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As we go to press, polls are showing incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan with a slender lead over her Republican challenger, House Speaker Thom Tillis. And Hagan received a minor bump after Labor Day, no doubt as the result of a host of ads from Hagan and allied groups on education funding...
Published: Sunday, September 28th, 2014 @ 12:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Speaker Thom Tillis and Gov. Pat McCrory had a big media event yesterday. They were touting the idea of separating education from the rest of the budget and passing the education part FIRST.
Published: Sunday, June 29th, 2014 @ 3:16 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Election watchers suggest that, including outlays from candidates, political parties, and independent expenditure groups, more than $75 million could be spent in this year's U.S. Senate campaign featuring Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan and Republican House Speaker Thom Tillis.
Published: Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014 @ 11:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The NC House speaker's fan club is beside itself over the Tillis for Senate campaign's $1 million ad buy.
Published: Tuesday, March 11th, 2014 @ 6:17 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Sen. Bill Cook (R-District 1) announced today his support for a plan unveiled by Gov. Pat McCrory, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, Senate Leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Thom Tillis to make North Carolina’s starting teacher salaries among the highest in the Southeast.
Published: Saturday, February 15th, 2014 @ 11:47 am
By: Bill Cook
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State House speaker and Senate candidate Thom Tillis likes to talk about what the General Assembly — under his leadership — has done to improve the business climate in the Tar Heel State.
Published: Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 @ 10:35 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory signed comprehensive tax reform into law today.
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013 @ 5:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory, Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) announced late this afternoon they have reached a historic agreement on tax reform.
Published: Monday, July 15th, 2013 @ 9:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Tax reform moved a step closer to the finish line Tuesday as the Republican-led state Senate gave its tentative approval to its modified plan by a 32-15 margin. While it's not clear whether Republican Gov. Pat McCrory backs the proposal, the GOP leader in the House says his...
Published: Thursday, July 4th, 2013 @ 6:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A spokesman for House Speaker Thom Tillis said Wednesday that Republican caucus members have come to an agreement on tax reform and will move forward...
Published: Saturday, June 8th, 2013 @ 8:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When statistics came out in early August that North Carolina high school graduation rates had topped 80 percent for the first time in memory, politicians from both sides of the aisle were quick to claim credit and point fingers.
Published: Tuesday, September 11th, 2012 @ 5:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some lobbyists recently received an email from the reelection campaign of House Speaker Thom Tillis asking for money. State law prohibits lawmakers from soliciting lobbyists for campaign contributions.
Published: Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012 @ 11:24 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The days of lawmakers rummaging through stacks of paper on their chamber desks could be numbered.
Published: Friday, August 3rd, 2012 @ 10:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Kinston, NC native Stephen A. LaRoque, A Republican legislator in the NC House representing the 10th District, has been indictedeight criminal counts related to alleged theft from programs that receive federal funds.
Published: Thursday, July 19th, 2012 @ 9:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Saying she would never turn her back on North Carolina's children, Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue urged GOP legislative leaders to find more money for education in the waning days of the 2012 short session.
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 @ 10:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It began with the question "What if two NC Senators and a NC Representative came to our County and picked the candidate to run for the Senate seat that represents you, the voters of Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico Counties?"
Published: Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 @ 6:41 am
By: Ken Lang
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Are they recruiting and supporting newly switched Democrats and RINO opportunists to run against conservative incumbents or principled new candidates?
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2012 @ 10:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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