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Governor Roy Cooper responded to the legislature's override of his veto of SB 656
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2017 @ 12:31 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Gov. Roy Cooper named 21 new appointees to various state boards and commissions, including the North Carolina Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services and the North Carolina Sedimentation Control Commission
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 @ 9:33 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Republicans proudly welcome more competition on the ballot from unaffiliated candidates and newly empowered political parties like the Green Party
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 @ 8:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Trump Administration announced that the federal government will no longer make Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) payments under the Affordable Care Act, ensuring that health insurance premiums will sky rocket in North Carolina
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 @ 5:31 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Cooper met with Secretary of Public Safety Erik Hooks and state prison leaders to discuss the incident at Pasquotank Correctional Institution and action to improve security at state prisons
Published: Monday, October 16th, 2017 @ 9:37 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that a wood veneer manufacturer, a regional collaborative for economic development, and four individual North Carolinians have won NCWorks Awards of Distinction for outstanding accomplishments and contributions in workforce development
Published: Monday, October 16th, 2017 @ 10:24 am
By: Governor's Office
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Gov. Roy Cooper shared the following statement on the deaths of employees at Pasquotank Correctional Institution
Published: Sunday, October 15th, 2017 @ 11:00 am
By: Governor's Office
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This week Gov. Roy Cooper will help launch the State Reentry Council Collaborative, an effort to help formerly incarcerated people successfully return to the community and become productive contributors to society
Published: Saturday, October 14th, 2017 @ 5:08 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Eliminating the debt limit has long been a cause of liberal commentators, media elites and Washington insiders
Published: Friday, October 13th, 2017 @ 10:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina is sending more help to Puerto Rico as the island continues to recover and rebuild from devastation caused after Hurricane Maria struck September 20
Published: Friday, October 13th, 2017 @ 11:56 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Cooper signed into law S.B. 582, an act (i) to make technical, clarifying, and other modifications to the current operations appropriations act of 2017 and to related legislation and (ii) to make agency technical corrections
Published: Thursday, October 12th, 2017 @ 11:40 pm
By: Governor's Office
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As Hurricane Nate made landfall on the Gulf Coast and moved northward through western North Carolina as a Tropical Depression, many counties, including Ashe, Burke and Caldwell counties, saw damaging effects
Published: Thursday, October 12th, 2017 @ 9:39 am
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina's elections agency is calling on candidates eligible to request a runoff or recount to do so as soon as possible
Published: Wednesday, October 11th, 2017 @ 10:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Cooper has declared October as Cyber Security Awareness Month in North Carolina to bring awareness to the impact cybersecurity threats and breaches have on the security of citizens and the state
Published: Wednesday, October 11th, 2017 @ 7:24 pm
By: Governor's Office
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With only about a month of legislative days left in 2017, Congress needs to unite together on an issue that should have bipartisan support: Small business tax cuts
Published: Wednesday, October 11th, 2017 @ 6:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The 2017-18 General Assembly may soon try to keep alive its unblemished record of overriding Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes
Published: Wednesday, October 11th, 2017 @ 9:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper, First Lady Kristin Cooper and cabinet secretaries will join volunteers to mark Hurricane Matthew's one-year anniversary with a day of service on Saturday, October 7 at 9:00 a.m.
Published: Wednesday, October 11th, 2017 @ 12:18 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) continued his fight against wasteful government spending and voted against H. Con. Res. 71, legislation establishing the congressional budget for fiscal year 2018
Published: Wednesday, October 11th, 2017 @ 12:17 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper today welcomed dozens of members of swift water rescue teams from across North Carolina to the Executive Mansion and thanked them for their service during Hurricane Matthew
Published: Tuesday, October 10th, 2017 @ 4:05 am
By: Governor's Office
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Congressman Walter B. Jones and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley are calling for full public disclosure of documents pertaining to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Published: Tuesday, October 10th, 2017 @ 3:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Roy Cooper joined students, educators, corporate leaders and elected officials today to encourage real-world, work-based learning experiences for North Carolina students
Published: Monday, October 9th, 2017 @ 11:03 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Approaching the one year anniversary of Hurricane Matthew's landfall in North Carolina, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors authorized grants to the County of Dare and the Ocracoke Foundation of Hyde County yesterday, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017
Published: Monday, October 9th, 2017 @ 9:09 am
By: Beverly Gwyn Boswell
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Gov. Roy Cooper today signed a proclamation declaring September 15 - October 15, 2017 Hispanic Heritage Month in North Carolina
Published: Monday, October 9th, 2017 @ 9:08 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after three soldiers from Fort Bragg were killed in Niger earlier this week
Published: Monday, October 9th, 2017 @ 12:00 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Continuing our strong record of eliminating and simplifying job-killing rules, both the Senate and House of Representatives voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes of House Bill 56 and Senate Bill 16 this past week
Published: Saturday, October 7th, 2017 @ 9:57 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) continued his fight for the unborn and voted for H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
Published: Saturday, October 7th, 2017 @ 9:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Tom Cotton (R-AK) introduced the Veteran Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform (VALOR) Act, legislation that would increase access to apprenticeship-training programs for military veterans
Published: Friday, October 6th, 2017 @ 5:59 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Nearly one year after Hurricane Matthew displaced thousands of families and damaged or destroyed thousands of homes, North Carolina continues working to help survivors and communities rebuild, with more help needed for full recovery
Published: Friday, October 6th, 2017 @ 5:57 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina highlights the economic importance of the state's manufacturing sector this week in a proclamation issued today by Governor Roy Cooper
Published: Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017 @ 2:40 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey on Monday joined the Governor's Highway Safety Program, law enforcement agencies, and first responders in urging parents to make sure their children are secured in a child safety seat when they're riding in a car.
Published: Sunday, October 1st, 2017 @ 1:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) to re-introduce the Prioritizing Veterans' Access to Mental Health Care Act
Published: Saturday, September 30th, 2017 @ 5:13 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) applauded the Senate's confirmation of Bobby Higdon to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina by voice vote. Mr. Higdon was nominated by President Trump at the recommendation of Senators Tillis and Burr
Published: Friday, September 29th, 2017 @ 11:45 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Hurricane Maria's waves continue to batter the North Carolina coastline, but coastal counties are not reporting any unexpected issues as a result of the slow moving storm
Published: Friday, September 29th, 2017 @ 10:34 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Yesterday evening President Trump visited Indiana to present his plan on tax reform
Published: Friday, September 29th, 2017 @ 10:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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