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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored the bipartisan Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need (HAVEN) Act this week to protect the economic security and well-being of veterans and their families who rely on disability benefits and may be experiencing financial hardship.
Published: Friday, March 8th, 2019 @ 8:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr applauded the Senate confirmation of North Carolina native Allison Jones Rushing as a Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Published: Thursday, March 7th, 2019 @ 9:41 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Roy Cooper has declared March 3-9 as Severe Weather Preparedness Week and urges North Carolinians to use the time to prepare and practice safety plans in case severe weather strikes
Published: Thursday, March 7th, 2019 @ 8:46 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr sent a letter to Director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys Jim Crowell to express support for additional funding for the Middle District of North Carolina's United States Attorney's Office for the remainder of fiscal year 2019 a
Published: Thursday, March 7th, 2019 @ 8:03 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that the Honorable Donald Cureton, Jr. of Charlotte will serve as District Court Judge for Judicial District 26 in Mecklenburg County.
Published: Thursday, March 7th, 2019 @ 7:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Elections on Monday unanimously set the calendar for a new election in the 9th Congressional District as follows.
Published: Thursday, March 7th, 2019 @ 7:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored bipartisan legislation that would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) within one year of enactment declare per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances.
Published: Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 @ 7:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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his morning, Michele Nix resigned from her position as North Carolina Republican Party Vice Chair. NCGOP Chairman Robin Hayes released the following statement.
Published: Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 @ 6:39 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) urged Attorney General Bill Barr to make full use of the International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act to combat international parental child abduction.
Published: Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 @ 2:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Ford Porter, press secretary for Governor Roy Cooper, shared the following statement on the Education Bond Act of 2019.
Published: Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 @ 2:33 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE), co-chairs of the Senate Human Rights Caucus, reintroduced a resolution to establish a John S. McCain III Human Rights Commission.
Published: Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 @ 2:17 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on the U.S. - North Korea Summit in Vietnam-NC) issued the following statement on the U.S. - North Korea Summit in Vietnam
Published: Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 @ 9:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senate Bill 75: An Act to Restore the Number of Judges on The North Carolina Court of Appeals to Fifteen.
Published: Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 @ 1:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Tina Smith (D-MN) reintroduced their bipartisan legislation to secure health care benefits for "Atomic Veterans" who were exposed to harmful radiation when they cleaned up nuclear testing sites during the late 1970s.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2019 @ 3:44 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The filing period for candidates running in the special election in North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District begins Monday, March 4 and ends Friday, March 8.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2019 @ 1:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today at the Early Childhood Summit in Raleigh, Governor Roy Cooper will release the state's 2019 NC Early Childhood Action Plan. The plan provides a framework to galvanize coordinated, statewide public-private action.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2019 @ 8:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, held their first subcommittee hearing of the 116th Congress to examine the 2019 Annual Intellectual Property Report to Congress.
Published: Sunday, March 3rd, 2019 @ 3:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a group of his colleagues introduced a bipartisan disaster relief package with the backing of President Trump, which would provide additional federal relief for North Carolina as it recovers from Hurricane Florence.
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2019 @ 3:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced bipartisan legislation that would strengthen financial markets by reducing the risk of companies contemplating going public
Published: Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 @ 9:30 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, the Dan Forest Exploratory Committee for Governor announced the launch of a new digital episodic program entitled "Table Talk" to be distributed monthly via Facebook and YouTube.
Published: Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 @ 9:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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After the breaking news regarding Dr. Harris' decision not to run in the special election for the Ninth District, Chairman Robin Hayes has released the following statement
Published: Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 @ 8:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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North Carolina Early Monday morning State Representative Dr. Greg Murphy formally announced his intentions to run for North Carolina's 3rd Congressional Seat, formally held by the late Walter B. Jones Jr. with a kickoff to an entire day of campaign events.
Published: Monday, February 25th, 2019 @ 11:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Robin Hayes has released the follow statement.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 @ 3:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Board of Elections on Thursday unanimously ordered a new election in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District and two local contests in Bladen County.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 @ 2:45 am
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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For some gathering time now the Beaufort County GOP has had a heck of a time getting out of its own way, and often acts as a social club rather than a principled party apparatus charged to guide elected victory toward its candidates of a Conservative pedigree.
Published: Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 @ 4:01 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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