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This month, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) secured language which encourages the Department of Veterans Affairs to study and use advancements in prostheses, most notably, hydraulic technology
Published: Friday, June 8th, 2018 @ 6:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, attended the signing ceremony of the John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act
Published: Thursday, June 7th, 2018 @ 11:47 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded Raleigh being selected as one of five finalists to host the U.S. Army's new Futures Command, an organizational effort to consolidate the personnel that looks at the future threats the Army faces and what technology is needed to counter those threats
Published: Tuesday, June 5th, 2018 @ 1:08 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Cleanup and damage assessments are beginning in North Carolina's western counties, but hazards remain due to high water levels and saturated ground
Published: Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 @ 6:53 pm
By: Governor's Office
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While rains from Alberto are tapering off across western North Carolina, emergency officials are keeping a close watch on river and lake levels as the threat of flooding, landslides and mudslides remains significant
Published: Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 @ 2:08 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced that the Department of Interior informed Congress that Swain County will receive the remaining $35.2 million owed to them from the North Shore Road settlement this year
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 7:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Senate passed a $23.9 billion balanced budget adjustment with bipartisan support yesterday, Thursday, May 31, 2018
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 7:43 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Today, Ford Porter, spokesman for Governor Roy Cooper, shared the following comment after the legislature passed a budget without any amendments being allowed from members. The Governor will be reviewing the budget in the coming days
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 12:10 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper will declare a State of Emergency for western North Carolina after heavy rains overnight prompted mudslides in multiple communities, closed portions of I-40 east of Asheville and triggered evacuations of Old Fort and a community near Lake Tahoma in McDowell County
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2018 @ 3:35 pm
By: Governor's Office
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As Subtropical Storm Alberto continues to bring heavy rains, flooding and the potential for landslides to North Carolina, Governor Roy Cooper urged residents to take seriously the storm, which has claimed two lives in the state
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2018 @ 8:21 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper and State Public Safety officials are making preparations for the potential of heavy amounts of rain in many parts of the state due to Subtropical Storm Alberto
Published: Thursday, May 31st, 2018 @ 7:21 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced they have secured a provision in the FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan to Congress to remove the Government of Turkey from participation in the F-35 program
Published: Wednesday, May 30th, 2018 @ 11:26 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Governor Cooper's spokesman Ford Porter released the following statement on legislative Republicans' plan to shortchange school safety and youth mental health needs in North Carolina schools
Published: Wednesday, May 30th, 2018 @ 2:39 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, applauded the President signing the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act into law
Published: Wednesday, May 30th, 2018 @ 1:06 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Though Subtropical Depression Alberto is weakening, the threat of additional rain means North Carolinians need to remain vigilant and watch for area flooding in low-lying areas and landslides in the mountains, Governor Roy Cooper said today
Published: Tuesday, May 29th, 2018 @ 5:29 pm
By: Governor's Office
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On Friday, May 25, former State Senator Jim Phillips Sr. of Lexington, NC passed away at age 86. He represented Davidson County in the state senate from 1997-2001
Published: Monday, May 28th, 2018 @ 5:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, voted to pass the John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act
Published: Monday, May 28th, 2018 @ 4:00 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed May 25 as National Missing Children’s Day in North Carolina
Published: Friday, May 25th, 2018 @ 9:13 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Continuing further development of the State’s growing shellfish industry, Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1), Senator Harry Brown (R-District 6), and Senator Norman W. Sanderson (R-District 2) filed SB 738 (Support Shellfish Industry) in the North Carolina Senate yesterday, Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Published: Friday, May 25th, 2018 @ 9:08 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, applauded the House's passage of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, bipartisan legislation to improve our nation's financial regulatory framework and promote economic growth
Published: Friday, May 25th, 2018 @ 9:06 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Roy Cooper today nominated three people to serve the state as Special Superior Court judges
Published: Friday, May 25th, 2018 @ 1:11 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Five years ago, Senate Republicans made a promise to dramatically raise teacher pay in North Carolina. We've kept that promise. Moreover, the numbers speak for themselves
Published: Thursday, May 24th, 2018 @ 9:35 am
By: Bill Cook
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, chaired an open hearing on the markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Published: Thursday, May 24th, 2018 @ 8:36 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis applauded the United States Treasury for certifying 252 "Opportunity Zones" in all 100 North Carolina counties
Published: Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 @ 7:24 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced six new judicial appointments across the state
Published: Monday, May 21st, 2018 @ 11:47 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump nominated Robert Wilkie, a former senior advisor to Senator Tillis, as Secretary of the VA
Published: Saturday, May 19th, 2018 @ 2:21 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Yesterday, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angus King (I-ME) unanimously passed the Senate.
Published: Friday, May 18th, 2018 @ 11:07 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Judge Keith Gregory to preside in Wake County Superior Court
Published: Thursday, May 17th, 2018 @ 10:46 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Noelle Talley, Deputy Communications Director for Governor Roy Cooper, shared the following statement on the North Carolina General Assembly's teacher pay proposal
Published: Thursday, May 17th, 2018 @ 7:43 am
By: Governor's Office
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Across North Carolina, 5,717 individuals--nearly four times the first-year goal--have benefited since May 2017 from a federal grant aimed at helping battle an opioid crisis that is killing nearly four people a day in this state, Governor Roy Cooper reported today
Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2018 @ 9:53 am
By: Governor's Office
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is lauding progress on ending taxpayer funding of offices for former House speakers. The perk was instituted in 1971 and gives former House speakers payments for rent, office allowances...
Published: Wednesday, May 16th, 2018 @ 7:28 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) honored the 360 officers who were added to the National Peace Officers Memorial, including six from North Carolina
Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2018 @ 10:21 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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To encourage North Carolinians to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season, Governor Roy Cooper today proclaimed May 13-19, 2018 as Hurricane Preparedness Week
Published: Monday, May 14th, 2018 @ 5:00 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr released the following statement following the confirmation of Gregory Allyn Forest to be the United States Marshal for the Western District of North Carolina
Published: Sunday, May 13th, 2018 @ 10:22 am
By: Thom Tillis
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