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Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), as well as members of the North Carolina congressional delegation, sent a bipartisan letter to the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) at the Pentagon to “express our support for North Carolina to host a DIU OnRamp Hub to streamline how our state’s companies, academic institutions, and entrepreneurs access government programming and funding to better support warfighters.”
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) spoke passionately on the Senate floor to honor the heroic individuals in Western North Carolina who helped others during Hurricane Helene. Senator Budd also renewed his call for Congress to act on the supplemental funding bill for long-term recovery for the region.
North Carolina’s outgoing Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson has filed a defamation lawsuit against CNN and musician Louis Love Money. The lawsuit, initially filed in Wake County Superior Court, is now the subject of a motion by CNN to transfer it to federal court.
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-NC) have led a bipartisan group of members of the Senate and House to send a letter to President Biden requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), “immediately send a supplemental appropriation request to Congress to support the communities we represent, which were devastated after Hurricanes Helene and Milton.”
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement regarding the State of Qatar’s decision to expel the remaining Hamas terrorist leadership from Doha after pressure from the United States. Senator Budd has been calling for this expulsion or extradition since January 15, 2024.
RALEIGH — The 2024 election cycle will be one for the history books — be they about American politics generally or North Carolina specifically.
Raleigh, N.C. – Congresswoman Deborah Ross released the following statement on her reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives serving North Carolina’s Second Congressional District:
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has issued a new bulletin to the insurance industry, reminding insurers to follow state law and not penalize certain consumers in Hurricane Helene-related claims.
During the homestretch of the 2024 election, I complained repeatedly about the absence of serious engagement by presidential and congressional candidates with the critical issue of the national debt.
Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bill into law:
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after the Israeli Defense Forces killed Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas and the mastermind behind the October 7, 2023 attacks.
Governor Roy Cooper joined United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in Western North Carolina for a briefing on recovery efforts with federal officials and view damaged areas in Asheville and Canton. The Governor and Secretary Buttigieg also visited a damaged section of I-40.
On Monday, Governor Roy Cooper and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell met with U.S. Northern Command Commander General Gregory Guillot and Dual Status Commander Brigadier General Wes Morrison in Western North Carolina. More than 2,500 Soldiers and Airmen are now working in Western North Carolina with approximately 500 more on their way.
Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday that he believed Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s presence on the ballot could hurt former President Donald Trump’s chances of winning the battleground state this November.
The state’s seasonally adjusted August 2024 unemployment rate was 3.8 percent, increasing 0.1 of a percentage point from July’s revised rate. The national rate decreased 0.1 of a percentage point to 4.2 percent.
Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after supporting legislation that covers the short-term funding gap in veterans benefits created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) failure to properly estimate how many dollars were necessary to cover benefits through the fiscal year.
Washington, D.C. — Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) has joined a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris regarding her egregious mismanagement of federal broadband initiatives.
RALEIGH — Brace yourself. The arrival of Labor Day traditionally begins the homestretch of electoral campaigns. You may well join millions of fellow voters in utter exhaustion with the politics of 2024. But I promise you the candidates and their surrogates are raring to run this final leg of the race.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed suit Friday to have his name removed from North Carolina’s election ballot. Kennedy went to court a day after the State Board of Elections voted 3-2 to reject his request to drop his name from the list of presidential candidates.
For years, the Carolina Journal has been following Democratic Party efforts to keep third parties off the ballot. The Democrat strategy makes some sense practically, since the fewer left-of-center options there are, the more Democrats can dominate that voter pool. But it was always a strategy with some risks.
