WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) and Representatives David Price (D-NC) and G. K. Butterfield (D-NC) recently announced that they secured a $47 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grant from the U.S. Department of Transp
by Amy Cooke The 2016 presidential campaign turned me into a judiciary junkie. As Democrats force fed the American public an unhealthy diet of identity politics, voters like me quietly became champions of the judicial branch. While we didn’t know how Donald Trump would govern, we did
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) and Representatives Richard Hudson (R-NC) and Dan Bishop (R-NC) announced that they secured a $13.1 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grant award from the U.S. Department of Tran
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded an announcement from President Donald Trump that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will distribute up to an additional $14 billion dollars for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs beca
by Lindsay Marchello, Carolina Journal News Service Fewer than six weeks from the 2020 general election, two of the five members of the State Board of Elections walked off the job. Republicans are disgusted. They say they were misled by information from the board. Its staff. State Attorney G
RALEIGH, N.C. -- On Wednesday, Governor Roy Cooper requested a major disaster declaration to help defray some of the costs for communities impacted by Hurricane Isaias. Read the request here . “Unfortunately, North Carolinians are tested frequently by extreme weather and hurricanes,” said Gov
RALEIGH − The North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) has awarded $47.3 million in grants and zero-interest loans to help communities recover after multiple hurricanes, while also building resiliency to reduce damage during future storms. Since the launch of the NCORR program last y
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality recognized the newest members of its Environmental Stewardship Initiative (ESI) Thursday for their outstanding commitment to environmental excellence during the ESI’s virtual annual conference. “Members of the state’s Environmental Steward
FLETCHER – The final weekend of the WNC Youth Livestock Expo wrapped up at the WNC Ag Center in Fletcher. The youth livestock shows were held in place of the N.C. Mountain State Fair, which was canceled this year due to COVID-19. Competitions featuring dairy cattle, meat goat, poultry, swine,
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last week, Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, introduced new legislation to expand the category of workers that can benefit from equity compensation to the critical gig workforce. H.R. 8280, the Gig Worker Equity Co
RALEIGH – The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has issued a permit for a water treatment system at the Chemours Fayetteville Works site to remove PFAS from a contaminated stream that currently flows into the Cape Fear River. To reduce impacts on downstream communities, the system is require
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and a bipartisan group of senators called for enforcement action to address practices of pharmaceutical companies that threaten to undermine the 340B Drug Pricing Program during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The 340B program
