Serving Ashe and Watauga Counties
I was proud to vote for House Joint Resolution 330 to express my strong opposition to any federal infringement and overreach over our state's Constitutional authority to manage, control, and administer elections. This includes current efforts in the United States Congress to pass H.R. 1, which among other things, prohibits voter ID, expands mail-in voting …
I am proud to have voted to pass unanimously the No Veteran Left Behind Act, to help veterans to help improve services related to mental health and substance abuse for our military service members, veterans, and their families.
Raleigh, NC – Today, the North Carolina House of Representatives voted 111-2 to pass House Bill 334 – Temporarily Align PPP Treatment to Federal Treatment, which will conform the state to the federal tax structure on the deductibility of business expenses paid for with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). This will reduce the tax burden …
Raleigh, N.C. – State House lawmakers Rep. Destin Hall (R-Caldwell), Rep. John Bell (R- Wayne), Rep. Jason Saine (R-Lincoln), and Rep. Jon Hardister (R- Guilford) have filed HB 535 Firefighters Fighting Cancer Act of 2021 which would provide supplemental insurance for firefighters diagnosed with cancer. This bill would provide a lump sum of $25,000 to …
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Representative Ray Pickett 