Triangle Business Journal (TBJ) has named State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Foundation a recipient of its 2023 Corporate Philanthropy Award.
Published: Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 @ 10:04 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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RALEIGH, N.C. – American Banker announced today the naming of Leigh Brady, State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) president and CEO, to its annual list of the “Most Powerful Women in Credit Unions.”
Published: Friday, November 17th, 2023 @ 9:52 am
By: Kevin Smith
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Cary, N.C. (Wake County GOP Debate for Governor) - Did you see the most recent N.C. Governor’s poll? The North Carolina race for Governor is officially showing movement and momentum.
Published: Monday, October 16th, 2023 @ 8:52 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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I’m following up on the press release I sent you about the USDA’s $2.2 billion program for farmers and ranchers who faced discrimination
Published: Sunday, October 8th, 2023 @ 4:18 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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ADF attorneys represent NC speaker, president pro tempore in latest legal challenge from abortionists
Published: Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023 @ 10:51 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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ADF attorneys represent NC House Speaker, Senate President Pro Tempore; Planned Parenthood dismisses lawsuit challenging state pro-life laws
Published: Sunday, December 25th, 2022 @ 9:16 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Critical state Supreme Courts seats are on the ballot in North Carolina this year, and political observers are recognizing the monumental impact these races will have this election cycle.
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2022 @ 8:16 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Releases New Video Emphasizing Committee’s Mission to Hold its Ground and Fight for More
Published: Thursday, March 10th, 2022 @ 9:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A new Cygnal survey commissioned by the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) shows that the radical liberal agenda being pursued by President Biden and his allies in Washington, D.C. is sinking Democrats at the state legislative level in a number of key battleground states across the country
Published: Friday, January 28th, 2022 @ 11:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Biden-Harris administration is working to rebuild our immigration system after four years of chaos and mismanagement.
Published: Thursday, June 24th, 2021 @ 11:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues its mission to protect the homeland during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 @ 11:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A group of GOP senators are calling on President Trump to suspend issuing new guest worker visas, adding to restrictions the president placed on immigration in April.
Published: Sunday, May 10th, 2020 @ 8:09 am
By: Daily Wire
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U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angus King (I-ME) sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Congressional Leadership urging them to provide a meaningful solution for the H-2B temporary guest worker program in any government funding agreement.
Published: Monday, January 28th, 2019 @ 12:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I have to hand it to the N&O, it's had some stories recently that made me sit up at the breakfast table and say, "What the ...?"
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2017 @ 12:16 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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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, 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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U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angus King (I-ME) and Congressmen Andy Harris (R-MD-01) and Bill Keating (D-MA-09) have led a bipartisan, bicameral group of 87 Members of Congress in sending a letter to the Secretaries of Homeland Security and Labor urging them to take immediate action
Published: Monday, May 15th, 2017 @ 2:14 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) voted in favor of the FY17 Omnibus Appropriations bill.
Published: Friday, May 5th, 2017 @ 3:36 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angus King (I-ME) have introduced bipartisan legislation that makes substantive reforms aimed to help seasonal employers better navigate the H-2B temporary non-agricultural visa program.
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2017 @ 3:10 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Mark Warner (D-VA) and a bipartisan group of 29 other senators sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly, outlining concerns that the H-2B visa statutory cap will be reached soon
Published: Tuesday, March 7th, 2017 @ 4:44 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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During his first two years in the U.S. Senate, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) has established himself as a leading voice for bipartisan immigration reforms.
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 @ 3:22 am
By: Thom Tillis
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With the passage of the recent Omnibus travesty, word leaked out that the legislation could QUADRUPLE the amount of guest worker visas issued per year.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 7:31 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis voted in support of the omnibus appropriations bill, which, in addition to keeping the federal government running, also boosts defense discretionary funding, provides much-needed pay raises for military personnel.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 11:34 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), along with a group of 25 other Senators, sent a letter to the Department of Labor (DOL), expressing concern and frustration over the Department's H-2B labor certification process. The bipartisan letter explains the complications employers with H-2B workers face...
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 8:07 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Yesterday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke with Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Michele Thoren Bond regarding the State Department’s recent computer system failure, which has resulted in the State Department’s inability to issue new visas worldwide.
Published: Friday, June 19th, 2015 @ 8:56 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Senator Tillis repeatedly called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to explain why the H-2B visa cap was reached so soon in comparison to previous years, and called on DHS to conduct an audit to determine whether the correct number of H-2B visas was issued.
Published: Saturday, June 6th, 2015 @ 10:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) met with members of the North Carolina seafood industry to address their concerns around the current H-2B Visa crisis.
Published: Thursday, May 28th, 2015 @ 12:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke on the Senate floor expressing his frustration with the Department of Homeland Security's unresponsiveness as North Carolina seafood companies have been unable to obtain enough H-2B workers to keep their processing facilities operational.
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2015 @ 9:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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