Displaying items by tag: Tom McInnis
OPIOID EPIDEMIC: McInnis' bill to amend Controlled Substances Act goes to governor
RALEIGH — A bill amending North Carolina’s Controlled Substances Act, meant to strengthen the fight in the opioid crisis, has moved from the General Assembly to the governor’s desk.
State senators unveil new high school sports reform bill
The North Carolina High School Athletics Association would continue to regulate high school sports in North Carolina, under a new version of the reform legislation presented and passed in a state Senate committee.
GUEST EDITORIAL: Lawmakers, be good sports and kindly butt out
When legislators have a vested interest in the outcome, no institution is safe from their meddling — not even a group as far removed from politics as the state’s sanctioning body for high school sports.
Overhaul of high school sports governance presented in Senate
RALEIGH — On Tuesday, the N.C. Senate Education Committee presented a bill that would effectively end the High School Athletic Association's role in supervising high school athletics, a role the organization has held since 1913.
Legislative overhaul of high-school sports organization all but certain
RALEIGH — In its latest hearing into the N.C. High School Athletic Association, the private nonprofit that governs and manages most aspects of high school sports, prominent education leaders said they have many of the same concerns as legislators.
Athletic association on defense as legislature takes shots at hearing
RALEIGH — The N.C. High School Athletic Association has no written contract or agreement with the State of North Carolina or the Department of Public Instruction to oversee the management of high school sports in North Carolina and has the largest cash reserves of any such organization in America.
McInnis announces Richmond County Schools to receive $9.8M for COVID relief
RALEIGH — Richmond County schools are set to receive an estimated $9.8 million from the latest COVID relief funds appropriated by the General Assembly.
McInnis elected as N.C. Senate majority whip
RALEIGH — Just weeks after winning his reelection bid, Sen. Tom McInnis has been selected for a leadership position.
McInnis instrumental in securing major USGA investment, championships
RALEIGH — Sen. Tom McInnis, R-Richmond, who represents Pinehurst in the N.C. Senate, advocated relentlessly for the deal announced today bringing major U.S. Golf Association investments to North Carolina, along with a golf championship every five years.
McInnis appointed to Agriculture and Forestry Awareness Study Commission
RALEIGH — This week Sen. Tom McInnis was appointed by Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger to serve as co-chair of the Agriculture and Forestry Awareness Study Commission.
