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STATE GOVERN:MEINT NEWS SERVICE
Rep. Grier Martin, D- Wake, on the district he represents in Wake County where he's won easily
the last several elections.
Table of Contents AuguM'7
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Election Limbo
The N.C. Court of Appeals has declined to review an election complaint that was kicked up to the
court because neither the state nor Carteret County currently has an active elections board --
leaving the complaint in legal limbo. The complaint involves a municipal election and was referre
to the court because Carteret County's elections board has too many vacancies to take action, al
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organizations to pay theirRepublican • • Puckett called
fairness issue."
Brawley f there are a handfulof other entities in the state that also would benefit from
change because they pay taxes on • they lease for• said the proposed
RaleighMLS stadium in • would- A group f to bring soccer to the capitalproposed
privately building a $150 million stadium on 13 acres of downtown land owned by the state. WRAL
reported this week the land is valued at at least $91 million.(3imMorrill,+' #
OBSERVER,0
Campaign Fundraising
The last of •. •n finance reports forthe first half of 2017 have been posted online,f
leadersseveral state have brought in six-fi• • i in the monthsahead of
election.
House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, reported raising $211,471, ending the period on June 30
with $414,189 on hand. Those figures put Moore behind Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham,
• reported raising '.475,327, with $559,219 on r Among • Democrats,Rep. Graig
Meyer, D-Orange, posted the biggest fundraising numbers with $105,453 raised and $35,755 on
hand. Meyer's biggest expenses this year included $5,250 for video production services, $8,399 on
a staff salary r a $30,000 contributionto the N.C. Democratic Party's Housefund.
calledhas been leading House Democrats' efforts to break the GOP supermajority in 2018 through an
initiative "Our Shot."
Gov. Dan Forest,Republican wh• expected • run forgovernor in 21 1 has also been busy
fundraising. He raised $267,161 and has $154,479 on hand. His biggest expenses included
payments to several campaign staffers, $3,940 on Facebook ads and $5,246 on campaign legal
services with the firm of -Walker,• also serves as general • for
governor'soffice. Gov. Roy Cooper's. f $447,153 and has4on . i •I
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Cooper actually raised less than he spent, looking just at his campaign committee. But much of his
focus was on raising money for the state Democratic Party, which brought in about $1.7 million
over ' period.
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Wake County district, d he knowsheads• candidate recruitment and fundraising for
House Democrats coming into the next election cycle, but he essentially ignored his own
fundraising, logging three donations rr a total i' $289.30.e • get more• i
districts," Martin said. Martin also told a story he's relied on to push back against gerrymandering,
which he, other Democrats, good -government groups and the U.S. Supreme Court have all said
North Carolina Republicans engaged in when they drew legislative maps in 2011, which are now
being redrawn by r order.
Martin's last competitive 1.1 the year Republicans tookover - General Assembly a
redrew .• previously designed by legislativeDemocrats. Martin said he campaigned and
knocked on f'••rs that year, "seven days a week,or out / to my voters,"
Martin said. "A one-on-one job application interview. ... Since I've been drawn into a safe district,
knocked on - doors." of 1state Senate seats were uncontested in the
November general elections. • . of 1 seats. That 1 • i^
seat, which he won with 68 percent of the vote.r dozen House• • e
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be so late, it was rightbefore 5 f • a everybody it couldn't.ff Area Republicans
have expressed concern that theyt• not yet have the specifics of ••fer's announced plan to as
for .f•ut $3 million in funding to walk back cuts to DEQ, hire water quality staff, and create
four-memberThursday'sfwas 'i to f •
some of • f' disappointed f .fl` toDavis. f "becaus
I was looking forward to some details about what was being proposed, • - about
being proposed."
Rep. Deb Butler, D-New Hanover, said Friday that she had hoped the planned meeting would be
used to reiterate some • •rs' support forthe funding. Butler also expressed interest
signing on • - of • f• • of - eventual bill that wouldappropriations
request -- i- one of Republican H• - members.
Duringissues regardless of party that are important enough that you've got to stand up," Butler said.
"This is not just Wilmington or New Hanover County. ... Water quality is certainly a statewide
his 3uly 24 visit to Wilmington,•ill- • ef several actions-f f f
including asking for the emergency appropriation at this week's special legislative session. "We'll
be fiscally responsible about it, we'll do what we need," the governor told the assembled officials
While Cooper was in Wilmington,Davis. i he would be willing ' • share whateverplan
brought forthother membersof r leadership -- a commitment he reiterated Friday
afternoon.(Adam • - • STAR -NEWS, 04
Guilty Plea
r Pitt Countyr to 15 yearsprison after pleading guilty in federal• -
County to conspiring to commit Medicaid fraud and perjury, the U.S. A • Office for
Eastern District of arth Carolina announced Friday.
State f federal prosecutors presented f- -f • Lee Spruill 3r., of
conspired with Terry Lamont Speller and Donnie Lee Phillips 3r. to defraud the health care program
in connection with a Pitt Countye ' fSpruill,': • had access to patient
names• Medicaid ID numbers as president of behavioral health service-f Carolina
Support and he shared them with Spellerand Phillips, agency said in a news release.
!' f Phillips, • are alreadyprison,used the informationto bill Medicaid for
million- services and Spruill ••.. his cut disguised as • reimbursements, - agency
said. Spruill also admitted that he lied when he testified to a federal grand jury that he had no
business relationship with Spellerand didn't • -f . f payments were being split
between them, according to the report.
Through . plea agreement,Spruill said ' • face up to 15 years in prison, 11 i11 in fines and
three years of of f- f release. He also agreed to pay nearlyi •n in restitution to
the state Medicaid program, and more repaymentother fraud committed in association
with Medicaid providers Carolina Support Services, Pride in North Carolina, Elite Care, Southern
Support OOne to One Youth,•... of op ill••- Builders • n
3ameson Consultants,the report said.(Aaron•if OBSERVER,
Energyf<
The power businessbig-money inf Duke Energy- billion over - next
decade - Carolinas to keep the lightson and keep customers happy.•customers have
serious expectations from their electricity provider, Duke Energy CEO and President Lynn Good
told a group of local leaders on Friday at the Biltmore Park Hilton Hotel. "Almost 99.9 percent of
our customers care about how much they pay for their electricity," Good said in a lighter moment.
"An• 99percent also care about -' . fWe've become so dependent on this resource,
perfect power expectation."
During her talk, Good stressed the importanceof • billion
Carolinas over the next 10 years, with monies going to efforts to drive down outages, improve
communication with customers,f efficiency,L to make our - more
Carolinasavailable and ready for renewable energy." The investment should create 14,000 jobs in the
over that time, she said.
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especiallystate — r live in a specific• and who are in a highly
specialized major rather than a moregeneral major.• •- to choose
to work in a field other majororder to - where they want to live or • move
somewhere else in order to land a job in their field, Dole explained. (Reggie Ponder, THE (Elizabe&
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Sundays.No more waiting till noon to have a mimosa with your brunch in Guilford County. The Guilford
County Board of Commissioners voted 6-1 Thursday to amend the county's alcohol ordinance,
allowing businesses with alcohol permits to begin selling beer, wine and spirits at 10 a.m. on
board's - • • vote on - matter, necessarybecause the first was not
unanimous.r • -' Carolyn i - .n was the lone dissent - The change
effect immediately,and affects f• -• areas in the countywell as Piedmont
International Airport.(Kate Elizabeth Queram, GREENSBORO NEWS & RECORD, 8/04/17).
Another opportunity for. businesses in Kinstonto acquire ans after . disaster became
available Thursday when the Carolina Small Business Development Fund came to town to offer its
services. Larry Biggs, business development officer forDevelopment Fun
nonprofit, said when state legislators enacted the Disaster Recovery Act in 2016 it provided more
than 00 million in disaster recovery• r - funds,• appropriated t• the
GoldenLEAF Foundation, was earmarked for small businesses impacted by Hurricane Matthew and
tropical storms Hermine and Julia, and wildfires that occurred in the western part of the state,
Biggs s.: '. •.
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Hurricane Matthew, which devastated parts of • October • damaging loo • the
tropical • impacted more than 30,000 businesses statewideand displaced
million employees, Biggs said. The $5 million set aside for small business recovery was provided
as "gap • to businesses that mi1I a more than loans alreadyacquired . • to help
thosei might have been 'f down forAdministrationloan,• • f to
Biggs.
Nearly a year - Hurricane Matthew, Biggssaid he is seeing more economic injury l•.ns being
issued than recoveryor b f f loans. The economic•. for businesses
lost revenue due to a disaster,-n workers could not make it to their place of • •
• the business been • -r Businesses - also eligible f•r • - loans if they-r
open and were not damaged but • - because they• • not ship their
products due to flooding, Briggs said.
Biggs said business owners would have to use their businesses as collateral for the loan. Adrian
King, of the Kinston Area Recovery Efforts, said a surprising effect of Hurricane Matthew that is
lingering is infestationof -s in buildings thatwere flooded. KinstonArea Recovery Eff
nonprofit formed after Hurricane Floyd in 1999 to help with the long term recovery
Kinston.(Eddie Fitzgerald, •n) FREE PRESS,04
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When the Fort Fisher State Historichosted 150th anniversary celebrationsof
2015, it saw 23,000 people in 48 hours -- nearly as many as its visitors center was built to
accommodate in a year. "Talk about overwhelmed," said Keith Hardison, the N.C. Department of
Natural f Cultural '- • director of • - bit like the defenders of
UnionFort Fisher, with the • -s coming over, • a and through.underscored the need.
The need is great, it's only going to get larger."
Susi Hamilton, secretary of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, and her staff on Friday
hosted - existing visitor center where theya • the selectionof
Nexsen for - design of . new 20,000-square-foot• •rs center, which would replace.
existingthe facility. The new visitors- planned to feature a 150-seatgreat
auditorium, •r •r and expanded gift shop, among many other
going to set a really incredibleexample about howto build . new visitors- • accommodate
Hamiltonthe public," Hamilton said, "and do it in a way that is engaging and open and accessible to
'• '^r f Davis,`Hanover,•I f $5 million in funding for
project after it was initially zeroed out in the N.C. Senate's budget. While the project received $5
million in funding in the 2017-18 two-year budget, it will still need support from private donors
1 likely anotherit •r •' in the next budget.(Adam Wagner,•
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They by • - •'. 1'SUVs loadedwithbikes and beach gear,•
out of the lower Outer Banks this past week due to a power outage. They were eager to salvage a
few last days or get an early start on previously 'f plans, • began queuing up hours
before f.y's announced noon reopening.
linedVehicles N.C. 12 northof the Bonner ••. and filled nearby parking lots,directed b
sheriff's deputies. Antsy families from Pennsylvania, Indiana and Canada mingled and
commiserated. At a' a.m. a Cape- •nal Seashore rangergave the OK. Vehicles
Ocracokebegan streaming across the bridge accompanied by whoops, beeping horns and shouts of "let's
go!" The lots emptied in under 10 minutes. And just like that, the tourist season on Hatteras and
f f to normal. Almost.
Business was still slowerf day. An unknownf` of fdidn't
return for the end of their weeks or scrapped plans altogether after workers building a
replacementBonner Bridge accidentally s' -E the twoislands'power - forcing
mandatory evacuationof i i`
An hour after traffic r-•.n streaminf across the bridge, business -f slow in the Hatteras
Island villages. N.C. 12 was not quite as trafficked as usual, and parking lots remained largely
People still were unpacking from their drives and settling in. After a toughwithout
customers,•i owners are hoping two weather disturbances in the Atlantic Oceanf• not develop
into hurricanes, said 011ie 3arvis, owner of Dillon's Corner in Buxton. Hurricanes hit the Outer
Banks regularly and can knock out power, cause flooding and create calls for an evacuation - the
last thing needed in these parts now.ri • no storms come," he said.(3effHampton,
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Bridge
1movement to name . new bridge on N.C. 12 after Capt.Richard Etheridge, the first African-
Americanto command . • Service station,passed . major hurdleappears
well on its way to becoming a reality. At the Aug. 3 meeting of the North Carolina Board of
Transportation meeting, Chairman Michael Fox informed the board that the Road, Bridge and Ferry
Naming Committee had unanimously voted on Aug. 1 to name the N.C. 12 Pea Island Interim
Bridge for Etheridge. The bridge will replace one that was quickly built over a breach created by
Hurricane Irene in 2011. The action was unanimously approved by the committee and will be
brought before the full Board of Transportation at its next meeting Sept. 6 and 7.(Russ Lay, THE
OUTER BANKSVOICE,14
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Forsythr officials warned Friday about an increase since early 3une of • of
whooping cough,also known as pertussis. Pertussis1' i .1 • but preventable,
bacterial infection that causes uncontrollable, violent coughing lasting up to 10 weeks. Medical
providers check for pertussis through a test that requires only a nasal swab. "We have
investigated 17 casesof • of those nine were investigated 3une throughd
Corso, communicable disease p' ofor i Department. The
warning comes out r•ut three weeksbefore the start of - 1 i school year.- have had
an outbreak in adolescents and wanted to take the opportunity to encourage parents to make surt
their children are current on vaccine, especially of •fICorso
said.
State health officials issued earlier this week their annual vaccinationto parents of
kindergartners r rising graders. •uires all students in thosetwo classes to
be up to date on their pertussis vaccination before the beginning of the school year. If they are
not, - not allowed • attend •• • Craver,• 'LEM 3OURNAL,14
Legislative Studies and Meetings
N.C. Government Meetings and Hearings
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8:30 a.m. I The Fund Development and Communications Committee of The North Carolin
Partnership 01 Wake ForestRoad, Raleigh. Contact:
919-821-9573.
i a.m. I The Department of - holds public 1 on proposed - changes,
Raleigh.Floor Hearing Room, Room 131 (Albemarle Building) located at 325 N. Salisbury St.,
• Division of - Fisheries hold a public 1 on proposed ellfi
lease in Onslow County,i rr Beach TownIIi Loggerhead Court,No
Topsail Beach.
• • Division of - Fisheries hold a public 1 on proposed
lease in New. r - i Department of • - .I QualityWilmington
Regional Office,Drive Ext., Wilmington.
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Asheville.10 a.m. I The NC Trails Committee (NCTC) meets, DNCR Regional Office, 176 Riceville Road.
• . • •
! : a The Criminal 3ustice Education and Training Standards Commission•'a public
hearing on proposed rule changes, Wake Technical Community College -Public Safety
Training Center, 321 Chapanoke Road, Raleigh.
10 a.m. I The N.C. Rules Review Commission meets, Administrative 1 Rules
Review Commission Room, 1711 New Hope Church Road, Raleigh.
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11 a.m I The Executive Committee of •rth Carolina Partnership for Childrenmeets,
1100 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh. Contact: Yvonne Huntley: 919-821-9573.
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• li i•. • of Dental Examiners holdspublic 1 on proposed
changes, 2000 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 160, Morrisville.
9 a.m. I Environmental Management• •n meets, Ground Floor
changes,Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh.
* 10 a.m. I The N.C. Social Services Commission holds public hearing on proposed rule
Division of •Services,820 South•Conference Room 151,
Raleigh.
9 a.m. I Environmental Management Commission meets, Ground Floor Hearing Room,
Archdale Building, iRaleigh.
_ N.C. • _ Review • • meets, Administrative _ 1 office, Rules
Review • f Room, 1711 New HopeRoad, Raleigh.
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10:30 a.m. I The Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board to the N.C. Division
of i of Wilmington Office,
North•Extension,1 •
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* TBL} | The (SO|deO LEAF FOUDdat|OD'S board meets, TBC). Contact: ]eDOyT|Ok]epaUgh, 888-
684'8404.
* TB[) | The NC Wildlife Resources Commission meets, VVRCCeDteDO|a| CdrOpU5, 1751Var5|tv
Dr., Raleigh.
10 a.m. I The N.C. Rules Review Commission meets, Administrative Hearings office, Rules
Review Commission Room, 1711 New Hope Church Road, Raleigh.
9 a.m. I Environmental Management Commission meets, Ground Floor Hearing Room,
Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh.
9 a.m. I Environmental Management Commission meets, Ground Floor Hearing Room,
Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh.
10 a.m. I The N.C. Rules Review Commission meets, Administrative Hearings office, Rules
Review Commission Room, 1711 New Hope Church Road, Raleigh.
TBD I The Golden LEAF Foundation's board meets, TBD. Contact: 3enny Tinklepaugh, 888-
684-8404.
TBD I The NC Wildlife Resources Commission meets, 1751 Varsity Dr., Raleigh.
10 a.m. I The N.C. Rules Review Commission meets, Administrative Hearings office, Rules
Review Commission Room, 1711 New Hope Church Road, Raleigh.
9 a.m. I Environmental Management Commission meets, Ground Floor Hearing Room,
Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh.
9 a.m. I Environmental Management Commission meets, Ground Floor Hearing Room,
Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh.
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5 p.m. I The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality hold public hearings on potential oil
f gas leasing program, •ver Government Center, 230 Government Center Drive,
Suite 135, Wilmington.
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f. Department of Environmental Quality holdpublic f on potential oil
and gas leasing program, Dare County Government Complex, 954 Marshall Collins Drive,
Manteo.
i The UNC Board of • - •Campus•mmittee Subcommittee on
Training Guidance, Conference Room B, Spangler Building, Chapel Hill. Contact: 3osh Ellis,
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11 a.m. I The UNC Board of Governors' Campus Security Committee Subcommittee on Data
Collection Protocol,Conference Room % Spangler Building, . f i3osh Ellis,
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12 p.m. I The UNC Board of Governors' Campus Security Committee Subcommittee on
Safety •: Security Conference,•' Room B, Spangler• i Chapel
Contact: 3osh Ellis,
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No time given I U.S. Small Business Administration deadline for businesses, private nonprofit
organizations, homeowners, and renters in North Carolina to submit disaster loan
applications for damages caused by the severe storms on May 30.
No Time Given I The 77th Annual National Folk Festival opens in Downtown Greensboro for
its third year in the state. Contact: Kaitlin Smith, 336-373-7523, ext 246.
TBD I The NC Bankers Association hold Young Bankers Conference, Crowne Plaza Asheville
Resort, Asheville.
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TBID I The NC Bankers Association hold Women in Banking Conference, Renaissan
Charlotte Southpark, 5501 Carnegie Blvd., Charlotte. i
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