Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Saturday June 14, 2025 ( 16 items ) |
55th Sustainment Brigade attends Mojave Falcon at Fort Hunter Liggett California
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 13 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news:
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55th Sustainment Brigade attends Mojave Falcon at Fort Hunter Liggett California
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FORT HUNTER LIGGET, Calif. -
Mojave Falcon is one of the premier exercises when discussing tough, realistic training in austere conditions. The 55th Sustainment Brigade has just concluded the evaluation portion of their annual training, having experienced exactly that.
Interview with Maj. Gavin Keisling, o
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ACLU of North Carolina Urges Fayetteville Police to Respect First Amendment Rights at Upcoming Protest
RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 14 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina issued the following news release on June 13, 2025:
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ACLU of North Carolina Urges Fayetteville Police to Respect First Amendment Rights at Upcoming Protest
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- The ACLU of North Carolina has sent a letter to Fayetteville Interim Police Chief Todd Joyce and city leaders expressing serious concerns about possible First Amendment violations related to the enforcement of local noise ord
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Army Reserve Soldiers front and center of Army's new Detachment 201: Executive Innovation Corps
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 13 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news:
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Army Reserve Soldiers front and center of Army's new Detachment 201: Executive Innovation Corps
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The U.S. Army is establishing Detachment 201: The Army's Executive Innovation Corps, a new initiative designed to fuse cutting-edge tech expertise with military innovation. On June 13, 2025, the Army will officially swear in four tech leaders.
Det. 201 is an effort to recruit senior tech execu
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Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to End Sanctuary City Policies in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to End Sanctuary City Policies in Washington, D.C.
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Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted today to pass H.R. 2056 (link is external), the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025. The bill overturns Washington, D.C.'s sanctuary city policies and requires the District to fully coop
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Foxx Condemns LA Protests, Pushes Bills on DC Voting, Sanctuary Status
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, condemned "lawlessness and rioting" in Los Angeles by protestors against ICE.
Foxx announced the Committee would consider four measures, including three bills (H.R. 884, H.R. 2056 and H.R. 2096), which aim to prohibit non-citizen voting in D.C. elections, remove D.C.'s sanctuary city status and restore due process for D.C. police, stating, "we are a nation of laws" and promising order will be r
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Joint assault hoseline and fuel ops strengthen U.S.-U.K. ties at Mojave Falcon
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 13 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news:
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Joint assault hoseline and fuel ops strengthen U.S.-U.K. ties at Mojave Falcon
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FORT BARFOOT, Va. -
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 141st and 1018th Quartermaster Companies partnered with soldiers from the United Kingdom's 152nd North Irish Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, to conduct joint bulk fuel distribution operations during Operation Mojave Falcon 2025.
The team worked side by
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Liberty Global Chooses CommScope to Support DOCSIS 4.0 DAA Deployment in Europe
HICKORY, North Carolina, June 14 -- CommScope issued the following news release on June 14, 2025:
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Liberty Global Chooses CommScope to Support DOCSIS 4.0 DAA Deployment in Europe
Major network upgrade will enable multi-gigabit speeds in multiple European operating systems
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CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM), a global leader in network connectivity, announced today that Liberty Global has chosen CommScope to upgrade several networks for virtualized Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) operation
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Murphy Applauds Passage of Rescissions Package to Cut Wasteful Spending
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Murphy Applauds Passage of Rescissions Package to Cut Wasteful Spending
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Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., applauds the passage of H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act, to cut wasteful spending on foreign aid initiatives within the State Department and USAID and on woke public broadcasting at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
"President Trump and Republicans committed to t
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Murphy Statement on Israel's Strikes on Iran
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Murphy Statement on Israel's Strikes on Iran
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Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., issued the following statement in response to Israel's preemptive strikes on Iran:
"America stands with Israel in its righteous fight to defend itself against threats to its existence," said Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D. "I am monitoring the events unfolding in the Middle East closely, suppor
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North Carolina School Admits "Illegal Alien" Not Hate Speech
WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release on June 13, 2025:
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Victory! North Carolina School Admits "Illegal Alien" not Hate Speech
IRLI had shown why student should not have been suspended from school for using term
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WASHINGTON--Last June, the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) filed a brief in a case in which a sixteen-year-old high school student in North Carolina was suspended for using the term "illegal alien" in a question
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Pairwise Licenses Gene Editing Tools to CIMMYT to Fast-Track Smallholder Farming Systems' Transformation
DURHAM, North Carolina, June 14 -- Pairwise, a company that says it commercializes gene edited consumer food and agricultural products, issued the following news release:
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Pairwise Licenses Gene Editing Tools to CIMMYT to Fast-Track Smallholder Farming Systems' Transformation
Global Fulcrum license spans 20 countries for trait development in maize, wheat, sorghum, millets, pigeon pea, and groundnut
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Pairwise has entered a landmark licensing agreement with the non-profit, international
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Rep. Foxx Issues Opening Remarks on Rescissions Act
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing to consider the Rescissions Act (H.R. 4):
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As prepared for delivery:
Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order.
Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time.
Today, the Rules Committee is convening to consider a single measure: H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025.
As the Speaker indicated early last
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Skanska Selected to Lead Transformative Renovation of UNC Greensboro's Jackson Library
NEW YORK, June 14 -- Skanska, a construction and development company, issued the following news release:
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Skanska selected to lead transformative renovation of UNC Greensboro's Jackson Library
DURHAM, NC - Skanska, a leading global development and construction firm, has been awarded a $71 million contract by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) for the renovation of the Walter Clinton Jackson Library, a central academic and community resource on UNCG's main campus. Origi
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U.S. Light Vehicle Automotive Aftermarket Projected to Reach $435 Billion in 2025
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, June 12 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association posted the following news release:
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U.S. Light Vehicle Automotive Aftermarket Projected to Reach $435 Billion in 2025
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BETHESDA, Md. and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - The Auto Care Association and MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers announced the availability of the 2025 Joint Channel Forecast, offering a comprehensive review and analysis of the size of the U.S. aftermark
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UNC Asheville Announces Proposed Plan to Develop Part of Its Millennial Campus Property
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, June 14 -- The University of North Carolina-Asheville issued the following news:
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UNC Asheville Announces Proposed Plan to Develop Part of its Millennial Campus Property
The University of North Carolina Asheville is thrilled to be able to announce a proposed development plan for portions of its Millennial Campus. This includes the 45-acre property known as the South Campus, which is bordered by Broadway Street and W.T. Weaver Boulevard, and the property known a
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UNCP Professor Lays Groundwork for Study Abroad Program Immersing Students in the World of C.S. Lewis
PEMBROKE, North Carolina, June 14 -- The University of North Carolina-Pembroke issued the following news:
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UNCP Professor Lays Groundwork for Study Abroad Program Immersing Students in the World of C.S. Lewis
This summer, Dr. Nikolay (Nick) Petrov, assistant professor of Religion at UNC Pembroke, spent time at the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College, one of the foremost research institutions dedicated to British writers such as C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien.
His visit was part
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