With the upcoming 2023 federal Farm Bill currently in the works, it’s a good time to talk about some of the negative consequences of farm subsidies, which we will most likely see an increase in.
Published: Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 @ 9:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The General Assembly is one step closer to settling the smokable hemp dispute after months of deliberation.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2019 @ 8:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawmakers have reached a compromise on smokable hemp, but their agreement may not make everyone in the hemp community happy. For now.
Published: Friday, October 25th, 2019 @ 11:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s farm bill has passed the House, but it now may be frozen in the Senate.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2019 @ 4:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Andrew Ross, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Afghanistan, in January was working private security for a cross-country delivery of hemp. Ross’s task was simple: Guard a truckload of state-approved industrial hemp, grown in Kentucky, and bound for Colorado.
Published: Monday, July 1st, 2019 @ 7:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate Bill 315, the North Carolina Farm Bill of 2019, passed the Senate June 17 by a 31-14 vote. S.B. 315 officially authorizes and regulates statewide hemp farming, among other things.
Published: Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 @ 12:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded the President for signing the 2018 Farm Bill into law
Published: Saturday, December 22nd, 2018 @ 1:30 am
By: Thom Tillis
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We have been working every day to deliver for America's farmers just as they work every single day to deliver for us.
Published: Friday, December 21st, 2018 @ 3:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) supported the passage of the bipartisan Farm Bill Conference Report, which includes several provisions secured by Senator Tillis
Published: Wednesday, December 12th, 2018 @ 12:37 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Food handlers are in luck, but their good fortune might not help farmers who were victimized by shady operators
Published: Saturday, September 29th, 2018 @ 2:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We've had no shortage of goofiness at the General Assembly in the past few weeks. And we're not just talking about the recently convened short session, which seems to have little purpose other than trying to fix embarrassing mistakes in the election process the same General Assembly
Published: Monday, August 13th, 2018 @ 4:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Senate voted swiftly to override two of Gov. Roy Cooper’s most recent vetoes Tuesday, June 26, sending them to the House, which is expected to take its own override votes Wednesday
Published: Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 @ 1:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) supported passage of the bipartisan Farm Bill, which included an amendment co-sponsored by Senator Tillis supporting rural economic development. The bipartisan legislation passed the Senate by a vote of 86-11
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2018 @ 11:33 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Federal environmental regulations are battering farmers, and public policy research analyst Darren Bakst believes there is a mechanism to address the plight
Published: Friday, December 1st, 2017 @ 10:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on the confirmation of Sonny Perdue as Agriculture Secretary and the future of the next Farm Bill
Published: Tuesday, April 25th, 2017 @ 11:04 am
By: Thom Tillis
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An interesting item suddenly appeared this week in the N.C. Senate farm bill. This item made its appearance a few short days after the new state budget was finally approved. Among other things, the new budget ended North Carolina's longtime, exceedingly generous 35 percent investment tax credit...
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2015 @ 12:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The term "stakeholders" is used in policy debates frequently. It sounds good and steeped in important involvement. It seems less detached and predatory than "interested parties." It's an accepted convention of speech.
Published: Sunday, September 27th, 2015 @ 11:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Renee Ellmers (Ellmers for Congress)Salon's Joan Walsh leaped into the breach today to defend the honor of our very own Big GovtBarbie.
Published: Monday, January 26th, 2015 @ 5:31 am
By: Brant Clifton
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