The Democratic majority in the U.S. House has approved a massive pro-labor union bill that’s unlikely to make it past the Republican-led U.S. Senate.
Published: Thursday, February 13th, 2020 @ 12:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican legislative leaders have offered a consistent argument throughout a nearly decade-long legal fight over state election maps.
Published: Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 @ 6:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03) provided the following statement after introducing H.R. 5037, his first piece of legislation as a Member of Congress
Published: Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 @ 8:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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East Carolina University will explore the potential for an aviation institute of excellence after listening to feedback from academics, industry leaders, economic directors and government representatives at a workforce development round table Oct. 11 at the East Carolina Heart Institute.
Published: Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019 @ 7:11 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Senator Tillis recently applauded the USDA’s decision to select the Research Triangle as one of three finalists to become the new home of the ERS and NIFA.
Published: Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 @ 9:56 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Rep. Walter Jones Jr., a Farmville Republican first elected to Congress in 1994, died Sunday on his 76th birthday. He entered hospice care roughly two weeks ago after breaking his hip.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 @ 8:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Cooper joined HUD Secretary Ben Carson at a visit to the Hurricane Florence Joint Field Office (JFO) in Durham today
Published: Monday, October 15th, 2018 @ 5:13 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, North Carolina's entire Congressional delegation, led by Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr, sent a letter to President Trump requesting that the administration swiftly approve Governor Cooper's request for an expedited Major Disaster Declaration as Hurricane Florence brings historic flood
Published: Friday, September 14th, 2018 @ 11:05 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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A majority of North Carolina's congressional delegation, Republicans and Democrats, has spoken out against the separation and detainment of unaccompanied minors at the U.S.-Mexico border
Published: Sunday, July 1st, 2018 @ 7:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Yesterday, the Ceiling Fan Energy Conservation Harmonization Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation introduced by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) in the Senate and Representatives Richard Hudson (R-NC-08) and G.K. Butterfield (D-NC-01) in the House, was signed into law
Published: Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 @ 2:26 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Yesterday, the House of Representatives unanimously passed the Ceiling Fan Energy Conservation Harmonization Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation introduced by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) in the Senate and Representatives Richard Hudson (R-NC-08) and G.K. Butterfield (
Published: Wednesday, March 21st, 2018 @ 3:50 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Half of North Carolina's 10 Republican congressional incumbents have primary challengers, and two of three Democrats are being challenged on May 8. If history is a guide, unseating any of them would be a long-shot upset
Published: Friday, March 2nd, 2018 @ 2:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lee Lilley did little to assuage Republicans' concerns over a $57.8 million "voluntary" payment to Gov. Roy Cooper's office from companies building the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Published: Sunday, February 11th, 2018 @ 1:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced Lee Lilley joins his Administration as the new Director of Legislative Affairs
Published: Saturday, February 10th, 2018 @ 12:45 am
By: Governor's Office
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When Congress enacted tax reform a few weeks ago, the final product bore a striking resemblance to the state tax changes North Carolina's legislature has enacted since 2013
Published: Sunday, January 21st, 2018 @ 2:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week, the Senate unanimously passed the Ceiling Fan Energy Conservation Harmonization Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) that modifies the implementation of two upcoming regulations that would have passed on new costs to millions of
Published: Friday, December 22nd, 2017 @ 3:34 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced 39 new appointments to various state boards and commissions
Published: Friday, December 1st, 2017 @ 8:46 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced the Ceiling Fan Energy Conservation Harmonization Act, a commonsense bill that simplifies the implementation of two upcoming regulations that could pass on new costs to millions of American consumers if left unchanged
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2017 @ 5:15 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Gov. Roy Cooper's plan to expand Medicaid is likely to die soon after Donald Trump takes office, a key state lawmaker says
Published: Monday, January 23rd, 2017 @ 11:02 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced its final approval of the state’s application to designate U.S. Highway 264 between Zebulon and Greenville, North Carolina as Future Interstate 587
Published: Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016 @ 11:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Incumbents ruled the day in the North Carolina congressional delegation as the state's voters sent Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr back to Washington for a third term and kept the GOP's 10-3 U.S House majority intact
Published: Thursday, November 10th, 2016 @ 4:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last night, Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Representatives G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) and Walter Jones (R-NC), introduced the Eastern North Carolina Gateway Act of 2016...
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2016 @ 12:43 am
By: Russell Allen
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded the passage of a House bill to delay payment cuts for rural Dural Medical Equipment (DME) providers in non-competitive bid areas
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2016 @ 11:35 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Gov. Pat McCrory, General Assembly leadership, and Republican congressional members condemned the letter from Obama's Departments of Education and Justice threatening local school districts with possible loss of federal funding if they don't conform to federal rules regarding transgender students an
Published: Tuesday, May 17th, 2016 @ 12:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Standing alongside some of North Carolina's most influential black elected officials at Hillside High School, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton promised Thursday to shred barriers to minority achievement, protect voting rights, and partner with schools to improve education.
Published: Sunday, March 13th, 2016 @ 10:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Voters, candidates, and political partisans exchanged sharply divided views and occasional vitriol Monday in a marathon public hearing about North Carolina congressional redistricting in the wake of a federal court decision placing the scheduled March 15 primary in jeopardy
Published: Thursday, February 18th, 2016 @ 2:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, members of the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform (OGR) Committee successfully agreed to send The Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act out of committee and to the House floor for an upcoming vote. The bipartisan legislation, originally...
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 3:22 am
By: Chris Downey
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My first year as North Carolina's U.S. Senator has been eventful and productive to say the least.
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 @ 2:00 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced The Road to Opportunity and Development (ROAD) Act of 2015.
Published: Thursday, May 14th, 2015 @ 10:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Tillis (R-NC) introduced The Military Corridor Transportation Improvement Act of 2015, a bipartisan bill that amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991.
Published: Thursday, April 16th, 2015 @ 4:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Obama's decision to go it alone on immigration, granting legal status to more than 5 million illegal immigrants, brought a sharp rebuke from North Carolina Republicans in the state's congressional delegation and its executive branch, while Democrats in the delegation gave Obama a pass, say
Published: Monday, November 24th, 2014 @ 11:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory is partnering with our state's U.S. senators and representatives to raise awareness among young North Carolina students about the rewarding educational opportunity available through attendance at one of our nation's Service Academies.
Published: Saturday, September 20th, 2014 @ 6:58 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory hosted staff members from the North Carolina Congressional Delegation at the Governor’s Mansion today for an open and bipartisan dialogue on how to work together better and more often for the betterment of the state.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 12:05 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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