Earlier this week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke on the Senate floor to honor the memory of Dorothy Helms, the ever gracious wife of the late Senator Jesse Helms. Mrs. Helms passed away on November 6th, 2015, at the age of 96.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:57 am
By: Chris Downey
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Governor McCrory signed Senate Bill 698 (Legacy Medical Care Facility/CON Exempt) into law on October 28, 2015.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Mark Warner (D-VA) at a press conference to introduce the "Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act," which makes common-sense changes to staffing policies at the Department of Veterans Affairs to...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:46 am
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory joined nearly 200 veterans and service members at the Seaboard Building on Salisbury Street today to celebrate the ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony of the newly created Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:43 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory took part in Sugar Mountain Resort's Summit Express Grand Opening and ribbon cutting ceremony today. The grand opening was for a $5 million high speed, detachable, six passenger chairlift from the base to the summit.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:42 am
By: McCrory Communications
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After paying off a $2.8 billion debt to the federal government in May 2015, Governor Pat McCrory and the Division of Employment Security (DES) announced that the unemployment trust fund reserve has reached a $1 billion. It's the first time that the trust fund has exceeded $1 billion since May 2001.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:40 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Today Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) issued this statement on the passing of Dorothy 'Dot' Helms
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina is a top 10 state for job creation in 2015, according to analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics by Professor Lee McPheters at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:32 am
By: Chris Downey
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Gov. Pat McCrory on Thursday announced that the state's unemployment reserve fund has ballooned to $1 billion, meaning that businesses across North Carolina will see the surcharges on their state unemployment taxes drop in January, resulting in more than a half-billion dollars in tax relief
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Self-proclaimed cyber security expert exposes the true reason BCN went down
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:24 am
By: Alex Baldwell
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Tis the time of year when we think of "Peace on earth, good will toward men," so it was fitting that my yoga teacher opened one of our December classes by reading this text from ancient India.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:16 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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On Veterans Day, Americans come together to honor and thank the brave men and women who have risked their lives to protect our nation's values.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:12 am
By: Chris Downey
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During a visit to CPCC in Charlotte yesterday, Roy Cooper continued to dodge tough questions about his support for sanctuary cities. When asked if he would have signed or vetoed H.B. 318 while on the campaign trail, Cooper failed to answer the question...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:01 am
By: Chris Downey
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I like watching football but I think our announcers getting carried away with their Game Day Hysteria.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 1:55 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis talked Obamacare, energy policy, the federal budget, and the Export-Import Bank during a meeting with Americans for Prosperity activists during a luncheon Monday at the Langtree Plantation in Mooresville
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 1:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On November 12, 2015 at approximately 7:11 PM, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of a shooting at a residence on Core Point Road in Blounts Creek. Responding Deputies located one male suffering from a single gunshot wound. The victim was transported to Vidant Pitt Hospital...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 1:41 am
By: Chris Downey
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While environmental activists believe New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's investigations of oil giant Exxon Mobil and coal producer Peabody Energy could develop into a multistate class-action matter on the scale of the lawsuit against cigarette makers, North Carolina has not joined...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 1:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The smartest man who ever lived in the entire history of humankind on the face of the earth is about to publish an open email to every email address in the entire world.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 1:32 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statement in honor of Veterans Day...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 1:22 am
By: Chris Downey
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After the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with North Carolina and bucked the Obama administration over its illegal immigration executive order, Governor Pat McCrory appeared on Special Report with Bret Baier to discuss the ruling and North Carolina's recent decision to end sanctuary cities.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 1:20 am
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has received a $679,000 grant award to expand a specialty mental health probation pilot program to Brunswick, McDowell, Guilford, Mecklenburg, Orange and Durham counties. The grant comes from the...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 1:17 am
By: Chris Downey
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The John Locke Foundation on Friday filed an amicus brief with the N.C. Supreme Court, urging the state justices to uphold an appeals court ruling in the Map Act case.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 1:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Elections today released a new public service announcement regarding voter ID requirements set to begin in 2016. Ads are slated to run on television and radio through the 2016 Election Cycle.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 1:07 am
By: Chris Downey
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