Tillis Announces $119 Million Grant to Provide Out of Work North Carolinians Additional $300 Per Week
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Burr, Tillis, Budd, Price to Name PTIA Tower After Sen. Kay Hagan
Hagan, Kay 010809-18418-rb 0014 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last week, Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr joined with Representatives David Price (NC-04) and Ted Budd (NC-13) to lead a bipartisan coalition of Senators and House members to introduce a bill to rename the air traffic control tow
Carolina Journal politics week in review, Sept. 7 – 11
by Lindsay Marchello Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Reopen the schools: Five parents are challenging Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ decision to start the
Tillis Introduces the America First Vaccine Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the America First Vaccine Act, legislation that will ensure that Americans will be the first to receive any COVID-19 vaccine that was developed by an American
Burr Votes to Deliver Additional Relief to American Families, Businesses, and Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) voted in support of additional, targeted relief for American families, businesses, and schools still struggling during the current coronavirus pandemic. After the much-needed funding was blocked by Senate Democrats, Senator Burr released th
Troxler announces availability of grants for bioenergy research and new and emerging crops
Application deadline is Oct. 9 RALEIGH – The N.C. Bioenergy Research Initiative and the New and Emerging Crops Program are seeking grant proposals that support each program’s mission. “The two programs offer a combined $1 million in competitive grants, with the total being split equally
Tillis Leads Push to Ensure Law Enforcement Officials Are Protected
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), John Cornyn (R-TX), Pat Toomey (R-PA), James Inhofe (R-OK), David Perdue (R-GA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Mike Braun (R-IN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Mike Rounds (R-SD) sent a letter to Attorney Ge
Tillis, Colleagues Call on CDC, HHS to Improve and Modernize COVID-19 Data Collection and Management
To better protect communities, lawmakers urge health agencies to utilize more technologically advanced systems to increase accuracy and efficiency in tracking coronavirus infections and potential infectious disease outbreaks WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and
Split court ruling permits some N.C. felons to vote
By Rick Henderson Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Some N.C. felons who have finished their active prison time will be able to cast ballots in the 2020 election, based on a 2-1 ruling from a state Superior Court panel. The court’s order applies to any felon who is out of prison b
Year without a state fair leaves North Carolinians sad, nostalgic
By Kari Travis Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — For the first time in more than 20 years, Chef Felicia Daniel has no plans for autumn in North Carolina. It’s a muggy, Friday afternoon on Aug. 7 when I phone Daniel, the operator of the N.C. State Fair’s popular Chef’s D’
Tillis, Colleagues Probe Extensive Criminal History of Illegal Immigrant Charged with Deaths of Four Police Motorcycle Club Members
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and his colleagues sent a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services requesting answers after a Mexican national illegally in the country was never removed despite having a history of
Following Advocacy by Tillis and Rouzer, Wilmington, NC Designated as the First American World War II Heritage City
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC) attended an event with President Donald Trump and Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt at the U.S.S. North Carolina to designate the city of Wilmington, North Carolina as the first American World War II Heritage City