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House Speaker Thom Tillis will formally step into the 2014 Republican primary for U.S. Senate next week, confirming months of speculation that he was interested in contending for the chance to unseat incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan.
Supporters of House Speaker Thom Tillis said Friday that they have filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to create a super PAC to build support for a possible U.S. Senate campaign by Tillis next year.
House Finance takes up bills related to the Panthers and Asheville's water system this morning. Meanwhile, lawmakers prepare to hear bills that would undo the Dorothea Dix lease with Raleigh and close gun records to public inspection.
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