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Former business executive and N.C. Commerce Secretary John Skvarla passed away Tuesday, July 19. Skvarla also served the state of North Carolina as head of the Department of Environmental Quality under then-Gov. Pat McCrory.
Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 @ 12:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Also, Veterans Preference Policy expanded to include NC National Guard
Published: Thursday, May 5th, 2022 @ 2:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Cooper signed the following bill into law: Senate Bill 230
Published: Tuesday, August 27th, 2019 @ 5:26 pm
By: Governor's Office
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House Majority Leader John Bell (R-Wayne), Sen. Don Davis (D-Pitt), Rep. Chris Humphrey (R-Lenoir) and Sen. Jim Perry (R-Lenoir) praised House passage of the NC Military and Veteran Act of 2019 (SB 230).
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2019 @ 5:20 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.
Published: Thursday, June 27th, 2019 @ 7:03 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Additional seat in Congress and billions of dollars in federal funding are at stake for North Carolina
Published: Saturday, April 6th, 2019 @ 8:25 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted to pass the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Published: Tuesday, June 19th, 2018 @ 11:53 am
By: Thom Tillis
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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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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) has used his position on the Senate Armed Services Committee over the last two years to champion North Carolina's military installations.
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 @ 10:26 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after voting in support of the continuing resolution that would keep the government funded until December 9, 2016...
Published: Saturday, October 1st, 2016 @ 11:40 pm
By: Russell Allen
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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently toured Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point military bases in North Carolina where he met with service members, their spouses, veterans and several wounded warriors.
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 11:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, at Camp Lejeune, Governor Pat McCrory announced the NC Military Pipeline, a public-private pilot project aimed at keeping newly separated veterans in North Carolina by matching their military skills and experience to civilian employment, education and training opportunities.
Published: Thursday, March 12th, 2015 @ 4:23 am
By: Chris Downey
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A new report released by the North Carolina Division of Veterans Affairs (NCDVA) shows that reforms completed within the first two years of the McCrory Administration have increased the number of completed veterans benefit claims in 2014 by 113 percent over the previous year, providing services to a
Published: Friday, January 30th, 2015 @ 3:08 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Educators, wildlife officers, law enforcement officials and office workers were among the state employees from all across the state to be honored Tuesday afternoon with the Governor's Award for Excellence at a ceremony at the North Carolina Museum of History. Ten of the award recipients were ...
Published: Thursday, November 21st, 2013 @ 12:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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What most civilians do not know, is that military personnel (including base commanders) have been specifically ordered not to speak out publicly against any wind energy projects.
Published: Saturday, November 16th, 2013 @ 2:13 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Yesterday (11/5/13: in Wilmington) was the first "official" state meeting regarding the proposed Newport wind project.
Published: Thursday, November 7th, 2013 @ 4:15 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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During that time two senate hearings were held, and both committees passed the bill. The Senate then also passed H484.
Published: Monday, May 20th, 2013 @ 4:49 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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As you know by now, our number one North Carolina energy/economics/environmental bill of the year is H298.
Published: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 @ 11:03 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Yesterday was black day for NC politics. The most important energy/environmental bill of the year (H298) received a setback in the Utility Committee hearing -- when 18 legislators (6 Rs + 12 Ds) voted against the Affordable and Reliable Energy Act!
Published: Friday, April 26th, 2013 @ 11:39 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This is an update on H484 -- which is setting up the first statewide permitting process for industrial wind energy.
Published: Friday, April 19th, 2013 @ 8:04 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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At this point there aren't adequate safeguards for ANY of these groups. I have formally contacted top level DENR and DHHS people of the serious deficiencies, so it is now up to them to step up. Hopefully they will.
Published: Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 @ 1:43 am
By: John Droz, Jr.
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Again there will be a hearing on H484 at the Environmental Committee, tomorrow (#555 LOB at 10 AM).
Published: Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 @ 11:25 pm
By: John Droz, Jr.
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