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STATE GO:VE.RNENT NEWS S:ERVICE
"Duke wants to say they're good neighbors. What neighbors do you know want you to sign
away your rights?"
Deborah Graham, one of nine plaintiffs in the coal ash lawsuit against Duke Energy, on a waiver
required by the power company.
News Summary
Alternate Maps
Resources. Alten-*ate House, Ma p Proposal Alternate Senate Ma p Proposal
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Duke Energyto raise our r f.y fir its coal ash problems. "(Richard Craver, WINSTOIJ
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CostsStatue
It's not clear yet exactly how much, but it's abundantly clear that it cost UNC Chapel Hill, the state
i local governments a lotof • - on - f to secure the campus in the face of
protest against the continued presence of - university's Confederate memorial.
Campuspolice and the Orange County Sheriff'sOffice supplied the visible police presence on
McCorkle Place as protesters rini-f the barricades of the statue. Chapel Hill police,
meanwhile, watched over - and the adjoining areas.At one busload of
HighwayPatrol troopers were in reserveon p and Carrboro police were also on
Authorities•' three arrests during the evening.
aboutMost of the governments involved have yet to add up the evening's bill, save for Carrboro, where
Mayor Lydia Lavelle said an initial estimate is that her town's police and fire departments spent
0I on part in the affair. She stressed that fromperspective, the money
was f- on protecting public • for protecting • other local officials
interviewed Wednesday, Lavelle alluded to the university's decision to leave the statue in place in
the face of r . urgings •m Gov. Roy i•i and Chapel Hill MayorPam Hemminger.They
both favored its removalof public - •I f' Folt and her
decided . 2015 state law protecting • •esn't have enough wiggle room to allow
Two local officials, Hernminger and Orange County Board of Commissioners Chairman Mark
Dorosin, signaled Wednesday that they believe university leaders yielded to pressure from state
legislators. N.C. House•' •• • supplied evidence foron
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Moore Statement
Resources. Spea€ ea, Nloors`s Editorial
Charlottesville,Two days after Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, published an editorial on the recent
events in 1inia and the Confederate monument• p 1 in Durham,
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Speaker Tim Moore,1 published - f
Their editorials came after Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper called for a 2015 law requiring local
governments to get permission fromi • r before r 1.
Confederate monument to be abolished. Moore, in his editorial published on Aug. 19, did not
address •ofeto action. Instead, Moore reflected on •ry surrounding monuments
and the nation and the compassion North Carolinians have for others. He also offered some
thoughts to how - state moves• f
"Some- suggested that removing all historicalfrom - Civil War era will help
in North Carolina. Others believe they can serve as visual demonstrations of the social progress
our 'f Moore wrote.believe public discourse to be fostered
thoughtfully, and not reactively or politically,r decide best forr . • . publii
need that we must • . collaboratively. "(Lauren Horsch,INSIDER, « i
Republican Gov. Dan ForestII Democratic G• Roy Cooper's. rremoving
Confederate •numents in North Carolina,• it amountsto being dictated to by
11communist agitators". . • -likelycandidate for governor in 2020 -- s. d
timingthe of ••f- I for removalof monumentsafter • _ in Durhamwasvandalized
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spokeswoman, and it is unclear when production might resume. Chemours' officials have
repeatedly declined to talk about production schedules.
Afterwards, the governor's office issued a statement that said, "This is not a problem we created,
but it is one that we've taken swift action to fix. Protecting families' drinking water should be a top
priority, and it's disappointing that the committee didn't take up the legislative request to
strengthen water quality given the strong public support that was displayed for it."(Adam Wagner,
WILMINGTON STAR -NEWS, 8/23/17).
Tillis On Trump
Thom Tillis has spent much of the summer trying to push back on President Donald Trump's harsh
language and attacks on fellow Republicans. Even after all that criticism, Tillis -- a first -term
Republicansenator from Huntersville -- would prefer to spend the fall passing Trump's
legislation. "I have not deviated once from any nomination or any vote that the president happens
to be supportive of," Tillis said. "This has more to do with tone and message and discipline."
"This" is a series of statements and Twitter posts by Tillis, distancing himself from Trump in
connection to the president's reaction to violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, and on Trump's slams
of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Attorney General 3eff Sessions. Tillis, like some
other Republicans from swing states and districts, is trying to navigate a difficult path. Facing what
may be a challenging and costly re-election contest in 2020, he needs to be able to convince
enough voters who are unhappy with the president that he was willing to stand up to Trump. And
yet, he needs to be careful not to anger Trump's hardcore supporters, who make up a significant
portion of the Republican base.
Tillis introduced legislation to provide protection for special counsel Robert Mueller, who is
investigating Russia's involvement in the 2016 election, but has been careful not to portray it as
an anti -Trump measure. Tillis sees the bill as a way for the legislative branch to win back some of
the power it has ceded to the executive over the past 60 years, says he wants to get potential
distractions off the board -- to clear the way for legislating. (Brian Murphy, MCCLATCHY DC,
8/23/17).
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Cumberland Map Hearing
Carolina'sHouse, Senate district shapes determine which party controls the General Assembly. North
proposed new state Houseand Senate district mapsdrew d love from political
activists • others at public f r is crap,"said Lelia Harrington,who spoat th
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• at its Fayetteville- rmmunity College location. She argued the maps
gerrymandered to favor Republican candidates and hurt Democrats and black voters.
"The maps we're looking at tonight are by far, on their face, the least gerrymandered we've had
the state of North Carolina in the 37 years I've lived here," said Linda Devore, a prominent
Fayetteville Republican. Devore said she opposes gerrymandering practice of designing
electiondistricts to favor . particular party,f d or group and hurt their•if• •
matter which party !••
likedSeveral that in Cumberland County,- • towns would be far lessf a • multiple
legislativedistricts than before. Fayetteville,due to its largepopulation, r f be shared by
multiplebut - smaller municipalitiesappear on .f to be largely undivided.
The new . s f- -• to be presented • -- later this weekand have floor votes
late this week • early nextweek.Approximately 115 people d ed the hearing at Fayetteville Tech while hundredsmore
attended at six other locations around the state in a large videoconference. (Paul Woolverton, TH
FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER,
Deaths
Former- - pastor, -rights advocate Chancy Rudolph T.R."
Edwards died in Raleigh on Wednesday morning. He was 92. Friends on Wednesday recalled
Edwards as a giant in the Fayetteville community, not for his 6-foot-4 height, but for his outsize
effects on the city and Cumberland County since the 1960s. Edwards was born in Nash County,
the youngest of 12 children. His father was both a tenant farmer and a Baptist minister, and the
younger Rev. Edwards. He moved to Fayetteville in 1953 to become the pastor of First Baptist
Edwards said he felt a responsibilityto join the civil rightsmovement
pioneer," a leader and a voice of calm, said state Rep. Elmer Floyd of Fayetteville. "He was a
statesman above a statesman,"• f said.- really understood thecommunity"
diplomatic skills to keep activists "in a nonviolent mode as we, you know, demonstrate, protest
and voice our concerns about things in the community."
In 1965, Edwards was the first black person elected to the Fayetteville City Board of Education,
which at - timewas from-countyboard. Helater
...- became black chairman,
1 left the board it more than 15 years. He was elected to the N.C. Houseof
Representatives 9i2. Edwards served eight years in the House, and in the 1990s he served
four yearsthe North CarolinaSenate.
Former state Sen. Tony Rand of Fayetteville and former Gov. Jim Hunt have fond memories of
Edwards' to - of the • said. • • said Edwards was both his
fellowcolleague and his friend. "I thought the world of Dr. Edwards," he said. "He was just as solid a
• • 1 you something, you could go to the bank.
After leaving the legislature in 1996, Edwards moved to Knightdale,Raleigh, r be • to
visitationhis daughter, and was appointed to the University of North Carolina Board of Governors in 1999. A
•r Edwards will be fromto noon at First Baptiston Moore
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O'Grady is president of the Charlotte union chapter and says he's heard about 10 city employees
have suffered heat -related illnesses on the job this summer.
O'Grady says city officials have shown concern about the health of workers, but union leaders
want a more comprehensive plan. City officials said earlier this month it is adjusting schedules anii
work based on the heat. The city also sends hourly heat index updates to solid waste services
dispatchers. The city also provides water, energy drinks, coolers and ice chests to employees. (THMS
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Following another disappointing quarterly earnings report Wednesday, Lowe's said it will be hirin■
more customer -facing store employees and increasing the hours of others -- investments the
Mooresvi I le- based home- i m provement retailer hopes will enhance the shopper experience.
Strengthening in the overall housing market doesn't seem to be benefiting Lowe's the same way
has rival Atlanta -based Home Depot, which last week reported its strongest quarterly sales in
company history. Lowe's earnings have fallen short of Wall Street expectations four of the last si
quarters. Wednesday's report sent shares plunging over 6 percent, and prompted the company t
lower its full -year guidance.
One bright spot for Lowe's in the last quarter was a 4.5 percent rise in same -store sales, an
industry term that refers to sales at stores open for at least one year. The rise was stronger than
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the 4.3 percent rise that analysts had anticipated -- but still lower than the 6.3 percent rise Hom
Depot reported. Lowe's hopes to ride the wave of stronger shopper traffic with the investment in
store -level workers -- with a primary focus on weekends and peak traffic times during weekdays
the company says.(Katherine Peralta, THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER,
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The N.C. Dept. of Commerce's dashboard for 3uly's employment numbers showed a slight
decrease of 0.1 in the seasonally -adjusted unemployment rate over 3une's totals bringing the
state metric down to 4.1 percent. North Carolina's unemployment rate is 0.2 less than the 4.3
percent national rate. 3uly's 4.1 percent unemployment rate is a 0.8 percentage drop over 3uly
2016 when unemployment hovered near 5 percent at a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.9 percent.
The major industries with the largest over -the -month increases in the Tar Heel State in the latesi
report were trade, transportation and utilities which added 3,300 jobs in 3uly, according to the
release.(Mike McHugh, THE (3acksonville) DAILY NEWS, 8/23/17).
Smithfield Distribution
Smithfield Foods Inc. said Tuesday it will build a distribution center and expand its blast cell cold
storage capabilities at its processing facility in Tar Heel. Smithfield said it would create 250 jobs
and spend $100 million on capital investments for the project. The company said additional
employment opportunities would be available with its logistics partner. The new distribution cen
will be 500,000 square feet with 47,000 pallet positions. The blast cell cold storage expansion is
underway and will increase the facility's capacity by 140 million pounds. Both projects will be
complete in fall 2018. Smithfield's Tar Heel facility is the largest pork processing plant in the wor.
and produces products for customers across the globe. The facility has nearly 5,000 employees
and processes more than 30,000 hogs each day.(Richard Craver, WINSTON-SALEM 3OURNAL,
8/23/17). 1
Asheville Airport
3uly was a record -setting month for the Asheville Regional Airport. The Greater Asheville Regional
Airport Authority said this week the airport serviced more than 100,000 passengers last month, a
record in its 56-year history. Five airlines at AVL -- American, Allegiant, Delta, Elite and United --
served a total of 100,998 passengers for the month, breaking a record just set in 3une at 91,847
passengers. Record numbers at the airport have been attributed to several factors including
airlines adding more seats in the market as well as the popularity of Asheville and Western North
Carolina as a tourist destination. Airport data shows an 11.6 percent increase in passenger use of
the airport compared to 3uly 2016, which set the record at the time with 90,461 passengers. It is
ahead of last year's passenger figures by 15 percent. Lew Bleiweis, the airport's executive
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Appointments
Gov. Roy Cooper• ^f is 0 additional appointments • the State Board - Community Colleges
and the North Carolina Community College Board - Trustees on Wednesday. The appointments
c Harden Whitford _.:d o' •I • f
Raleigh; Ronald P. Edgerton
...f •' •Asheville; .. _. 'nd P. •,• Bruce Dickerson
Elizabethtown; Sheila D. Grady - Leland; Ronald R. Beane - Lenoir; 3onathan Barfield, 3r. -
Wilmington; Melodie Darden - Morehead City; Linda Greenwell - Terrell; Patricia Ann Kirkman -
Sanford; WillP. • fMichael
Mountain; Thomas Fulcher, 3r. - Kitty Hawk; Robert E. Whitley - New Bern; Tina Royal -
Lexington; Will. rHedgepeth, II - Fayetteville; Paul Wiles -
Winston-Salem; Natalie Maree Tindol - Gastonia; 3ohn W. Condrey - Cliffside; Wendy M. Crumpler
- Wallace; Dr. Pradeep Armugham - Kinston; Laurence Lilley - Williamston; Derrick Wilkins -
Williamston; Fred L. Stout - Newland; Gary M. Stroud - Marion; William T. Price - Mount Gilead;
3ames T. Martin - Rocky Mount; Dr. Sue H. Lee - Bayboro; Alan Herlands - Oriental; Dr. 3ohn S.
Stevenson - Rockingham; Morgan Hunt 3ones - Pembroke; Marjorie Benbow - Concord; Nancy H.
3oines - Albemarle; Kellie Falk - Raleigh; Dr. David Tayloe - Goldsboro; Dr. Dan W. DeHart -
it •. • RELEASE,
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Wednesday, •2017
Re -ref Com On House Select Committee on Redistricting
o HB 927 (Lewis) 2017 HOUSE DISTRICTS
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o HB 97 (Lewis) 2017 HOUSE DISTRICTS
What Happened in the Senate
Wednesday, august 23, 2017
Thursday,•2017
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k'ECONSIDERATION OF VETOED BILLS
• HB 140 (3ones, Bert)DENTAL PLANS PROVIDER CO ■ `A'SPARE
• - _NGES/LEGAL NOTICE MODERNIZATION
• HB 511 (Boles) GAME NIG HTS/NON PROFIT FUND-RAISER
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Thursday, a2017
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Friday, August 25
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® House Select Committee on Redistricting, 643 LOB
■ HB 927 (Lewis) 2017 HOUSE DISTRICTS
Thursday, August 24
o 2:00 p.m.
® Senate Committee On Redistricting, 643 LOB
® SB 61 (Hise) 2017 SENATE DISTRICTS
Legislative Studies and Meetings
North
Partition Carolina General Statutes Commission,
510 W. Williams St., Apex.
N.C. Government
Items in RED are new listings.
9 a.m. I The Board of Directors of the North Carolina State Ports Authority meets, Board
Room of rrth Carolina Maritime Building, 2202 Burnett Blvd.,Wilmington.
NorthImmediately Following The Board of Directors Meeting I The Strategic Planning Committee of
the • Ports Authority, •. • Room of •Carolina
Building, 12 Burnett Blvd.,Wilmington.
9 a.m. I The Board of Directors of the North Carolina State Ports Authority meets, Board
Room of rrth Carolina Maritime Building, 2202 Burnett Blvd.,• •
- Finance . • Audit Committeeof - North CarolinaPartnership for Children
meets,00 Wake Forest ter.• Raleigh.• ♦ct: Yvonne 919-821-9573.
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North Carolina
Manufactured Housing Board meets, 325 N. Salisbury
.. Albemarle Bldg/Room
X:.: ..::N:. Raleigh.
The
Marine
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sion public hearing on proposed Carteret
County shellfish leases, N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries' Central District Office,
:fi: 0 Morehead
10-30 a.m. I N.C. Soil & Water Conservation Commission Special Teleconference,
512 N. Salisbury St., Archdale . .....:.:......:. 4 ':.
5G / Fourth Floor,
Raleigh.
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11 a.m. I The Isothermal Community College Board of Trustees Finance Committee
Raleigh.9 a.m. I The NC Board of Nursing Hearing Committee meets, 4516 Lake Boone Trail,
6 p.m. I The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries hold public hearing on proposed shellfish
leases in Pender County, Surf City Visitor's Center, 102 North Shore Dr., Surf City.
9:30 a.m. I The NC Nutrient Scientific Advisory Board (NSAB) Meets, 4307 Emper-171
Blvd ., 110, Durham.
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6:30 a - Board of Dental Examiners holdspublic hearing on proposed
changes, 2000 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 160, Morrisville. I
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2 p.m. I The N.C. Alarm Systems Licensing Board holds public hearing on proposed rule
changes, Alarm Systems Licensing Board Office, 3101 Industrial Drive, Suite 104, Raleigh.
7 p.m. I The Historic Hillsborough Commission Executive Committee meets, 319 N.
Churton St., Hillsborough.
8:30 a.m. I The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners meets, 2000
Perimeter Parkway, Suite 160, Morrisville.
10 a.m. I The Inmate Grievance Resolution Board Board meets, 2020 Yonkers Road,
Raleigh.
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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, Gov. James Martin Building - N.C. State
Fairgrounds, Raleigh.
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8:30 a.m. I The Fund Development and Communications Committee of The Nor
Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc. meets, 1100 Wake Forest Road, Raleig
Contact: Yvonne Huntley, 919-821-9573.
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. Social Services Commission holds public hearing on proposed rule
changes, Division of Social Services, 820 South Boylan Ave., Conference Room 151,
Raleigh. I
9 a.m. I Environmental Management Commission meets, Ground Floor Hearing Room,
Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh.
8:30 a.m. I The Board of Directors Committee of The North Carolina Partnership for
Children meets, Homewood Suites by Hilton Greensboro, 201 Centreport Dr.,
Greensboro. Contact: Yvonne Huntley, 919-821-9573.
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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 Cardinal Dr. 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, 1711 New Hope Church Road, Raleigh.
• a.m. I Environmental nt Commission meets,• • Floor
Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh.
• a.m. I Environmental nt Commission meets,• • Floor
Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh.
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12:30 p.m. I The NC Pesticide Board meets, Gov. 3ames Martin Building - N.C. State
Fairgrounds, Raleigh.
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Rules Review Commissionmeets,Administrative HearingsRules
Review Commission Room, 1711 New Hope Church Road, Raleigh.
TBD I The Golden LEAF Foundation's board meets, TBD. Contact: 3enny Tinklepaugh, 888-
68 I r 0 I
TBD I The NC Wildlife Resources Commission meets, 1751 Varsity Dr., Raleigh.
Reviewa ameets,
Review Commission Room, 1711 New Hope Church Road, Raleigh.
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• a.m. I EnvironmentalManagement • •meets,• • Floor
Archdale l . 512 N. SalisburyRaleigh.
• a.m. I EnvironmentalManagement • •meets,• • Floor
Archdale l . 512 N. SalisburyRaleigh.
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* 9 a.m. | The State Consumer and Family Advisory Committee /SCFAC\ [De£LS, Dix Grill, 1101
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6 p.m. I The 77th Annual National Folk Festival opens in Downtown Greensboro for its thiri
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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