Saturday - April 19, 2025
*North Carolina Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Thursday April 17, 2025 ( 4 items )  

As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in  more

ICE lodges immigration detainer against Mexican national arrested on allegations of kidnapping, rape of minor
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE lodges immigration detainer against Mexican national arrested on allegations of kidnapping, rape of minor RALEIGH, N.C. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged an immigration detainer against Victor Villalba-Bustamante, a 41-year-old Mexican illegal alien, following his arrest by the Lee County Sheriff's Office and the Sanford Polic  more

N.C. Commerce Dept.: Canadian Manufacturer to Invest $9.3 Million in High Point for First U.S. Manufacturing Operation
RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 17 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Canadian Manufacturer to Invest $9.3 Million in High Point for First U.S. Manufacturing Operation Governor Josh Stein announced that Opsun Corporation, a manufacturer of structures for solar panels, will create 20 new jobs in Guilford County. The company will invest $9.3 million to build its first United States production facility in High Point. "This anno  more

Tillis, Warnock Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Tax Deadline for Natural Disaster Victims
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Warnock Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Tax Deadline for Natural Disaster Victims WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) recently introduced the bipartisan Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act, legislation that provides an extension to ensure taxpayers impacted by recent natural disasters have more flexibility when claiming   more