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STATE GOVERN:MENT NEWS S:ERVICE
"No, and there are times I wouldn't mind seeing one of them get stuck -- like when they cut my
budget or didn't pass my bill."
Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry on whether Legislative Building elevators are in good shape.
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Congressional Statement
A trio of North Carolina congressmen, including two Republicans, signed a legal brief asking the
U.S. Supreme Court to rein in partisan gerrymandering in what could be a landmark case out of
Wisconsin. Republican 11th District Congressman Mark Meadows and Republican 3rd District
Congressman Walter 3ones, along with Democratic 4th District Congressman David Price, are
joined by 33 other current or former members of Congress in the bipartisan amicus brief. For the
Republicans, signing on puts them at odds with party leadership in the North Carolina Gen -
A f e leaders have openly admitted their partisan intentions at times as they redraw
maps struck down by the federal courts over evidence of racial gerrymandering.
It also puts them at odds with the Republican National Committee and the Republican State
Leadership Committee, which works to elect Republicans to legislatures around the country partly
because those bodies control election map -making not just for state legislatures, but for Congress.
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Both these groups filed amicus briefs backing ther • of - Gill v. Whitford case, which the
Supreme Court is expected • hear in October.
These members of Congress argue that drawing election maps largely to benefit one party over
the other is anathemato American democracy. It referencesthe founding fathers and late
President Ronald Reagan, and it puts out a call for new constitutional limits on the redistricting
process. s • government, partisanship cannot- an end unto itself, as it is with
partisan gerrymandering," the brief
The brief quotes several members of Congress, who testify how partisan gerrymanders affect the
functioning of the U.S. House.Price says he knowsr' who "say they might be more
moderate, but they just can't be" and that it "all adds up to pretty extreme behavior." Meadows,
• chairs the conservative•I --rr r out example of r'
pushing back against political parties'r to,"come between - and their constituents."
The brief also quotes Reagan, a GOP icon, who called for change 30 years ago, "President Reagan
explained that what the country needed was 'an end to the antidemocratic and un-American
practice of gerrymandering r • - i f brief
State Sen. Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell, who led the state Senate's redistricting effort this year, didn't
have time for -Wednesday, • his legislative assistant. She forwarded
shortcomment-r brief does notrr •Carolina,- the
Congressional . - passed in 2016 split• - and 12 precincts, r r 'f traditional
redistricting principles, and is the most coherent and compact map passed in the modern history
of our - - • ■ s
regulatorsState -r . Notice of r , i on -r •. to Chemours,owns an industrii
facility near Fayetteville that has discharged chemicals into the Cape Fear River fordecades.
which some have been pushing Gov. Roy Cooper'sDepartment of • - Quality to
take for -eks, followsAugust • in wells surrounding the Chemours• f
nearby• The notice comesone day after the state filedagainst the company
announced plans to pull the r permit if it •oesn't comply with variousOfficials
also accused the companyTuesday of -.r a regulators about what it was putting rive
in the
a shift in the way 1 • had been r • this issue.
' Notice of • also comes just before a Fridaydeadline set by - - Assembly r
either - the notice or provide a detailed report explaining - reason a notice • been
issued.
I • Wednesday,r r -r it has-r attorneys to "represent - -
against Chemours" as well as the company's predecessor at the plant, DuPont and Kuraray, whic
also has operations at the Fayetteville Worksr• -r in protecting -
long-term quality of public drinking water in the Cape Fear Region," Brunswick County Manager
Ann Hardy said in a news release. "As we have said on numerous occasions, we will not stand fo
the discharge of perfluorinated chemicals into our public drinking water supply. -
absolutely • -r to protecting • f - viability of - Cape Fear ' The law firms
countyBaron & Budd and Seagle Law, "will be investigating what the corporations knew and when they
knew it," the r ■ a •'
ParkingTruck
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North Carolina is facing a shortage of parking spaces for truck drivers to rest, making some
drivers "reluctant" to travel through the state, according to a study presented Wednesday to the
N.C. Board of Transportation.
The truck parking study was requested by state legislators after a 2015 News & Observer report
detailed a State Highway Patrol crackdown on truckers stopping for naps along interstate ramps.
The additional enforcement efforts had been requested by a campaign donor of then -Gov. Pat
McCrory, . • troopers initially focused on -County,-. the •• r, home.
The donor saidparked - unsightly and ile • litter. Truckers told The N&O that
ramps.a shortage of truck stops and legal parking areas along 1-77 forced them to park illegally on the
•- .I regulations ban truckersfrom driving too many hours• •rii • to rest.
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studyThe e -i . need for moreparking along 1-77 in Surry County andaround
Statesville, as well as on ' • - area. "We're going • not • ` OK in the next few
years," Charles Edwards of the N.C. Department of Transportation told board members. "Some
truckers are reluctant to come into North Carolinai'there's• place forthe truckers to •'
stops,The study found that of the 4,783 truck parking spaces in 167 locations, 85 percent are at private
truck - only percent are located at public fEdwards. said state
officials are trying to .•r more spacesbuild and renovate rest areasand weigh stations.
looked at how• r 1 said, adding that NorthCarolina
• working on providing better informationto truckers and trucking companies about
spaces . rle. Technology us-• to broadcast inf• r from fh stations could be
used.f rr f states alreadyprograms, • .• said.
Of • truck parking facilities surveyedby r•responded that they are most f
Truckers-•' said that North• •- - than Georgia,. r
worseTennessee or Virginia to find a parking space. Edwards said he expects the shortage could get
•Carolinaexpects f'' due to expansion
Wilmington port and the new CCX rail terminal planned for Edgecombe County. Both of those
projects . 'r of thousands of additional trucks on •rraccording to the study.
Also, new federalrequirements •r truckers to log their driving hours electronically c• r make it
harderar truckers to drive extra miles while looking for a parking space.(Colin Campbell,
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Transportation Planning
As part of the two-day state Board of Transportation meeting, the multi -modal subcommittee met
Wednesday for about an hourto •• over e business and hear an update about public
updatestransportation. Public Transportation Director Debbie Collins gave the subcommittee the latest
on • public rr •n, including state funding allocations forRural
Operating Assistance Program and State Maintenance Assistance Program.
Collins • she • . gets questions about allowing buses drive on . shouldersof f
bus on • •e great but .ri-ns when the system is broken," she said.
shoulders - •- in the Triangle, but proves problematic• buses,• now
said.department is looking at using 17 feet wide shoulders. "That would be one of my wish things," she
CollinsI • said that had the department been r f thinking . • anticipated --•
Countywould have been easier to accommodate bus rapid transit on N.C. 86 in Chapel Hill and execute
the Wake plan. She said while the BRT in Chapel
the e - planned • • . to be . transit corridor,the cost could have come down
for - project. Collinssaid funding through the Strategic. i,r ., • law
has been "good to us, but notgreat," but it did teach the division to prepare • •
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Opioid Treatment
Despite t- escalatingproblem of •r•r abuse a . overdoses acr• • Carolina, e is only
one "preferred" addiction treatment underthe state Medicaid program. , provider w• d like to
treat a Medicaid patient . treatment other .• . - they •• through
stepsextra • I. take as little as a few hoursor days to receive approval thr• •
committeethe North Carolina Medicaid Program. North Carolina physicians and counselors are asking a
.` Department of Health and Human Services to eliminate the
prior authorization re. - - .r nonpreferred drugs • they can provide any medication -
assisted treatment to.. -r
"Prior• •n comes throughquickly sometimes,other times it takes 72 hours,"d 3ohn
Woodyear,president of - • . North State Medicala . to predict •
will get authorization.patient that comesto the office is going through withdrawal,
and they want to start immediately,"Woodyear ... He compared going through •r • a
withdrawal with the feeling of drowning. i someone who is drowning, you,
help.I can • . send a life
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Woodyear .•• • that providers have many preferred treatment options r diabetes an• high
blood pressure under the state's Medicaid Program. He doesn't understand the rationale behind
African -
American physicians,••1year sent a letterto Gov. Roy Cooperand DHHS Secretary
Cohen asking for the elimination of prior authorization for all buprenorphine/naloxone products for
Medicaid patients.+ group of a e than 50 counselorsand other caregivers• . r also
signed a letteraddressed to the committee that decides ii• preferred un
Medicaid. T- r are asking for the elimination of •r authorizations foraddiction
Woodyear saidf - r-rs of his society to become federally'1 to treat
patients with opioid addiction. Woodyear, who is a family doctor from Troy, N.C., is treating
around 275 patients per i rr r r addiction I • could be f even more.
percent of North Carolina prescribers are certified to administer medication assisted treatment for
••li • addiction.(TaylorI ii a • +•
f Response
listenedWhen legislators were in the middle of debating changes to North Carolina House and Senate
districts last month, they were legally required to seek public input. But they don't appear to have
too intently. Of - than i written commentslegislators - -a or
redistricting, just 38 were positive, according to Sen.• : D-Mecklenburg, who said he
got the data from General Assembly staff. "That means 99.2 percent of the comments were
opposed to precisely what the redistricting committee went ahead and did anyway --which was to
draw the mapsto favor • - r.rty," 3ackson wrotepost on • - Agenda news
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Reaction at public hearings was similarly lopsided. Two days after receiving the last of the overly
negative public comments, the legislature passed the new districts largely along party lines, with
Republicans mostly in favor and Democrats mostly opposed. The proposed maps are due to a
panel of federal judges this week. Republican legislators in charge of redistricting did not
immediately respond to questions about the public reaction. On Wednesday, a day after his post
went online, 3ackson said he hadn't heard from any fellow legislators weighing in on his analysis of
the comments. He said he ••- of -m would be too surprised at the lopsided public
rr ♦ not a sides to this issue," he said in an interview.
3ackson acknowledged that the Democratic Party previously used gerrymandering r help its
political fortunes, just as he said the Republicans are doing now. But he said that means
lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have now been on the losing side of gerrymandering, and
should be f to work togetherto make electionsno matter who's in
charge. •` cheated to also true that Republicans•
hardermuch ever • r. he said in the - Doran and Anne Blythe, THE NEWS
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DACA Suit
North Carolina attorney general 3osh Stein has joined a lawsuit challenging President Donald
Trump's plans to rescind the executive order that protected young immigrants from deportation
even if they did not have documentation authr • them to live in the United States. Stein was
one of 15 attorneys general, all Democrats, who plan to fight in federal court the plan to dismantle
the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that former President Barack Obama started in
2012.
"Ending DACA isn't just cruel to Dreamers, against our American values, and the wrong thing to
do for our nation's economy, it also violates our Constitution," Stein said in a statement shortly
after the lawsuit was filed in the federal Eastern District of New York. "I will do everything in my
power to restore Dr, . for the tensof r • of •I f people •rth Carolina who rely on
including fighting for•
actionThe Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an Obama-era initiative that shielded
young undocumented immigrants from deportation, will end, Attorney General 3eff Sessions
announced Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. There will be a "wind down period" to give Congress time to
take i to •• so, says Sessions.
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Co • ,dily moving ali on • of bridges iIsland, and
plans are in the works to have the new temporary bridge at the Pea Island Inlet completed by
mid-October.•temporaryf ffe] made some,b,_ progress
since past and we are hoping to begin the paving to tie the new
bridge into the
existing part of Highway 12 soon," said Pablo A. Hernandez, the resident engineer for the North
Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and the project manager for both ongoing bridge.
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A lot of the forward progress on the new temporary bridge is weather dependent. "We're hoping
that all the parts and piecesr place so that we can start paving by • r half of
October," • f bridge that is part of - overall project -- the N
Rodanthe Bridge - is still in the design and permit application preparation phase. Construction on
the third bridge expected • start in the winterof 8 which is contingenton getting permits
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The MTV appearance brought unw. ef attention r the small church, Lee said.. • that
some •` of "supported • o free speech, yet were uncomfortable
attention the church was receiving." Lee issued an apology to church members for causing them
pain with his remarks on . • he continuesto "strongly support"of
monuments to General Lee and other Confederates. (3onathan Drew, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
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Deaths
friendsFormer Forsyth County Commissioner Bill Whiteheart died in a local hospital Tuesday night after
suffering cardiac arrest while taking a walk near his house on Fourth Street earlier in the day,
•. Whiteheart last served on - Forsyth CountyBoard of a • - from i t to
conservative2014, when he lost his seat to Ted Kaplan. On the board, Whiteheart called himself the most
f' most f. • 'f for rolling back • of •'•
countythat the • on. • operated Whiteheart OutdoorAdvertising, owned
Enrollment
Mountain Park
multi-yearAfter a f f campaign,• f' of •. f f into.
Mountainlarger public park, giving Mars Hill a higher profile as an outdoor recreation destination. Bailey
once an object of r for f f developers during the ridge -building rush of
the 990 and . push to move 1-26 closer to the property. ' perfectly . -i mountain
potentiallygreat f.ck deck views went up for ••• Residents `f at the
thought of ••oI.. • up at a mountaindotted with homesand mobilized to protect it. The Richard L.
Hoffmani f. •I began fundraising . • with a loanfrom the McClure Foundationprivate
donations, purchased the first 197-acre tract, which became Bailey Mountain Park.
Mars Hill Town Manager Dahryl Boone said acquiring the Smith Farm property fits with the town's
plans. Mars Hill completed a strategic plan in 1996 that recommended an increase in pedestrian
f recreational facilities,. • in 2001, the Land Development Plan was updated to provide •
more pedestrian pathways. So far the effortraised $411,000 in a communityf grant
through the North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund. The community must raise
$82,000 and as of —i — f. had raised $62,000. The foundationapplied • grant from
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federalthe • and Water Conservationi through the National Park Service and . Parks and
Recreation• grant,• be announced by October. Once purchased, the townof
mountain'sMars Hill would own the Smith property, managed through its Parks and Recreation Department.
The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources has invested $25,000 to help protect the
• • cultural resources.ASHEVILLE CITIZEN -TIMES,
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• a.m. I The Governors Crime Commission Governor's- Commission meets,1Front
St., 1st Floor Conference Room, Raleigh.
•' a The North CarolinaBoard of • f'• •' li Board meets,• • •
Transportation Building Room 1' Raleigh.
1 a.m. I The Hispanic/Latino Affairs holds- • 1 Southr Board
Room,Raleigh.
• i__• Measuring Instrument Advisory •,meets,
Standards Division, 1700 Tryon Park Dr., Raleigh
f The N.C. Private Protective - ir. • holds public • on proposed -
changes, Private Protective Services Board, 3101 Industrial Drive, Suite 104, Raleigh.
p.m. I The N.C. Alarm- 1 Board holdspublic h- • on proposed
changes,Alarm-ms Licensing Board Office, 3101 IndustrialDrive, Suite 104, Raleigh.
r.m. I The Historic Hillsborough• • • • N. Churton
Hillsborough.
. 1 ..m. I The North CarolinaBoard of Dental 111 Perimeter
Parkway, Suite 160, Morrisville.
- Inmate Grievance Resolution Board Board meets,1 Yonkers Roar Raleigh.
9 a.m. I The N.C. Building Code Council holds public hearing on proposed rule changes, 2nd
Floor Training Room 245, Albemarle Building, 325 North Salisbury St., Raleigh.
12:30 p.m. I The NC Pesticide Board meets,• v James Martin Building -
Fairgrounds, Raleigh.
r.m. I The N.C. Plant Conservation Scientific Committeediscuss policies
to updating the 2010 Protected Plant Species List and other program updates, N.C.
Botanical Garden, Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill. Contact: Nancy Stewart, 919-707-
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• p.m. I The N.C. Division of -ies holds . public '. . on . proposed
lease in Dare County,.•^ Community Center, 57689 N.C. Highway 12,
* 6 p.m. I The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission public hearing on proposed Carteret County
shellfish leases, N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries' Central District Office,
Morehead
* 6 p.m. I The Blue Crab Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee meet, N.C.
Department of Environmental Quality's Washington regional office, 943 Washington Square
Washington.
• i . The Fund Development • Communications Committee of - North
Partnership for Children, Inc. meets, 1100 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh. Contact: Yvonne
* 9 a.m. I Environmental Management Commission meets, Ground Floor Hearing Room,
Archdale Building, iRaleigh.
0 ..m. I The N.C. Social Services Commission• public - •, on proposed rule
changes, Division of Social Services, 820 South Boylan Ave., Conference Room 151,
.. Division of Marine Fisheries holds. public . on , proposed
lease in Hyde County, Ocracoke Watermen's Exhibit, Community Square Dock, 278 Irvin
Garrish Highway, Ocracoke.
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• a.m. I EnvironmentalManagement • •n meets, Ground Floor
Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh.
8:30 a.m. I The Board of Directors Committee of The North Carolina Partnership for Childrer
Homewood - by •n Greensboro201 CentreportDr., Greensboro.Contact:
Yvonne919-821-9573.
• Division of • . public . on proposed
Topsailleases in Onslow County, North Topsail Beach Town Center, 2008 Loggerhead Court, North
Beach.
• r DMV holdspublic • on . fees for administrative
3ohn Chavis MediaCenter, - . 3r. Blvd., Raleigh. -comments
be accepted at the public . . • online at ncdot.gov/about/regulations/rules/• s
Oct.1
10:30 a.m. I The Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board I • the N.C. Division
of Division of WilmingtonDistrict Office,
North . • Dr. Extension,. •
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* TBD I The Golden LEAF Foundation's board meets, TBD. Contact: 3enny Tinklepaugh, 888-
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•'a.m.North Wildlife Resources Commission Wildlife Resources
Commission Headquarters• Room,Centennialr Raleigh. 1 r Patricia252-726-7021.
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8:30 . f Development • Communications Committee of - North Carolini
Partnership for f 00 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh. Contact:Yvonne
919-821-9573.
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1:30 p.m. I The Accountability Committee of The North Carolina Partnership for Childrer
meets, 1100 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh. Contact: Yvonne Huntley, 919-821-9573.
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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 f 1 512 N. SalisburyRaleigh.
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9 a.m. I Environmental Management Commission meets, Ground Floor Hearing Room,
Archdale Building, i Raleigh.
12:30 p.m. I The NC Pesticide Board meets, Gov. 3ames Martin Building - N.C. State
Fairgrounds, Raleigh.
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10 a.m. I The N.C. Rules Review Commission meets, Administrative Hearings office, Rules
Review Commission Room, 1711 New Hope Church Road, Raleigh.
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• TBD I The Golden LEAF Foundation's board meets, TBD. Contact: 3enny Tinklepaugh, 888-
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• TBD I The NC Wildlife Resources • imeets,. Raleigh.
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° 10 a.m. | The N.C. Rules Review COrnrn|SS|On meets, Administrative Hearings Office, Rules
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.
e Staff Conference
Monday, Sept. 18
* Staff Conference
Monday, Sept. 25
e Staff Conference
* Staff Conference
* Staff Conference
Monday, Oct. 16
9 Staff Conference
Monday, Oct. 23
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Raleigh.
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8:45 a.m. I Gov. Cooper to deliver remarks at opening of Trilliant's HQ, 401
Harrison Oaks Blvd, Suite 300, Cary.
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9 a.m. I The 2017 N.C. Mountain State Fair opens, running until Sept. 17, WNC Agricultural
Center, Fletcher. • •, • • • • • • 919-707-3001.
state.6 p.m. I The 77th Annual National Folk Festival opens in Downtown Greensboro for its third
year in the • . -
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Resort,TBD I The NC Bankers Association hold Young Bankers Conference, Crowne Plaza Asheville
CarolinasAir Pollution C• • Association h• f Technical Workshop and Forum,
Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort, 10000 Beach Club Dr., Myrtle Beach.
TBD I The NC Bankers Association hold Women in Banking Conference, Renaissanm,
Charlotte Southpark, 5501 Carnegie Blvd., Charlotte. I
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