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Today, Governor Roy Cooper nominated Chief Business Court Judge Louis A. Bledsoe, III and attorney Steve Warren to serve North Carolina as Special Superior Court judges
Published: Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 @ 8:35 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) voted to support the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, legislation he co-sponsored that would protect infants born alive following attempted abortions by requiring that they be transported to a hospital and provided the same level of care
Published: Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 @ 4:28 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Roy Cooper released the following statement on the State Board of Elections' decision to call for a new election in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District
Published: Sunday, February 24th, 2019 @ 10:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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"North Carolina should put a school bond to a vote so the people can decide whether to fix our old schools and build new ones. Skimming money that should go to teacher pay raises and other school funding is like using your gas money to buy a car."
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 @ 7:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, introduced the LEGION Act, bipartisan legislation that would extend American Legion membership to honorably discharged veterans who served since World War II.
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2019 @ 8:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Help is now available for local governments working to recover from Hurricane Florence, with more than $7 million in grants and loans already provided, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
Published: Thursday, February 21st, 2019 @ 1:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced that the EPA will move forward with additional regulatory actions as part of its comprehensive PFAS management plan
Published: Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 @ 2:46 am
By: Thom Tillis
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U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, held a joint committee hearing with the Senate Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee on the current condition of privatized military housing.
Published: Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 @ 10:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following statement after voting to advance Bill Barr's nomination to the floor of the U.S. Senate
Published: Monday, February 18th, 2019 @ 9:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper inducted North Carolina's Ninth Poet Laureate, Jaki Shelton Green, at a ceremony in the North Carolina State Capitol.
Published: Monday, February 18th, 2019 @ 8:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I don't believe a national emergency declaration is the solution.
Published: Sunday, February 17th, 2019 @ 11:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In the wake of Hurricane Florence making landfall in North Carolina, Tillis and Burr immediately began working with the North Carolina Congressional Delegation to secure disaster relief funding for the areas affected by the storm.
Published: Sunday, February 17th, 2019 @ 7:58 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The U.S Environmental Protection Agency must move faster to help states like North Carolina dealing with unregulated chemicals that are causing serious concerns about drinking water, Governor Roy Cooper said today.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2019 @ 8:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded the unanimous passage of bipartisan legislation he co-sponsored that would criminalize lynching, attempts to lynch, and conspiracy to lynch for the first time in American history.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2019 @ 12:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper proclaimed February as Black History Month in North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2019 @ 10:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In celebration of Black History Month, Governor Roy Cooper and First Lady Kristin Cooper will honor African American musicians and artists from North Carolina at a reception at the Executive Mansion beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2019 @ 2:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Gary Peters (D-MI), David Perdue (R-GA), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) introduced the Fostering Innovation Act of 2019, bipartisan legislation that would provide commonsense regulatory relief for many innovative companies that are in scientific and medical research fields.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2019 @ 1:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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"It is disappointing that Governor Cooper has decided to not appoint the most-experienced Associate Justice to serve as the new Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court."
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2019 @ 8:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Tillis noted the economic importance of the tourism and fishing industries for North Carolina, and requested that the administration provide more details about their plan to ensure there are adequate protections for North Carolina's coastal communities.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2019 @ 8:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded the unanimous passage of bipartisan legislation he co-sponsored that will strengthen partnerships between federal agencies and the country's more than 100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 @ 9:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the Senate passed The Natural Resources Management Act, which includes a provision authored by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) to direct the Secretary of Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an "American World War II Heritage City."
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 @ 9:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper named Associate Justice Cheri Beasley as Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Published: Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 @ 3:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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As Chairman of the Special Committee on Computer Science at the State Board of Education, Lt. Governor Forest announces the members who will help lead the process of ensuring high-quality Computer Science training and education is available to all our North Carolina public school students.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 @ 1:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on the passing of Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2019 @ 7:25 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) were announced as Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2019 @ 2:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Cooper released the following statement today on the passing of Rep. Walter Jones.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2019 @ 2:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Representative Bill Flores (R-TX) re-introduced the Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act in the Senate and House of Representatives.
Published: Sunday, February 10th, 2019 @ 10:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored bipartisan legislation that would improve the GEAR UP federal grant program by giving grant recipients increased flexibility to cater to local students' needs, reducing administrative burdens for grant recipients, and ensuring a more fair.
Published: Sunday, February 10th, 2019 @ 9:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) signed a bipartisan letter urging the Trump Administration to stabilize the Medicare Advantage program, which provides quality health care to 21 million seniors and individuals with disabilities.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2019 @ 9:30 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Lt. Governor Dan Forest announced the following staff changes in the Office of the Lt. Governor
Published: Friday, February 8th, 2019 @ 4:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to the State of the Union address,
Published: Friday, February 8th, 2019 @ 3:34 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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To strengthen school safety and help prevent school shootings, North Carolina schools needs to ramp up training for law enforcement and educators, improve physical security at schools, gather better information about potential threats, and invest in more mental health support for schools.
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 9:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Tonight, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) welcomed North Carolina natives Pastor Andrew Brunson and Norine Brunson as his guests to the State of the Union.
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 9:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina commercial fishermen hit hard by Hurricane Florence will soon get relief as part of $11.6 million being distributed by the state Division of Marine Fisheries, Governor Roy Cooper announced today
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 3:22 am
By: Governor's Office
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