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The state Senate unanimously concurred to the amended changes from the House on Senate Bill 410
Published: Friday, June 30th, 2017 @ 10:17 am
By: Bill Cook
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Nonprofits operating in 13 hard-hit North Carolina counties will get $810,000 to help volunteers rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Matthew, Governor Roy Cooper said today during a visit to Robeson and Columbus counties
Published: Thursday, June 29th, 2017 @ 5:22 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Cooper released the following statement on the override of his budget veto
Published: Thursday, June 29th, 2017 @ 10:50 am
By: Governor's Office
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"More than 1.3 million North Carolinians stand to lose health care coverage by 2026 under the proposed Senate health care bill"
Published: Thursday, June 29th, 2017 @ 12:31 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Cooper's office and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Secretary Larry Hall responded to the legislature's decision not to provide funding for the Eastern Carolina Veterans' Cemetery
Published: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 @ 4:04 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Cooper Announces Bold Action Plan to Turn the Tide of the Opioid Epidemic in North CarolinaGovernor Roy Cooper today kicked off the Opioid Misuse and Overdose Prevention Summit and announced North Carolina's Opioid Action Plan
Published: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 @ 1:34 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Cooper returned a veto of Senate Bill 257 to the legislature with the following message
Published: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 @ 3:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Cooper vetoed the 2017 state budget. NCGOP Chairman Robin Hayes responded below
Published: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 @ 3:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) commended the Trump administration’s withdrawal of the Water of the United States (WOTUS) rule, and released the following statement
Published: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 @ 12:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Joined by North Carolina teachers and citing concerns that the conference budget passed by the legislature shortchanges North Carolina's public schools and economy, Governor Cooper announced today that he will veto the budget
Published: Tuesday, June 27th, 2017 @ 4:36 pm
By: Governor's Office
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According to ABC 11, Governor Roy Cooper is willing to snub North Carolina small businesses, the job creation engine of North Carolina, to pick winners and losers by demanding more tax dollars for corporate recruiting
Published: Monday, June 26th, 2017 @ 4:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) is continuing his long fight for American jobs
Published: Monday, June 26th, 2017 @ 1:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, applauded the President for signing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act into law
Published: Monday, June 26th, 2017 @ 11:29 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly's commitment to expand the number of H-2B visas available this fiscal year, which would begin in late July at the earliest
Published: Sunday, June 25th, 2017 @ 10:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and congressional colleagues signed a letter to President Trump asking that all future naval ships be constructed using American-made steel and domestic manufacturing
Published: Saturday, June 24th, 2017 @ 1:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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State Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) voted today in support of the final budget compromise with the House of Representatives
Published: Friday, June 23rd, 2017 @ 8:39 pm
By: Bill Cook
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On June 8, Congressmen Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Tim Walz (MN-1) introduced H.R. 2850, the Military Patron Protection Act (MPPA) of 2017
Published: Friday, June 23rd, 2017 @ 1:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after the text of the Senate's health care discussion draft was released
Published: Friday, June 23rd, 2017 @ 11:30 am
By: Thom Tillis
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UNC President Margaret Spellings issued the following statement in response to the General Assembly's 2017-19 Biennial Budget
Published: Wednesday, June 21st, 2017 @ 11:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed an executive order declaring a Type 1 disaster in Sampson County and the contiguous counties of Bladen, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Johnston, Pender, and Wayne
Published: Sunday, June 18th, 2017 @ 11:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) continued his work for Eastern North Carolina veterans by voting for S.1094, the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017
Published: Saturday, June 17th, 2017 @ 2:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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At the first meeting of the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, Governor Roy Cooper urged common sense strategies for the federal government to help combat the opioid crisis
Published: Saturday, June 17th, 2017 @ 1:46 pm
By: Governor's Office
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This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) joined six of his congressional colleagues in urging the Trump administration to restore fishing access off the coast of the Northeastern United States
Published: Friday, June 16th, 2017 @ 6:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, issued the following statement after voting in favor of bipartisan legislation to impose new sanctions on Iran and Russia
Published: Friday, June 16th, 2017 @ 4:59 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Governor Roy Cooper has received the U.S. Small Business Administration disaster declaration he requested to help residents and business owners in southeastern North Carolina recover from the straight line winds and severe storms that struck Sampson County May 29
Published: Friday, June 16th, 2017 @ 1:30 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper has appointed a new judge to preside over District Court in Vance and Warren counties
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2017 @ 5:35 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Cooper released the following comment on three-judge panel order that shows the court intends to move quickly on redistricting
Published: Tuesday, June 13th, 2017 @ 12:13 pm
By: Governor's Office
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This week Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) voted against legislation (H.R. 10) that could harm America's service members
Published: Monday, June 12th, 2017 @ 3:15 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Cooper appointed eight members to the North Carolina Governor's Crime Commission this week
Published: Monday, June 12th, 2017 @ 2:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Previous FBI Director James Comey testified today before the Senate Intelligence Committee. President Trump fired Comey in early May
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2017 @ 11:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week, Governor Cooper signed the following bills into law
Published: Friday, June 9th, 2017 @ 11:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Ford Porter, Governor Cooper's spokesman, released the following statement in response to the Legislature's decision to cancel to the special session to redraw legislative districts found unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court
Published: Thursday, June 8th, 2017 @ 2:36 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced that the State of North Carolina is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murders of Deandre Patrick Gilbert and Tyler Christian Gilbert
Published: Thursday, June 8th, 2017 @ 10:48 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Chairman Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union (ACU) presented Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) with the ACU’s Award for Conservative Excellence
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 @ 5:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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