Thom Tillis -

Column: Dear politicians, thoughts and prayers aren't enough

By Laney Crawley | August 29

"It is disgusting that six months after Senate Bill 41 became law, this tragedy occurred. It is disgusting, but it also feels directly related — and ...

Most Lumbee Tribe members in North Carolina live in Robeson, Scotland, Hoke and Cumberland counties

After more than 100 years, Lumbee Tribe still seeking federal recognition

By Walker Livingston | April 27

“I want people to know that we are a tribal entity, we are a tribal government, we are a government that is self-sustaining,” John Lowery, chairperson ...

Your representatives in D.C., N.C. and O.C.

By Kelli Rainer | July 31

These government officials represent UNC students at the local, state and national levels.

Tillis declares narrow victory, dispelling predictions of N.C. flipping U.S. Senate

By Henry Haney | November 4

In a narrow race that has yet to be called, Tillis received 48.73 percent of the vote, giving him a slim 1.78 percent margin over Cunningham, according ...

Richard Burr wins the North Carolina Senatorial Race. He held his election party at the Forsyth Country Club in Winston-Salem.

Sen. Richard Burr is under investigation for insider trading. What happens next?

By Taylor Heeden | May 27

Amid accusations of insider trading, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., stepped down as chairperson of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence earlier ...

Tillis and other N.C. representatives sponsor bills to promote HBCUs

By Andreamarie Efthymiou | February 18

HBCUs open higher education to new generations of students.

NC students meet with lawmakers in Washington to protest 'Global Gag Rule'

By Mitra Norowzi | March 28

Also known as the Mexico City Policy, the rule was enacted by President Donald Trump on his first day in office and forbids the allocation of U.S. foreign ...

Tillis' new bill would allow HBCUs more financial flexibility

By Ryan Smoot | February 20

A new bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate would give HBCUs in North Carolina more financial flexibility.

US NEWS FLA-SCHOOLSHOOTING-PROTEST 23 MI

Here's how NC legislators responded to the Parkland school shooting

By Jonny Cook | February 19

In response to the Florida school shooting, some legislators are tweeting about arming school faculty.

A home in Windsor airs out along with all its contents after it was hit in 2016 by Hurricane Matthew.

Budget deal promises millions for hurricane damage relief

By Blake Weaver | February 12

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, and U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-NC, announced in a press release Thursday there would be an additional $125 million from ...

Proposal could open off-limit offshore areas to drilling. What does that mean for N.C.?

By Emily Davis | January 16

A proposal to open off-limits federal offshore areas to drilling was announced on Jan. 4 by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke.

Congress' DACA replacement debate continues for fourth month

By Emma Boggess | January 10

Four months have passed since President Donald Trump’s September announcement repealing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and Congress ...

Tillis, Burr oppose Trump's EPA nomination

By Emma Boggess | November 28

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., have expressed opposition towards Michael L. Dourson, President Donald Trump’s nominee ...

NC politicians among top recipients of NRA funding

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | October 8

U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., and U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., are among the top four recipients of funding from the National Rifle Association, ...

Tillis op-ed promotes NC tax reform as a model for federal action

By Blake Weaver | September 24

As Congress works to overhaul the United States tax system, one local leader hopes to use North Carolina as an example.

A UNC student lights a joint filled with marijuana as part of a photo illustration. U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, co-sponsored a bill that would legalize medical marijuana.

Republicans and Democrats come together to sponsor new medical marijuana bill

By Michael Meeks | September 20

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, along with four other Republican and Democratic senators, co-sponsored the Marijuana Effective Drug Study Act of 2017. ...

Sen. Thom Tillis calls for bipartisan cooperation in U.S. Congress

By Luke Bollinger | January 24

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., called for Republicans to reach across the aisle to work toward meaningful solutions rather than mistakenly assuming there was ...

Tillis endorses Rubio as primary race heats up in NC

By CJ Farris | February 24

As the North Carolina primaries approach, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C. has come out in support of Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.

UNC student political groups organize in preparation for 2016 election

By CJ Farris | September 17

As the country prepares for the presidential primaries in 2016, political groups on campus are organizing in an effort to increase the amount of voters ...

NC teachers to receive one-time $750 bonus

By Nick Niedzwiadek | August 26

By Nick Niedzwiadek Senior Writer The state’s two-month overdue budget glacially neared completion Wednesday as the legislature reached an agreement ...