 7:53 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) issued this statement on the Obama administration’s directive ordering all public elementary and secondary schools in America to, among other things, allow boys to use girls’ showers, restrooms and locker rooms "as a condition of receiving Federal funds"
Published: Sunday, May 15th, 2016 @ 11:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement regarding the Obama administration's mandate on public schools
Published: Sunday, May 15th, 2016 @ 11:02 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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In response to the White House admitting it won't cut off federal funds to North Carolina, McCrory Campaign Manager Russell Peck released the following statement
Published: Sunday, May 15th, 2016 @ 10:57 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor McCrory's communications director Josh Ellis issued the following statement about North Carolina's federal funding
Published: Friday, May 13th, 2016 @ 2:35 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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In a Los Angeles Times op-ed, district attorneys from California and New York praised Senator Burr’s bipartisan legislation that requires technology companies to provide unencrypted data or provide assistance in retrieving said data from mobile devices lawfully obtained through a court order
Published: Thursday, May 12th, 2016 @ 11:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory applauded a major milestone in replacing the Bonner Bridge on N.C. 12 crossing Oregon Inlet yesterday as the first piling was installed into Oregon Inlet that will form part of the foundation of the new bridge
Published: Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 @ 6:24 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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