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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, co-introduced broad, bipartisan legislation that seeks to improve veterans' education benefits and enhance the post-9/11 G.I. Bill
Published: Friday, July 21st, 2017 @ 5:38 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Ford Porter, Governor Cooper's spokesman, released the following statement on today's Supreme Court order on the ongoing elections and ethics boards case
Published: Friday, July 21st, 2017 @ 5:20 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on his friend and colleague, Senator John McCain
Published: Thursday, July 20th, 2017 @ 7:21 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Cooper announced today that the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality will submit formal comments opposing offshore seismic testing for oil drilling on North Carolina's coast
Published: Thursday, July 20th, 2017 @ 6:33 pm
By: Governor's Office
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This week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-introduced the Separation of Powers Restoration Act (SOPRA), legislation that would restore accountability to the regulatory process and ensure proper judicial review, empowering the courts-not agencies-to interpret all questions of law, including both statut
Published: Thursday, July 20th, 2017 @ 5:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Cooper signed the following bills into law
Published: Wednesday, July 19th, 2017 @ 12:07 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) joined Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18), Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4), and fellow colleagues in leading a moment of silence on the House Floor for the U.S. Marines and service members lost in last week's Mississippi plane crash
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2017 @ 6:08 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Cooper vetoed House Bill 205
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2017 @ 3:17 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Federal officials must set limits for GenX and other emerging contaminants so that North Carolina can permanently control its discharge and ensure the safety of its drinking water, Governor Roy Cooper today told the U.S Environmental Protection Agency
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2017 @ 3:47 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced its intention to provide up to 15,000 additional H-2B visas under an interim final rule that it will submit to the Federal Register
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2017 @ 3:05 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE), Co-Chairs of the Senate Human Rights Caucus, released the following joint statement in response to the death of Chinese dissident and recipient of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Liu Xiaobo
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2017 @ 9:58 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Cooper joined a bipartisan compact to improve state cybersecurity at the National Governors Association's summer meeting
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2017 @ 7:59 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, at the recommendation of North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr, President Trump announced his intention to nominate Bobby Higdon to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2017 @ 7:50 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced bipartisan legislation that would improve veterans' experience when using GI Bill education benefits
Published: Saturday, July 15th, 2017 @ 6:17 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, at the recommendation of North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr, President Trump announced his intention to nominate Thomas Farr to fill the United States District Court vacancy for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Published: Friday, July 14th, 2017 @ 10:23 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Cooper signed the following bills into law
Published: Friday, July 14th, 2017 @ 1:27 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after text of the updated version of the Senate's Better Care Act was released
Published: Thursday, July 13th, 2017 @ 3:04 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Gov. Cooper signed the following bills into law and vetoed a bill as well.
Published: Thursday, July 13th, 2017 @ 12:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Cooper issued the following comment on the plane crash that killed 16 service members.
Published: Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 @ 10:35 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Joined by members of Britny Puryear’s family, Governor Roy Cooper signed several domestic violence prevention bills into law today
Published: Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 @ 8:48 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is once again raising concerns over Chinese acquisitions of American markets and companies
Published: Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 @ 12:30 am
By: Christopher Maye
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Seven coastal communities will get grants totaling $100,000 to help them prepare for hurricanes, storms and growth
Published: Tuesday, July 11th, 2017 @ 6:29 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, issued the following statement after a KC-130 from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point crashed in Mississippi, tragically killing at least 16 on board
Published: Tuesday, July 11th, 2017 @ 12:49 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments to a number of state boards and commissions today
Published: Sunday, July 9th, 2017 @ 12:54 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Candidate filing for local elections across North Carolina begins at noon Friday (July 7) and runs through noon Friday, July 21
Published: Thursday, July 6th, 2017 @ 4:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Cooper vetoed House Bill 576, An Act to (1) Require the Department of Environmental Quality to Approve Aerosolization of Leachate and Wastewater from a Lined Sanitary Landfill for the Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, in Certain Circumstances
Published: Saturday, July 1st, 2017 @ 5:38 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Judge Thomas Lambeth to preside in Alamance County Superior Court
Published: Saturday, July 1st, 2017 @ 11:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), along with U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-MT), Todd Young (R-IN), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Dean Heller (R-NV) introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide relief to veterans whose Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits
Published: Saturday, July 1st, 2017 @ 11:29 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Roy Cooper today signed House Bill 243, the STOP Act, into law in a ceremony at the North Carolina State Capitol
Published: Saturday, July 1st, 2017 @ 7:29 am
By: Governor's Office
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U.S. Senator Thom Tillis in asking Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to cancel the Senate's scheduled August state work period if meaningful progress has not been made on fixing health care, funding the government, dealing with the debt ceiling, passing a budget resolution, and improving our tax code
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 5:24 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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The Bipartisan State Board of Elections & Ethics Enforcement is aware of concerns regarding voter information requested by the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 5:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last night, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) continued his fight against illegal immigration by voting for passage of H.R. 3003, the No Sanctuary for Criminal Act, and H.R. 3004, Kate's Law
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 5:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Gov. Cooper signed the following bills into law
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 1:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Yesterday, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) passed H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 10:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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