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STATE GOVERNMENT NEWS SERVICE
"Given the choice between the people or the legislature selecting judges, I'll go with the people
every time."
Gov. Roy Cooper, on the selection of the judiciary.
Table of Contents
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News Summary
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Lobbyist Investigation
Investigators with the N.C. Secretary of State's office are looking into allegations that a Raleigh
attorney lobbied for several companies in the bail bonds industry without properly registering
lobbyist.
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But partisan gerrymandering goes to the heart of the health of our democracy, and I will speak
out publicly on this critical issue."
House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger released a statement Friday on Stein's
plans. "The maps passed by the General Assembly are not gerrymanders," the Republican
legislative leaders said. "If 3osh Stein's partisan political bias has blinded him to the fact that our
maps abide by the strictest anti -gerrymandering standards in the entire country, then perhaps it's
best that he is personally recusing himself. He should have done the same with his clear conflict of
interest in the Voter ID case."(Anne Blythe, THE NEWS & OBSERVER, 9/15/17).
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between It' and 2009 and then by • also a Democrat, r the next two terms before
Republican •Iwell took office this year. Cowell and Moore could not be reached. Shuford called
state Rep. Verla Insko, D-Orange, for help. Insko said she drafted Shuford's letters to the
department asking• i •- repayment • accompanied her to a meeting at the
office.
Overpayments aren't a new problem. ' state audit reportfrom 1J ,fg-f disability
overpayments as a problem, and said the treasurer's office should do more to avoid them. Ardis
Watkins, a lobbyist with the State EmployeesAssociation of •rth Carolina, said been
hearing about overpayments f• • much time hadgone by
without• f the errors," she said.
The goal is to have reasonable^r.yment periods ifound,. E
emphasishopeful moving forward we won't see these types of errors," said Watkins, who sees more
- government on accountabilityand following upI • Shuford was surprisei#
with the news from - office because she saw her disability checksgetting smaller
Socialwith s she •Bonner,
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QuestionsChemical
answeredResidents who live near the Chemours plant in Bladen County got some of their questions
Thursdayabout potentially harmful chemicals foundingroundwater but
state officials acknowledgedthat not• i about thecompounds.Officials from
Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Health and Human Services held an
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information sessionabout the chemicalsE C8. They talked briefly, then splitf so
residents • ask questions individually.
meetingState officials say about 40 residences are eligible for the state tests. Nine people signed up at t
to have their wells tested.- others outside the mile limit indicated an interest in
Services,having their wells tested. One question state officials couldn't answer was the potential health
effects of the chemicals. Mark Benton, deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human
f there is a limited amount of • in about the chemicals. He said state official
wanted to speak to the residentsone-on-one.
Division3ulie Woosley, the hazardous waste section chief in the Department of Environmental Quality's
of - Management,said C8 and GenX are in a group of . f "emerging
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it •' of • I• about them,"said. -haven't— f- -i all of
environment,yet." Woosley said results from test on private wells will be helpful to state officials who are tryin
to determine if the chemicals are present outside the Chemours property.
Sheila Holman, the Department of Environmental Quality's assistant secretary for the
`f'f steps,f • potential legal
chemicals are discovered private wells.- i officials have indicated that the company
offering bottled water to residents who live within a mile of - plant,- officials said.(Steve
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Community• -•PresidentThe i rlina Community College- --• president, and the searchcould point
• - to home. On fay, Scott Shook,of the - governing board, said
committeesearch • •' soon be appointed and it probably • be using a consulting
consultantsSearch - often hired to attract and screen a field of •nal candidates forexecutive
positions f education.
The system is on rr the next president - abrupt departure of 3immie Williamson,
whose• •n was announced 3uly 31 and takes effect at the end of • no
reasongiven for Williamson—rf g down after only a year on •bhad come fromSouth
Carolina,- - he had been president of - -'s technical college system fortwo years and
had previously l-i two community colleges
The system's chief of staff and former chief financial officer, 3ennifer Haygood, will serve as acting
president • Oct.On •. the board voted to raise Haygood'spay from` 11 to
$270,000 as she takes on - interim role.• -• at an annual salary of 110.
The system is • - of - largest in th- country. It hasi colleges thatprovide . wide range of
basic skills, degree and certificate programs f continuing education classes. In 2016-17,
system f more than 225,000 - equivalent students.(3ane
OBSERVER,
HBCU Support
Rep.AlmaAdams saidmerely• f f fher activityon i'
black collegesand universities next week- time PresidentDonald Trump is scaling back
• - spokesperson in the White House made some comment thatwe were doing i
outshine the president," Adams said.not Not Adams is worried about
Housethe White thinks. The Charlotte Democrat — f ef , a chief critic of
stalled black
college initiative that Trump launched with great fanfare in February,and she has staked out
space on .f r . go -to advocate f•I r 01 f • I black i •' and
HouseAdams was one of the first congressional lawmakers to call for the administration to postpone a
White • - on black • f —s next week, noting last monthf
delivered on promises he made in an HBCUexecutiveorder that he si• n ' f in February.I!
vowed to movei portfolio out of the Department of f • and into the White House
and appoint an executive director to oversee it. No one has yet been named. Adams also noted
that Trump's comment"both d responsible for f deadly
Charlottesville, Va., organized by neo-Nazis and white supremacists, would also make some black
• I—•— presidents anf chancellors uncomfortable at the White House.
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Shoplifting Crackdown
Websites have accelerated increasinglysophisticated organized i' • •
relied on shoplifters• b•• s store shelves it in -demand roof' and then
ringsselling and re -selling to higher levels of fences who deal in truckloads of stolen property. Now the
- shoplifted bottles of ririn, infant formula or - same virtual marketplaces
where legitimate items are sold. Investigators are also seeing more of what they call "e-fencing,"
where fences sell store f - credit or gift cardsobtained by returning stolen goods.
"There's a •' of - out - said Raleigh police Sgt.• • "People can outsource
l property very quickly
The cost to retailers is estimated . billion• passed along r • shoppers.
But customers risk being hurt by more than higher prices. Expired or improperly stored medicine
• infant formulaoften r up back on - - putting people's And then there's
the chance that people are shopping next to drug -addicted
of goes into a big safety risk for- said Womack,who serves on - board of
the Carolinas Organized Retail Crime Alliance. "That's obviously the biggest concern for us is the
safety of - general public." • . f begun to address problem. The legislature
enacted a new law this year that cracks down on organized retail theft. Retailers and law
enforcement have also banded together to track the crime, and next week in Durham will hold
their second - •- conference.
• - who affected," said Andypresident f general counselof
N.C. Retail Merchants Association. "For a long time, because it was not a crime against a person, it
was not •►f f , bank,not in the forefront.•more
renewed
Once thought of as merely a isolated shoplifting offense, law enforcement has come to understand
the sophistication a• f effects of these operations. `a attention is due, in
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part,r the recognitionof - boosters are stealing to pay for- opioid addictions.
The increase in opioid abuse was • - of - forces behind the new law, Womackd.
Womack• e• with legislatorsto update the law forthe first time in aboutdecade • make
easier to prosecute r -f stolen property1 members and to increase penalties on -
convicted. (Craig 3arvis, THE NEWS & OBSERVER,
Pipeline Review
Environmental regulators• • they • more information and more time to
evaluate the water quality implications of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Officials with the Department
of o- Quality sentletter Thursdayo developers of proposed natural gaspipeline
that would cross WestVirginia,• and North Carolina.They -f, for more information,
including site -specific details on - • , a plan foras they
- • issue a waterquality permit. + decision haf previously been expected by •
Pipeline spokesman Aaron Ruby says requests for additional information are a common part of the
regulatory process anf the informationbe provided promptly. Opponents of pipeline
applauded the announcement,f, it will lead• more thorough review.(THEASSOCIATED
Two groups of buildings near the East- •lina University campus have been -• fors
demolition as part of the university's renovation plans, an administrator told members of t1-:z
Board of Trustees' Finance and Facilities Committee Thursday at its regular meeting. The M
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Authorities . ..n monoxide poisoning death .'North
Carolina.Roy Cooper'soffice said the man was found •,.d Tuesday in his Henderson
home. Authorities he was using a generator to power his home after the winds from Irma knocked
out electricity.- man's name was not released.(THEASSOCIATED a
Oyster Regulations
harvestNew oyster `1 . going into effect this year lowerdaily commercialr limit for
Shellfish License holders. , of oysters by rt methods frompublic t bottom .i-
Oct.at sunrise r who hold appropriate . f licenses may harvestoysters
between sunrise and sunset, Mondaythrough rr those fishing under
commercial- - the harvest limit will be reduced to two bushels per person,
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maximum of • bushels per -l. The Marine Fisheries Commission adopted the changes
February as part of Amendment 4 to the Oyster Fishery Management Plan.(NEWS RELEASE,
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. 12 p.m. I Session Convenes (House)
. 12 p.m. I Session Convenes (Senate)
N.C.
Government
- Board of Directors • -- •.,. - North Carolina ill . Partnership for
Children -^Homewood Suites by i n Greensboro, 201 CentreportDr., GreensborI
• - • • i s
* 12:30 p.m. I The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of The North Carolina
Partnership for Children meets, Homewood Suites by Hilton Greensboro, 201 Centreport
rGreensboro.
* 6 p.m. I The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries holds a public hearing on proposed shellfish
leases in Onslow County, North Topsail Beach Town Center, 2008 Loggerhead Court, No
ii Beach.
i • I The Finance and Audit Committee of - North CarolinaPorts Authority
meet via teleconference, the Board Room of •rth Carolina Maritime Building,
Burnett Boulevard, Wilmington.
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Rules- - Commission - Administrative Hearingsoffice,
Review Commission Room, 1711 New Hope Church Road, Raleigh.
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6 p.m. I N.C. DMV holds public hearing on assessing fees for administrative review request
3ohn Chavis Media Center, 505 Martin Luther King 3r. Blvd., Raleigh. Written comments w
b. accepted at the public f and online at ncdot.gov/about/regulations/rules/• i
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Carolina9 a.m. I Board of Directors of the North Carolina State Ports Authority meeting, North
- Building, 113 Arendell
Standard • - • License Eligibilityr. • to the N.C. Division
of Marine Fisheries meets,Division of -Fisheries'Wilmington District
CardinalNorth Dr. Extension,Wilmington.
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i! I The Goldenr r' f. i ir.'r meets,i!. Contact: e'i. f 888-
684-8404.
9 a.m. I North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission meets, Wildlife Resources
Commission Headquarters• - - - Room,. Drive, NCSU Centennial
i' Raleigh. i Patricia•
8:30 a.m. I The Fund Development anr Communications Committeeof The North Carolini
Partnership for Children, Inc. meet, 1100 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh. Contact: Yvonne
919-821-9573.
Committee11 a.m. I The Executive of The NorthCarolina Partnership forChildren
1100 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh. Contact: Yvonne Huntley, 919-821-9573.
1:30 i Accountability C• of - North Carolina Partnership for Childrer
01 Wake ForestRoad, Raleigh.• Yvonne Huntley, 919-821-9573.
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Rules- - Commission - Administrative Hearingsoffice,
Review Commission Room, 1711 New Hope Church Road, Raleigh.
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• I EnvironmentalManagement • •meets,r i Floor Hearing' Room,
Archdale If f 512 N. SalisburyRaleigh.
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9 a.m. I Environmental Management Commission meets, Ground Floor Hearing Room,
Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh.
12:30 p.m. I The NC Pesticide Board meets, Gov. James Martin Building - N.C. State
Fairgrounds, Raleigh.
• TBD I The Golden LEAF Foundation's board meets, TBD. Contact: Jenny 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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• 9 a.m. I The State Consumer and Family Advisory Committee (SCFAC) meets, Dix Grill, 1101
Cafeteria Dr., Raleigh.
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Resort,TBD I The NC Bankers Association hold Young Bankers Conference, Crowne Plaza Asheville
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7:30 a.m. I Cancer Research Breakfast ACS CAN, Conference Rooms B and C,
Comprehensive - Forest Baptist-r - - WinContact Ray ston-Salem.
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10 a.m. I The Carolinas Air Pollution Control Association hold 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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