U.S. Senator Thom Tillis
Tillis Responds to President Biden’s Decision To Keep Evacuation Deadline
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Wednesday, August 25, 2021
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The Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands Returns to Downtown Asheville
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Returning to downtown Asheville for the first time since the unprecedented year of 2020, the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands offers the public an opportunity to cultivate craft in their daily life. Doors open at the downtown Asheville venue on Thursday, Oct. at 10 a.m.
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
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North Carolina House Speaker Leads Charge Advocating for Our Veterans and Allies in Afghanistan
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This week, North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) called Governor Cooper to urge him to open our state to our Afghan allies who have been thoroughly vetted and granted Special Immigrant Visas by the US Department of State for their service alongside our military.
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris celebrating the Senate passage of the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion spending package. (Photo from The White House Facebook page.)
N.C. unaffiliated voters souring on Biden, split on masks, vaccine
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A new poll of North Carolina unaffiliated voters shows President Joe Biden is tanking with voters who claim no allegiance to any political party.
Between August 13-15, 2021 Spry Strategies contacted nearly 500 households of registered, self-described unaffiliated voters.
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
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President Biden Intends to Appoint Members to the Federal Labor Relations Authority Federal Service Impasses Panel
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President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint the following members to the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) Federal Service Impasses Panel:
Martin H. Malin, Chair
Wynter P. Allen, Member
Jeanne Charles, Member
Howard Friedman, Member
Edward F. Hartfield, Member
Marvin E.
Monday, August 23, 2021
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USDA Accepting Applications to Help Cover Costs for Organic Certification
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Organic producers and handlers can now apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds to assist with the cost of receiving or maintaining organic certification. Applications for the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) are due Nov. 1, 2021.
Monday, August 23, 2021
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Georgia Unemployment Rate Drops for 15th Straight Month to 3.7% as Jobs Increase
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Governor Brian P. Kemp applauded Georgia's unemployment rate dropping for the fifteenth straight month to 3.7 percent for July 2021, down from 4.0 percent in June. The national unemployment rate average is 5.4 percent.
Monday, August 23, 2021
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Governor Cooper Announces State Boards and Commissions Appointments
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Governor Roy Cooper has announced new appointments and nominations to North Carolina boards and commissions.
Gov. Cooper has nominated the following individual to serve on the North Carolina Employment Security Board of Review:
Albert D. Kirby, Jr. of Clinton as a representative of employees.
Monday, August 23, 2021
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College students face epidemic of uncertainty as COVID-19 fears spread
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College students are returning to campus amid delta variant fear spikes, restrictions, and, now, some University of North Carolina faculty pushing for a return to remote instruction. But how does a return to campus affect students psychologically?
Monday, August 23, 2021