Speaker Moore Urges Gov. Cooper and Raleigh Mayor to Prepare for Unrest with Protective Action

Raleigh, N.C. – State House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) sent a letter Friday urging Gov. Cooper and Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin to take necessary actions to protect property and residents in North Carolina’s capital ahead of expected unrest.
 
Read Speaker Moore’s letter to Gov. Cooper and Mayor Baldwin.
 
“Residents and business owners in Raleigh have suffered from the recurring violent destruction of their downtown too many times in 2020,” Speaker Moore wrote Friday.
 
“The people of North Carolina’s capital city are in dire need of swift measures by your administrations providing confidence that their livelihoods will be protected in the days ahead.”
 
“Elected leaders must not only send a strong message that protests remain peaceful. Our citizens depend on you to issue a powerful response that equips public safety officers, implements curfews, and takes all necessary steps to control yet another potential riot in the City of Raleigh.”
 
Raleigh media outlets are reporting “store owners are wary….about speaking out after enduring so much these last few months.”
 
 
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Speaker Moore Hails 800 New Jobs Coming to Western North Carolina for $650M Aerospace Plant

Kings Mountain, N.C. – Today state House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) hailed the news of a massive economic development project in western North Carolina, as Raytheon will bring 800 jobs to Buncombe County with a $650 million aerospace investment.

Speaker Moore Responds to Federal Court Upholding Absentee Witness Requirement Against Secret Partisan Settlement

Raleigh, N.C. – State House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) released a statement Wednesday responding to a federal court upholding North Carolina’s absentee ballot witness requirement against the collusive settlement struck by Attorney General Josh Stein with the former campaign attorney for Hillary Clinton and Gov. Cooper.

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ICYMI: Speaker Publishes OpEd in Eastern NC on Protecting Communities from Frequent Flooding

Raleigh, N.C. – An opinion editorial published Sunday by Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) in the New Bern Sun Journal and its network of eastern North Carolina newspapers presents budget and policy priorities the Speaker says are critical to protecting vulnerable communities from future flooding.

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Speaker Moore Joins Legislative Leaders in All 50 States Supporting the Confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court

Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) joined state legislative leaders across the nation in signing a letter of support for the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court, urging U.S. Senators to conduct prompt and thorough hearings on her nomination by President Donald Trump.

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Speaker Moore Leads Bipartisan Group of 15 N.C. Lawmakers Joining Flood Coalition

Lawmakers mark fourth anniversary of Hurricane Matthew’s landfall in North Carolina by joining nonpartisan flood alliance

Raleigh, N.C. – A bipartisan group of fifteen state lawmakers in the North Carolina House of Representatives, including Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland), announced their membership Thursday in an alliance supporting flood-affected communities across the U.S.

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