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Legislative Session
Another extra legislative session will officially begin at noon Friday, but don't expect any votes
until Thursday, Aug. 24, House Rules Chairman David Lewis told the Insider.
Redistricting will be the focus for the next week, but legislators might also consider bills vetoed by
Gov. Roy Cooper and bills that were in conference committee negotiations, Lewis said Thursday.
Other unfinished legislative business will likely wait until next year's short session or another extra
session this fall that could happen in late September or early October. That session could be
needed to deal with any further vetoes and any further action on redistricting required by courts,
Lewis explained.
Lewis, who co-chairs the Redistricting Committee, says proposed legislative maps will be released
by Sunday -- if not sooner. "We're not quite ready to release themhe said. "We're going to
make sure they're out for the public to see them before the hearing." The legislature's
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memberscurrent of - would be hesitant to begin • our - and •history
by replacing that process with a unilateral rem• . of • public
discourse. • - OBSERVER,
District Appointment
One day after Republicans picked Dan Barrett • be senator, i
Democrats asked the governor not to make the appointment. In a Wednesday email to members
of the Rowan County Democratic Party, Chairman Geoffrey Hoy said he had asked Gov. Roy
Cooper to refuse to appoint Barrett.r . f he also asked Cooper to push forto require
p- •iGeneralAssembly. f said
voterselected a person,not party,• be their representative in the N.C. Senate.
• • - elected Dan Barrett to serve in this capacity,"• • affront • our democracy
that we continue to allow political a - and not the people, to select our ^,f
Asked about• . • his suggestions• `d on i.rtisan f•about
"pushing for more democracy with a small 1 he
Hoy said he would be OK with a special election even if the 34th Senate District had been vacated
by . Democrat. - r!f- plans- on i. appointment. His office did not
respond to . request for• Republicans don't'd Cooper to make the
appointment. - law says the governor - the appointment- days of
receiving therecommendation."- fails to make the appointment within that period, shall
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b- presumed • have made the .ff•
Under- the General Assembly- by political party of person
• resigned or previously held the office. State Rep. Carl Ford, R-Rowan, said he doesn't
understand Dsuggestions because the same process been -ri across North
Weekend
Bottomguests will discuss how• • . f ' famous in the old
economy, •' • in the new economy. Hi •- Stewart and Sougata
EditorMukherjee Guests: Burlington Mayor Ian Baltutis, Burlington Economic Development
Director Peter Bishop, Wellsley Robinson of Core Properties and Development, Insider
•lin Campbell and Randy Neuhaus, president• CEO of :Fridays
r • and Sundays at : and ri on North
Carolinaor
Focus:In panelists f •' • ► growth and North Carolina's•b
Host: Loretta Boniti Guests: N.C. Secretary of Commerce Tony Copeland, Rep. Nelson
Dollar, R-Wake, Mark Vitner, senior economist at Wells Fargo, Gregg Thompson, state
director of •rth Carolina Chapterof rnal Federation of Businesses,•
Gary Salamido from the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Airs: 11:30 a.m. and 8:30
p.m. Sunday on Spectrum News/News 14, and can be found online,
Education Matters: No episode will air this week on WRAL. An encore episode will be
played on - during its regular• Poston Sundays
6:30 a.m. and WednesdaysE 0 or
removed,Front Row: Guests this week will discuss the aftermath of the deadly demonstration in
Charlottesville, Gov. Cooper's call for all Confederate statues on state property to be
i • •vich's thoughts on •: and the CBO repor)
n Obamacare subsidies.• ••tterman Guests: Mitch Kokai of the JohnLocke
Foundation, Rep. Ed Hanes, D-Forsyth, ABC11 senior political reporter Jonah Kaplan and
• i managing editor of • • f r.y on
and on f Friday, f d andSunday
NC Spin: Panelists this week will cover the criteria for legislative redistricting, ongoing legal
battles ••I districts and the growing lack of •st: Tom Campbell
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Guests: Former Democratic state House Speaker 3oe Mavretic, former State Board of
Education Chairman and Democratic state Senator• . d Lee, Chris Fitzsimonof
Watch • author 3ohn•••. Airs: Times vary by - Details can be found online
NC Spin.
Hearing
UNC
The University of •rth Carolina has wrapped f . • •! hearing with an NCAA infractions
committeepanel that will decide whetherthe school faces penalties tied to its multi -year academic
scandal. Nowthe case goes • yet another• d..• pattern.
Schooofficials spentof -• f.y in a closed -door m- f with committeemembersNashville, Tennessee. They • Thursday morning for a second session lasting about
hours- panel determine whether UNC facespenalties - probation or
vacated wins and championships.
monthsNCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn confirmed the hearing was complete but didn't comment
further because the panel must deliberate before issuing a ruling, which typically comes weeks to
- hearing. UNC faces•• -I- . •a including lack of o . control,
. case involving irregular courses.(Aaronea • THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
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Attorney •ns spoke for about about • gang •
Carolina• across the countryappeared at the annual GangsAcross the Carolinas
training symposium,held this year in downtown Absent from.rks were
any mentiof Spencer or I•
Sessions- r focused his prepared - on - national MS-13 gang, .I • addressing the
increase in drug overdoses . • immigration problems r he spoke to about 500
local and federal law• officials attending gang r im througho
southeast.• selected as the guest speakerfor • - by •
Investigators Association because of his proactive approach to crime, the agency said. Sessions
also mentioned localof f,. • violence, including one in the Triad.
Sessiof the U.S. murderf by percent in one - biggest
risinga year since 1968. "1 don't think this is a blip," he said. "I'm afraid it's a trend." And he linked the
homicide ratesto heroin and other drug overdoses. the homicide rate has gone up,
fatal overdose rate has gone up • •Newell,•l
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GenX Lawsuits
In the wake of - • about -• f chemical GenXbeing found in the area'sdrinking
water, several state i federal entitiesopened investigations into • The
agencies have been joined by several other groups promising legal action against the company for
its actions associated with the release of the man-made chemical into the Cape Fear River. Here's
round -up of f• f. • or • since the StarNews first
reported in early 3une about GenX making its way into local- pplies:
TPEQ/DHHS investigation:Department of Health and Human Services ! f
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) have launched a joint investigation into
- •activities.f. • •-f water sampling at multiplealong
the Cape Fear that has, in recent weeks, indicated the amount of GenX found in the water
has declined significantly. "DEQ and DHHS are working with the EPA and Centers for
Diseases Control and Prevention to obtain more research that can be used to develop
regulatory guidance • and other emergingcompounds,"D • spokesman 3amie
Kritzer . • The agency also is continuing to monitor the Fayetteville Works
added, to ensure that discharge has ceased.
,i-ederal attorney investi•.' • Two weeks ago, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District o
North Carolina-• a subpoenato ! • for documents. •, immediately
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Stepping Down
CountyWake . g`r 3im Hartmann announced Thursday he was stepping down.
resign Oct. 27, he told county commissioners in a letter Thursday. Hartmann, 64, said his
resignation hnothing to do with his handling• $895,000 in cash missing from the Registe
of Deeds Office. "That is simply not the case and not a factorr` •wrote
the letter. "I have solid - f i, thick skin."
Hartmann became aware of the missing cash in early February and consulted District Attorney
Lorrin Freeman,who recommended that the county• • f • far, the audit
has found $895,000 missing over three years. The amount is likely to grow as auditors investiga
previous years. Earlier this month, three county commissioners openly criticized Hartmann's
handling of
response.Commissioner Greg Ford said he repeatedly asked Hartmann to explain the loss of cash and
quickly impose a fresh system of checks and balances only to be disappointed by Hartmann's
1 • 1-r have notbeen • with County
management's response to our repeated requests for information and deliverables within a
reasonable timeframe (and) certainly not with the sense of urgency I believe this matter
Ford r in a statement.
eightHartmann has been the county's manager since 2014. His salary in 2015 was $230,707. He spen
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Rev. Robert Wright Lee IV is an adjunct professor at Appalachian State University and as pastor at
a United Church of Christ in Winston-Salem. Gen. Robert E. Lee is his great -great -great -great
uncle. This week, -. is acknowledging his family tiesto saytime to movemonuments
don'tancestor into museums where they can be used more to educate than to inflame. He has given an
interview to HuffPost and is scheduled to be on NPR's "Weekend Edition."
.'. i . said Lee in . . •ne interview. He's a North Carolina
native who grew up in Statesville. "But for some of us, it's hard to sit here while our relative is
being used as a symbolfor . white supremacy,"said. . has ties
Triangle. He graduated • Duke Divinity Schooltheology
pastoral - Edenton
Street United Methodist Church in Raleigh. •w serves as an adjunct
professor at Appalachian State University an• as pastor -. Church of Christ in Winston-
Salem.
"These neo-Nazis and - Ku Klux Klan and others, - made him into an idol,"-- said of
his famous relative. "And it's unacceptable on a lot of levels. As a pastor, I feel it's my obligation
to speak out r pulpit 'Supremacy.• plan for •
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Lee • he hopes• • be destroyed. M• '• by governments
,tr civic groups during periods when blacks were fighting for increased civil rights. "There is a
lifference between remembering our past, and commemorating our past," he said. "We should
never celebrate the historybut we can rememberand remember
never happen again."(Martha Quillin, THE NEWS & OBSERVER, 8/17/17).
Asheville Tech
Avadim Technologiesf-rl on 1. of f • 1 private
companies in the • The Asheville -based -f - sciences company'f in at No.• r s
No. 13 among top health companies, Ili businesses thr• r' • -t
Now of operations,Avadim reported $6.3 million- last yearand
growth of 2,537 percent..f moved up 72 spotsfrom - r-f in the
Inc. list last year.
Chairman f CEO Stephen Woodysaid in a newsrelease - Avadim is "honored"to be
selected to the list, noting it looksforward to "continued growth and innovation." This m
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Durham-basedThe Southern Documentary d 91011 grant froma
and Catherine T. MacArthur• be split into three $300,000 installments over three
years. SDF executive directo.• 1 half of r be re -granted to
documentary filmmakersf and working in the American South.• •'I `•
organizations across the country received part of the $5.7 million in MacArthur grants announc
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N.C. Government Meetings and Hearings
9 . The Economic DevelopmentPartnership of •rth Carolina I D PBoard of
Directors •Hotel,1 Carolina■
9 a.m. I The State Board of Community Colleges meet, NC Community College System
11 W. Jones St., Raleigh.
12 i, Revenue Generating Committee of i'I •n Lottery Commission
meets, Possibilities Conference Room at lottery headquarters, 2728 Capital Blvd., Suite
144, Raleigh.
11 a.m I The Executive Committee of The North Carolina Partnership for Children meets,
1100 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh. Contact: Yvonne Huntley: 919-821-9573.
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Floor,* 9:30 a.m. I The Wildlife Resources Commission committees meet, Commission Room, 5th
Raleigh.
Community* 4 p.m. I The Senate Committee on Redistricting hold public hearing, Central Piedmont
• -i'e 1112 Charlottetowne Ave., Hall Bldg,'••Charlotte.
r.m. I The Senate Committee on Redistricting hold public •
, Fayetteville Technical
Community College, 2817 Fort Bragg Road, GCB (General Classroom Bldg), Room 108,
p.m. I The Senate Committeeon Redistricting I • i public hearing, Caldwell Community
CommunityCollege, 2855 Hickory Boulevard, Bldg B, Room 104, Hudson.
* 4 p.m. I The Senate Committee on Redistricting hold public hearing, Guilford Technical
• -i'e 3amestownCampus,1 Medlin- Campus Center,o
/ 3amestown.
Community* 4 p.m. I The Senate Committee on Redistricting hold public hearing, Halifax Community
College, 100 College Road, Bldg 100, Room 108, Weldon.
* 4 p.m. I The House Select Committee on Redistricting hold public hearing, Caldwell
• 'i and Technical• Blvd., r •
Community* 4 p.m. I The House Select Committee on Redistricting hold public hearing, Central Piedmont
• -•- 1141 Elizabeth Ave., Charlotte.
•.m. I The House Select Committeeon • • hold public hearing,
Technical Community College, 2201 Hull Rd., Fayetteville.
p.m. I The House Select Committee on Redistricting hold public -. • • Technical
Community College, 601 E Main St., 3amestown.
•.m. I The House Select Committeeon Redistricting • • public hearing,
Community College, 100 College Dr., Weldon.
4 p.m. :.. House Select Committee on
Redistricting
County Community College, 5337 US Hwy 264 East, Building 9 (Room #935),
Washington.
9 a.m. I The Wildlife Resources Commission meets, NC Museum of Natural Sciences Nature
Research Center, 4th Floor, 121 W. 3onesRaleigh.
2 p.m. I The N.C. Board of Agriculture meets, Martin Building at the N.C. State Fairgrounds,
Raleigh.
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* 9 a.m. I The Board of Directors of the North Carolina State Ports Authority meets, Board
Room of the North Carolina Maritime Building, 2202 Burnett Blvd., Wilmington.
* Immediately Following The Board of Directors Meeting I The Strategic Planning
Committee of the North Carolina
State Ports Authority, Board
:r:.o: Room
Carolina Maritime Building, 2202 Burnett Blvd., Wilmington.
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• li i•. • of i • public 1 on proposed
changes, 2000 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 160, Morrisville.
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9 a.m. I Environmental. • • fn meets, Ground Floor HearingRoom,
Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh.
* 10 a.m. I The N.C. Social Services Commission holds public hearing on proposed rule
changes, Division: Social820 SouthBoylan Ave., Conference
Raleigh.
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• a.m. I Environmental.•-' • • • Floor Hearing Room,
Archdale Building, f 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.
10:30 a.m. I The Standard Commercial Fishing License Eligibility Board to the N.C. Division
of Marine Fisheries meets, N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries' Wilmington District Office, 127
North CardinalDr. Extension,Wilmington.
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• TBD I The Golden LEAF Foundation's board meets, TBD. Contact: Jenny Tinklepaugh, 888-
684-8404.
• TBD I The NC Wildlife Resources Commission meets, WRC Centennial Campus, 1751 Varsity
Dr., Raleigh.
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10 a.m. I The N.C. Rules Review Commission meets, Administrative Hearings office, Rules
Review Commission Room,ifs Church Road, Raleigh.
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♦ ..m. I Environmental ManagementCommission i • Floor
Hearing
Room,
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Archdale d 1 512 N. SalisburyRaleigh.
♦ ..m. I Environmental ManagementCommission i • Floor
Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh.
• iD I The Goldenr i' f.' l• board meets,i i 1. 'i. • 888-
684-8404.
• CD I The NC WildlifeResources f i fRaleigh.
Review CommissionAdministrative 1 office,
Review Commission Room, 1711 New Hope Church Road, Raleigh.
♦ ..m. I Environmental ManagementCommission i • Floor
Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh.
♦ ..m. I Environmental ManagementCommission i • Floor
Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh.
• Staff Conference
• Staff Conference
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• a.m. I The State Consumerand Family Advisory • - ADix Grill, 1101
CafeteriaRaleigh.
12p.m.1 The Revenue Generating Committee of the N.C. Education Lottery Commission will
meet, Possibilities Conference Room, Lottery Headquarters, 2728 Capital Blvd., Suite 144,
Raleigh.
i Time GivenThe 77th Annual. i .l Folk Festivalopens in Downtown -- b i for
its third year in the state. Contact: Kaitlin Smith, 336-373-7523, ext 246.
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TBID 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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