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STAGE GOVERNMENT NEWS S:E.
"We'd rather 1. over prepared and underwhelmed than caughtoff guard."
N.C. Public Safety Secretary Erik Hooks, on preparations for Hurricane Irma.
Resources.
In an interview • - radio station WFAE,Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper--, said he
supports House Bill 662, a Medicaid expansion bill authored by four Republican House members.
The bill called •I requires r - to be employed . • meet an income threshold,
unless otherwise exempted. This appears to be the first time Cooper has been vocal about his
support for bill,but • the first time - supported expanding -r r.
shortlyIn 3anuary, i' office,•ip i to use executive actionto expand Medicaid,
thougheven passed recently by r rl ica n -controlled General Assembly blocked the
governor fromdoing • without legislative approval. That early 3anuary announcementprompted
the first of i of between his administration . the General Assembly leaders.The lawsuit was '• in mid-3anuarybut • i not name••i' as . defendant; •.instead,
federal and state health and human services officials. It was eventually dropped in 3uly when the
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Trump administration said Cooper had not submitted a plan to expand the program under the
Affordable -
•afer's latest commentson expansion cam- during an interviewr• • to address the •f • •
Coopercrisis in the state. Ir • WFAE thatCares"would "get morepeople -. • for
their substance abuse .•• • He said there is still broad support for-•' . • even though
Republicans control the federal government that attempted to repeal the ACA. By expanding
Medicaid, Cooper said the state would be eligible for "billions of dollars" in federal funds, which he
said would help rural counties.also noted that it allowsthe state to address expansion
that would avoid using state tax money. "This is a layup, it is something that we should have done
several years ago, but there is still an opportunity to do it. And the opioid crisis puts it in the
forefront," Cooper said on WFAE.
Cooper described "Carolina Cares""Norths i . • • expansion. It wr •' provide
exceedcoverage for individuals between the ages of 19 and 64 who are not already enrolled or eligible for
certain Medicaid or Medicare programs and have a modified adjusted gross income that does not
133 percent of '•'' poverty level. Underthe proposed '•I li program
participants • pay an annual premium that is billed monthly and set at 2 percent of
participant's household income. Participants can be exempted from paying the premium if they
meet certain requirements, including having a medical or financial hardship or if their household
income is below 50 percent of the federal poverty guideline. They would also have to be employed
unless they receive an exemption.
The bill, which has gained bipartisan rport in the House, r • not receive-. • on • .
floor.-.• it has been -• in committee.• f .
Judicial-• •
Rep. 3ustin Burr says his originaljudiciald• proposal will get minorbut •
be substantiallydifferent fromoriginal plan. defended the overhaul of
Court. • Superior Courtdistricts in an interview. ''' on on Spectrum
Tuesday,News. On • of - newly appointed House Select
o - on 3udicial•' • be some tweaks that will be ii. to it, 1,
overall, it'll have a very similar concept as what you've seen," he said of the maps he introduced
in 3une.
: been • with judges"from• • f to Asheville" to hear their concerns
and suggestions on the plan. He said some have offered input that he'll be "trying to incorporate"
but others are resistant to any change.• had some where the concernbeen, •
r• they protect -seat,". • don't.t it's right, but .seems to be the priority
of some of • •
Asked if his proposal is designed to elect more Republican judges, Burr said the current system is
"disj• a of gerrymanders• '• Democrats. brings it back to the center
so voters have a choice," he said. "If that gives the appearance it makes it more favorable to
Republicans, it's only because we're cleaning up old gerrymandered districts that disenfranchise
- voters of state."
Tuesday's • • committee meeting begins at 11 a.m. in Room 544 of • Office
afternoon.Building. No agenda for the meeting had been posted to the committee website as of Friday
• ffINSIDER,
Litigation Ban
rightsThe civil . f' r longer litif. ' cases -- a move that supporters
schoolsay jeopardizes the center's future. The policy -making board of the UNC system voted
overwhelmingly Friday to ban litigation by the UNC Center for Civil Rights, which handles issues
such as desegregation and environmental justice. :•. • members maintained that the vote
• •n't show a lack of supporto• • legal clinics can handle similar cases, "This is
not a vote one ` other on •• of or the civil rightsabout
particular aspect of the civil rights center work," board Chairman Lou Bissette said.
Center supporters disagreed, • protesters outside • • don't get no
justice, then you don't get no peace." Their chants could be heard through parts of the meeting.
And as he left the meeting, the center's managing attorney, Mark Dorosin, yelled at the board
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membersbeing honest about their supportfor 1 one r f. e
that Dorosin was out of order, Imo• "You're out of order. To say yousupport1 out
of order."
Dorosin and Ted director,said they didn'trform the center
would take in the future. While it could continue to exist,• r • • be able to continue
the work they f• now. They said they would begin working immediately on r take that
work,- - to another nonprofit,new or • other entity.
Supporters of ' ban said they opposed againstother government entities
and that acade• concentrate on .d- Board member- L• • who first
proposed the ban, said the university representspoor people . • minorities through. of
"Our commitmento civil rights is strong, including mine," he said.
Anna Spangler Nelson, a board member who opposed the ban while chairing the committee that
recommended it, said she feared the ban and the publicity surrounding it would harm UNC's
reputation. "For some, this is trespassing on sacred ground," she said.
The center was founded in 2001by f civil rightsattorney 3ulius Chambers,whose car, •
and office were bombed as he pursued school desegregation cases in the 1960s and 1970s. While
the ban applies to all academic centers on UNC campuses, it only stops the work of the civil rights
center, which was -• one •-• litigation. (Martha Waggoner,ASSOCIATED
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Gov. Roy Cooper's administration formally petitioned the state's Historical Commission Friday in
an effort to remove three Confederate monuments from the Capitol grounds in downtown Raleigh.
Cooper • move the statues 45 miles southto the Bentonville Battlefield historsite in
3ohnston County. A state law passed in 2015 to protect Confederate monuments and other
"objects of - 'rrance" restricts what the state can •• even • - from
Commission, -• to meet Sept.
The law says no state-owned monuments or • of be • -• without its approval,but
it • lays out - for - the commission does allow changes.• - be relocated
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warnedBoard of Elections for independent analysis as part of an ongoing investigation of issues that arose
"Neither Durham County or the Durham County Board of Elections, its members or its staff ever
was prior to the 2016 election of potential f by r including Russia," .If
Durham County Board of Elections chair Bill Brian. "Even now, Durham County officials are not
aware of any evidence• f suggest a hacking, Russian or •
The electronic poll books on 'a. .r- computer system than vote -counting machines. The
release said that problems arose - electronic poll books after about three-quartersof
votes had been cast. The county board of elections said it was not aware of any hacking aimed at
the e-poll books before June. After informationleaked about the report the f•. • had sent to the
state f the NC iO' then launched its own investigationinto possible hacking. The state board
requested assistance fromthe f'r.rtment of r f Security and the FBI.
The state board also sent a letter to the New Yorkf its article's allegation of
Electionscyberhacking in Durham County unconfirmed. "The implication that the State or County Board of
- ed federal assistance • f'f and damaging," according • . letter from
State Board of Elections executive director •r elections and ethics enforcementf'
Johnson, THE DURHAM HERALD -SUN, 9/08/17).
UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and student leaders•r • on -Friday,'f f removal
of the Confederate stat- from . prominent spoton iFriday,•
voted on - • •, • that the statue be taken down. The council urged UNC President
Margaret Spellings, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt, Gov. Roy Cooper, the N.C. Historical
Commission, the UNC Board of • • the UNC-Chapel Hill board of - and the
legislature• work togetherto make this move possible." The vote was nearly unanimousby
glorifyfaculty governance body. Also Friday, student government groups issued a joint statement, calling
on university and political leaders to remove the Silent Sam statue.
"We encourage you to remove the monument so that it can be preserved and contextualized for
future North Carolinians in a museum or library collection while making it clear that we do not
our • r the statement said.r- -.•- said.
•II speaking to the Faculty Council's-• - it Friday,said the universityfinds
difficult situationf • • pressure • remove the statue but •legal
monument.to do anything because of a 2015 state law that prevents the removal or alteration of a public
•'t, Spellingsand board chairmen wrote to Cooper asking him to convene
historical• • to take up the issue, out of •I for public • per responded
that UNC .fl. could take actionbased on . public exception under the law. University
lawyers have said that exception only applies whenthe statue itself poses a physical hazard.
studentThe .•- also pointed out .•y has a monument in memoryof •
frontin war, in of • pointed to the University of - of
r Duke University,all of - removed Confederate memorialsfrom public r.
OBSERVER, • !•
Attorneys
The district attorneyfor •Carolina'sg • d a utility companyare in line to
Trumpbecome the top federal prosecutors for the western two-thirds of the state. President Donald
says he plans to nominate Mecklenburg County District AttorneyAndrew
next U.S. attorney for -rn North Carolina,•eof - Charlotte regionand
points west. The president als•picked Matthew Martin on d. for same post -North
Carolina,f f Durham,-- f• • and Winston-Salem. Martin is associate general counsel
for f • f Both must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. North Carolina•
Burr and Thom Tillis recommended them for•f • in July picked former federal
prosecutor Bobby Higdonf • •rth Carolina.(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
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Pitt County Manager Scott Elliott said he revised the agenda when Commissioner Ann Floyd
Huggins asked why the item wasn't on the agenda released Thursday morning. Huggins had
discussed the issue with another member of the county management team earlier but had not
asked Elliott to place it on the agenda. More than a dozen people at an Aug. 21 meeting spoke for
f against moving the statue from• ` grounds. Prior to the public • period,
County Attorney 3anis Gallagher said state legislation adopted in 2015 prevented the removal of
monuments except in limited situations, and the decision would have to be made by the state. The
commissioners took no action following the Aug. 21 comments, but Board Chairman Melvin
McLawhorn later said• • see some discussion at some r • r ` Livingston,
(Greenville) DAILY REFLECTOR, •
Wellness Grant
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` (Advisory), Darren 3ackson,f i' f. (Advisory), Allen McNeill, Billy
Richardson al David Rogers, Michael Speciale(Advisory),Rena Turner,
Lee Zachary (Advisory)
3oint Legislative Committee on Local Government: Reps. 3ay Adams, Larry Bell, 3ohn Blust
(Advisory), it Bradford •-Chair), 3osh Dobson (Advisory), Ford • Potts
(Advisory), Bobbie Richardson, 'rl Ross,i d
3oint Legislative Oversight Committee on f . f and NC Health• - Reps. William Brisson,
NelsonDollar fDobson, i Bert 3ones,i i(Co-Chair), Chris
Malone(Advisory), —f Murphy
Dollar,3oint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee: Reps. Becky Carney, Ted Davis, Nelson
Butterfield, Craig Horn(Co-Chair),Pat Hurley, Marvin Lucas, 3ason
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Revenuena Turner
Laws Study • Reps. Kelly Alexander, Brawley
Stephen3on Hardister (Advisory), 3ulia Howard, David Lewis (Advisory), Susan Martin, Robert Reives,
Ross i - i-Chair), Mitchell Setzer, 3ohn Szoka
House • on •uality: Reps. William Brisson,'f Davis(Senior
Dixon, Holly i. e(Co-Chair), Hall,(Co-Chair),Pricey Harrison, Pat .:.
Chuck McGrady, Bob Steinburg, Scott Stone,. si • f
Becky3oint Legislative Oversight Committee on the State Lottery: Reps. 3ohn Bell, Nelson Dollar, Ed
Hanes, 3on Hardister, Pat Hurley, 3ason Saine (Co -Chair), 3ohn Sauls, Harry Warren (Advisory)
3oint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee: Reps. Bill Brawley, Dana Bumgardner,
_ Hastings, Frank• Grier Martin, Rodney Moore
(Advisory), Michele Presnell (Vice Chair), Phil Shepard, Scott Stone, 3ohn Torbett (Co -Chair)
3oint Legislative Committee on Unemployment Insurance: Reps. Dean Arp, Dana Bumgardner,
William i (Advisory), Howard i - .' D': •
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• a.m. I The NC Board of -rvice Exam Committee meets, 1033 WadeAvenue,
1'i Raleigh.
* 9 a.m. I The NC Board of Funeral Service Crematory Authority Committee meets, 1033 Wade
Ave., Suite 108, Raleigh.
North• Auctioneer Licensing Board Regular Mimeeting, 108 Ber
Creekf
p.m. I The North. i . Building if •uncil Committee meets,•Salisbury
St., Albemarle Training Room 245, Raleigh.
f.m. I The Economic Development Accountability anf Standards CommitteeBoard
301 N.Wilmington St., Commerce Executive Board Room, 4th floor, 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.
f The NC Pesticide Board meets,. . Building
Fairgrounds, Raleigh.
* 1 p.m. I The N.C. Plant Conservation Scientific Committee meets to discuss policies related
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-
or [e-mail].
• f Division of .: - Fisheries holds. public -. . on . proposed shellfish
lease in Dare County, Hatteras Village Community Center, 57689 N.C. Highway 12,
• f.m. I The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commissionpublic - f on proposed Carteret County
shellfish leases, N.C. Division of - District Office,
Morehead
• i Blue Crab Fishery ManagementPlan Advisory• -- meet,
!'f. of Environmentalf • '1 i I office, 943 WashingtonSquare
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8:30 a.m. I The Fund Development and Communications Committee of The North Carolina
Partnership for Children, Inc. meets, 1100 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh. Contact: Yvonne
919-821-9573.
Social* 9 a.m. I Environmental Management Commission meets, Ground Floor Hearing Room,
Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh.
•: •n holds public • on proposed rule
changes,Division of •Services,820 South Boylan A Conference Room 151,
Raleigh.
* 6 p.m. I The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries holds a public hearing on a proposed shellfish
lease in Hyde County,Ocracoke Exhibit,•mmunity Square Dock,
Garrish Highway, Ocracoke.
9 a.m. I Environmental Management Commission meets, Ground Floor Hearing Room,
Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh.
meets,* 8:30 a.m. I The Board of Directors Committee of The North Carolina Partnership for Childrer
• - ••f Suites by •n Greensboro201 CentreportDr., Greensboro.Contact:
Yvonne Huntley, 919-821-9573.
f. Division of Marine Fisheries holdspublic • on proposed shellfish
leases in Onslow County, North Topsail Beach Town Center, 2008 Loggerhead Court, North
Topsail Beach.
Reviewa ameets,f
Review Commission Room,- •e Church Road, Raleigh.
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• •. DMV holdspublic 1 on • fees foradministrative review requests,
3ohn Chavis Media Center, 505• 3r. Blvd., Raleigh.•
be accepted at the public - • and online at ncdot.gov/about/regulations/rules/• •
Oct.1
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10:30 a.m. I The Standard Commercial Fishing License EligibilityBoard to the N.C. Division
it Marine Fisheries meets,Division of -Fisheries'Wilmington District Office,
North. fExtension,• •
* TBD I The Golden LEAF Foundation's board meets, TBD. Contact: 3enny Tinklepaugh, 888-
.Ii
• a.m. I North•' f Resources Commission!I Resources
Commission Headquarters • - - n c- Room,aDrive,Centennial
Campus, • a Patricia252-726-7021.
8:30 . f Development • Communications Committee of - North Carolini
Partnership for f ii Wake Forest Road, Raleigh. Contact:Yvonne
Huntley, 919-821-9573.
11 a.m. I The Executive Committee of The North•' Partnership for Children
1100 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh. Contact: Yvonne Huntley, 919-821-9573.
1:30 r Accountability C• - of •rth Carolina Partnership for Children
meets, 1100 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh. Contact: Yvonne Huntley, 919-821-9573.
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i Review Commission AdministrativeHearingsoffice, Rules
Reviewi • Room, New Hope Road, Raleigh.
9 a.m. I Environmental Management Commission meets, Ground Floor Hearing Room,
Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh.
•' a.m. I Environmental.•- • • Ground Floor Hearing Room,
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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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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• 9 a.m. I The State Consumer and Family Advisory Committee (SCFAC) meets, Dix Grill, 1101
Cafeteria Dr., Raleigh.
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* 10 a.m. I The State Board of Community Colleges Legislative Affairs Committee meeting, NC
Community College System Office, 200 W. 3ones St, Raleigh.
* 10 a.m. I Gov. Cooper and other state officials to provide an update on the state's
preparation for Hurricane Irma. Emergency Operations Center, 1636 Gold Star Dr.,
Raleigh.
10 a.m. I The N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund Authority, special business
meeting, Sandpiper Conference Room, The Nature Research Center, 121 West
Jones St., Raleigh
TBD I The NC Bankers Association hold Young Bankers Conference, Crowne Plaza Asheville
Resort, Asheville.
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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, Renaissan,"-
Charlotte Southpark, 5501 Carnegie Blvd., Charlotte. I
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