WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and his colleagues sent a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mark Calabria urging the agency to withdraw a market refinance fee of 0.5 percent recently announced by Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) Fannie Mae and Fr
by Joe Coletti On August 12 the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced it had made “corrections to the state’s daily and cumulated completed COVID-19 test counts after discovering a discrepancy in testing data that had been submitted by LabCorp.” The discrepa
by Dr. Terry Stoops According to survey results released by EdChoice, homeschooling is riding a wave of approval from families and the public. Both homeschool and non-homeschool families were more likely to be in favor of homeschooling now than they were in February. In
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and his colleagues recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to urge the department to continue providing flexibilities to schools and sponsoring organizations for school meals and child nutrition. “As
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a bipartisan group of 24 Senators sent a letter to Senate leadership, renewing the push for inclusion of aid for charitable nonprofits in upcoming coronavirus relief legislation. Charitable nonprofits have been essential partners in the fig
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and his colleagues recently sent a bipartisan letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma requesting CMS make all recommended vaccines accessible to Medicare beneficiaries. Under current law, Medicare i
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Jerry Moran (R-KS) recently co-introduced the Veteran Benefits Enhancement and Expansion Act of 2020, legislation to improve benefits for veterans in the areas of education, pensions, and survivor
by John Trump, Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH, N.C. — The demand for firearms, starting with an application for a gun permit, remains high, though local sheriffs’ offices are struggling to keep up. Grass Roots North Carolina is again suing Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker, the t
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Mike Braun (R-IN) recently sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Federal Reserve urging them to improve the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) to help small and mid-sized employers
by Julie Havlak North Carolina is home to one of the biggest union battles in the South. Mission Health in Asheville is fighting efforts to unionize 1,600 registered nurses. The clash pits HCA Healthcare, the largest hospital system in America, against the National Nurses Organizing Co
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and his colleagues sent a bicameral letter to the Acting Administrator for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) John Barsa to urge him to protect American taxpayer dollars during the coronavirus pandemic from funding pro-abortio
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released a video with North Carolina native and U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie discussing their work to improve the VA and help ensure veterans receive the benefits
