North Carolina has long faced challenges with aging infrastructure - and with a rapidly growing population, our state's needs are also rapidly growing.
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 @ 5:19 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Recently, the General Assembly passed House Bill 562, legislation aimed at protecting the Second Amendment rights of North Carolinians
Published: Wednesday, August 19th, 2015 @ 6:36 pm
By: Bill Cook
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NC Legislature is looking to increase spending. We need to contact our reps and tell them to remain fiscally conservative.
Published: Tuesday, August 18th, 2015 @ 3:31 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Senate Bill 374 (Modify For-Hire License Logbook Requirement) sponsored by Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) recently came back to the Senate from the House for concurrence.
Published: Friday, August 7th, 2015 @ 1:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senate Bill 192 (Citations/Sheriffs Accept Faxes) sponsored by Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) came back to the Senate this week from the House for concurrence.
Published: Saturday, July 25th, 2015 @ 5:03 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last week, Senate Bill 192 (Citations/Sheriffs Accept Faxes) legislation that I'm sponsoring unanimously passed in the House Judiciary IV Committee.
Published: Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 @ 3:43 am
By: Bill Cook
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The North Carolina Senate passed a balanced $21.47 billion state budget on Thursday, June 18, 2015.
Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 @ 11:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Many small rural churches raise money by printing and selling cookbooks. My cousins published Cousins Cookbook for such a purpose and sold 2000 copies.
Published: Monday, June 22nd, 2015 @ 12:34 pm
By: Ted McDonald
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A settlement agreement has been finalized today, Monday, June 15, 2015, which will allow the North Carolina Department of Transportation to replace the aging Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over the Oregon Inlet with a new parallel bridge.
Published: Tuesday, June 16th, 2015 @ 3:32 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday, legislation urging all coastal community colleges to offer courses on commercial fishing and aquaculture was signed into law.
Published: Sunday, June 14th, 2015 @ 6:57 pm
By: Bill Cook
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The office of Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) released on Monday, June 08, 2015, a letter that he along with twenty two other State Senators signed pleading for assistance from the North Carolina Congressional Delegation with stabilizing Oregon Inlet.
Published: Wednesday, June 10th, 2015 @ 12:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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It was an honor and a privilege last week to welcome members of our armed forces - including men and women from North Carolina's National Guard - to the General Assembly as a part of our Military Appreciation Day.
Published: Sunday, June 7th, 2015 @ 1:13 pm
By: Bill Cook
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A greater reliance on federalism could help address key political concerns for both traditional conservatives and libertarians.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 6:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Senate on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, passed Senate Bill 160 (Enhance Safety & Commerce for Ports/Inlets), legislation that addresses the issue of open and navigable channels at the state's inlets and ports.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 6:24 pm
By: Bill Cook
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A little more than two years ago, North Carolina had an albatross strangling our economy.
Published: Thursday, May 14th, 2015 @ 11:13 pm
By: Bill Cook
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The first full week of May is designated in the United States as Teacher Appreciation Week and while most of the activities this week focussed on on primary and secondary teachers, it's equally important to salute the role that those who teach at our colleges and universities are...
Published: Friday, May 8th, 2015 @ 8:43 pm
By: Barbara Tansey
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Senate Bill 374 (Modify For-Hire License Logbook Requirement) a bill that I crafted passed unanimously in the Senate and the bill has been sent to the House. In this legislation, the for-hire coastal recreation fishing licenses are altered to a voluntary requirement.
Published: Tuesday, May 5th, 2015 @ 3:22 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Sylvia Harrington Cook, age 64, a resident of Deer Track Drive in Washington, NC passed away on May 3, 2015 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC.
Published: Monday, May 4th, 2015 @ 3:53 pm
By: Announcements
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As the state tax filing deadline passed this week, the vast majority of North Carolinians will keep more of their own tax dollars due to policy decisions made by the Republican General Assembly during the past two legislative bienniums.
Published: Sunday, April 26th, 2015 @ 10:43 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Clark Twiddy, a Dare County resident, was elected by the Senate on Thursday, April 16, 2015 to serve on the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges for a term of six years.
Published: Friday, April 24th, 2015 @ 8:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The BCCC Board of Trustees and the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners held their annual joint meeting this week during which the community college presented its budget request for the 2015-2016 Fiscal Year. We are asking the county for a total of $3,456,579 in current expense and capital...
Published: Friday, April 17th, 2015 @ 8:14 pm
By: Barbara Tansey
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Last week, Senate Bill 90 (Required Number of Operating Brake Lights), legislation that I'm sponsoring unanimously passed on the floor of the Senate on Thursday, April 02, 2015.
Published: Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 @ 2:33 am
By: Bill Cook
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Last week, I presented Senate Bill 112 (Commercial Fishing Courses/Coastal Colleges) to the Senate Committee on Workforce and Economic Development.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2015 @ 2:11 am
By: Bill Cook
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This week, a bipartisan coalition of House and Senate members unveiled legislation that would allow dozens of eastern North Carolina communities to proceed with a critical sales agreement that will reduce electricity rates and spur job growth and economic development across eastern North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 @ 8:01 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Having a dependable and safe waterway passage for commercial and recreational boats is of paramount importance.
Published: Saturday, March 14th, 2015 @ 11:51 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) filed a comprehensive property insurance reform bill, SB 208, Tuesday, March 10, 2015.
Published: Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 @ 9:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina is one of the more aggressive states in the nation in licensing occupations. This is a significant impediment to freedom in a state that once boasted, and ought to be able to again, of being "First in Freedom."
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 5:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) and Senator Norman Sanderson (R-District 2) filed Senate Bill 113, on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, that gives the N.C. Ferry Division temporary authority to enter into contracts for the purchase of motor fuel at a guaranteed price.
Published: Thursday, February 26th, 2015 @ 11:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Maintaining a strong transportation system is crucial to preserving a growing and productive economy.
Published: Wednesday, February 18th, 2015 @ 2:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In North Carolina there is a significant amount of potential for oyster aquaculture to become a greater source of income and economic prosperity for North Carolina's commercial fishing industry.
Published: Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 @ 10:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Members of the North Carolina General Assembly returned to Raleigh last Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015 to begin the official business of the 2015-2016 legislative session.
Published: Wednesday, February 4th, 2015 @ 12:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Influenza has reached epidemic levels in the United States, with a total of 90 people who have died from flu-related causes in North Carolina. Despite concerns that this year's vaccine is not effective against all strains, health officials still indicate that vaccination is the best protection...
Published: Friday, January 23rd, 2015 @ 12:20 am
By: ECU News Services
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Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) and other members of the North Carolina Senate returned to Raleigh Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, to begin their 2015-2016 legislative session.
Published: Sunday, January 18th, 2015 @ 9:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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