In the Senate, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) has continued to work to bring justice to the victims of North Carolina's state-run eugenics and sterilization program
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 @ 6:38 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, President Obama signed S. 1698, the Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act into law...
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2016 @ 11:19 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released a video explaining what motivated him to pursue eugenics compensation legislation in North Carolina, and what prompted him to introduce federal legislation to protect the compensation payments of eugenics victims in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, October 5th, 2016 @ 9:12 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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The Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act will help protect living eugenics victims receiving compensation payments by excluding their payments from being used in determining eligibility for, or the amount of, federal public benefits.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2016 @ 11:46 pm
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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Between 1933 and 1977 the State of North Carolina authorized the involuntary sterilization of more than 8,000 people, most of whom were women
Published: Friday, March 25th, 2016 @ 11:36 am
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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Last week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced, “The Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act.” This legislation is vital to restoring justice to the victims of this heinous government run program.
Published: Monday, June 29th, 2015 @ 10:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Tom Carper (D-DE) introduced "The Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act," which would exclude payments from state eugenics compensation programs from consideration in determining federal benefits
Published: Friday, June 26th, 2015 @ 3:29 am
By: Christopher Maye
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The General Assembly has completed its work on the state's nearly $20.2 billion General Fund budget. It's now on Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue's desk.
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2012 @ 10:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House and Senate budget negotiators have reached a compromise $20.2 billion General Fund budget deal for the upcoming fiscal year that provides 1.2 percent raises to state employees and teachers while restoring $251 million in previous cuts to public education.
Published: Thursday, June 21st, 2012 @ 3:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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