FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 15, 2013
For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919 394 8137
Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator, 919 682 4700
For Media Assistance: Laurel Ashton, Field Secretary, 828 713 3864
Week 3 of Statewide Art Pope Informational Picket Campaign
Kicks Off With 9 Simultaneous Pickets
Monday, December 16, 2013
4:00 PM
Recently, the Brunswick County Board of Education met to discuss whether or not to remove the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Color Purple” from a high school reading list. The meeting marked at least the third time this year that a North Carolina school board has openly considered removing from a reading list or altogether banning a critically acclaimed work of literature after a small group of parents complained about its content. - See more here:
NC on the biofuels map because of the NC Biofuels Center, which the Repubs eliminated in this year's budget. #NCGA http://t.co/HXcPdmKMbv
— Josh Stein (@JoshStein_) December 3, 2013
Gay rights radicals have no right to impose their views on sexuality on private school students and their parents.
Really, buts its ok for so-called Christians to force their so-called religion on people.
I guess they will also be denying kids of different faiths too..
The folks at North Carolina Values Coalitions are a bunch of racist, homophobic bigots..
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 12, 2013
For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137
Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator, 919-682-4700
For Media Assistance: Laurel Ashton, Field Secretary, 828-713-3864
WILMINGTON - The following letter was delivered by the New Hanover NAACP and North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP on Tuesday morning, 12 November 2013. Following the delivery, the NC NAACP President, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II and leaders from the local community met with District Attorney Ben David and scheduled a meeting with Hon. Ben David, Mayor Bill Saffo, and Police Chief Ralph Evangelous for next week.
Hon. Ben David, District Attorney, New Hanover County,
Mayor Bill Saffo and City Council
Police Chief Ralph Evangelous
Dear Mr. David, Mayor Saffo, and Chief Evangelous:
yes it would seem she coming to town for a Book Tour. My question is who wrote the book? Then again, If my job was to write a book about this blown light bulb I wouldn’t to know.
so when is the next book burning??????
2014 Tom Murry Campaign Position: Teachers should be paid and treated poorly because ALEC told me to vote that way #ncpol #ncga
— Betty Jean Ross (@_Betty_Ross_) November 10, 2013
No comment is needed on my part,
- ENDA creates a new special right for someone who claims to be homosexual, bisexual, or transgendered to sue business owners.
- Businesses owned by well-meaning and honest people will be forced to give special rights to men who choose to dress and act like women and women who choose to dress and act like men, regardless of the business owners’ own beliefs or religious faith.
- ENDA will pave the way for frivolous litigation that will make lawyers millions on the backs of America's small businesses.
- ENDA could force small businesses across North Carolina to choose between fighting an expensive and lengthy lawsuit and closing up shop.
- ENDA could be used as the instrument with which all businesses in our country will be cleansed of their Christian beliefs or of their opinions that certain jobs are not suitable for those with “gender identity” or “sexual orientation” disorders.
This law sets a dangerous precedent and poses a direct threat to religious liberty in America and our First Amendment freedoms.
Tell you what Bryan, we’ll banned homosexuality when there is a ban on Religion. Since Religion is a much bigger problem then someone’s sexuality..
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 29, 2013
For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-813
Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator, 919-682-4700
For Media Assistance: Laurel Ashton, Field Secretary, 828-713-3864
October 30, 2013
3:30 PM
315 E. Main St., Belhaven, NC
BELHAVEN - On Wednesday, October 30th, the Beaufort Co. NAACP and the NC State Conference of the NAACP will join with the Town of Belhaven to protest the closing of the Vidant Pungo Hospital. They will gather at 3:30 PM at the Belhaven Municipal Building at 315 E. Main St. in Belhaven, NC and call on Vidant Health to keep the hospital doors open.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
17 October 2013
For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-813
Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator, 919-682-4700
For Media Assistance: Albert Barron, Field Secretary, 252-521-6546
Friday, October 18, 2013
11:00 AM
Tryon Palace, 610 Pollock St. New Bern, NC
NEW BERN - The Craven County NAACP Branch, the NC State Conference of Branches and some of its 150 coalition partners will hold a News Conference, Friday morning at 11:00 AM at Tryon Palace, 610 Pollock St., New Bern, NC.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
14 October 2013
For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, President, 919-394-8137
Atty. Irving Joyner, Legal Redress Chair, 919-682-4700
For Media Assistance: Laurel Ashton, Field Secretary, 828-713-3864
Two days ago, on Saturday morning, to the largest civil rights gathering in Eastern North Carolina in decades, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II presented his annual "State of Civil Rights in North Carolina" report to the North Carolina NAACP. He heaped praise on the tens of thousands of North Carolinians who participated in the 13 Moral Mondays at the Peoples House on Jones Street in Raleigh to expose the tea party's extreme legislative policies. He thanked the local peoples assemblies that brought the Forward Together Movement into every corner of the state, at simultaneous assemblies in the 13 U.S. Congressional Districts at the same hour, 50 years ago, that Dr. Martin Luther King urged the 1963 participants to take the March on Washington back home in the South, to accelerate the long, hard work of dismantling racism back home. And he listed the dozen Moral Mondays that have been held around the state, and several that are planned in the near future--as well as Moral Monday groups becoming activated around the nation.
is foaming at the mouth, over the fact that NC’s Attorney General Roy Cooper will be giving the Keynote Speech at this year Equality NC Gala in Greensboro. She Feels that since he is the State Attorney who must defend Amendment one shouldn’t be giving speech at this LGBT Gala.
See email from her below,
We need your help immediately.
Right now North Carolina's Marriage Amendment is under attack and the person charged with defending it in court is Democrat Attorney General Roy Cooper, who has made his opposition to the amendment clear in the past.
Now we have learned that Roy Cooper will headline a fundraising event for Equality NC - the very group that is working on the ground in North Carolina to overturn the Amendment we worked so hard to get passed!
This is outrageous!
How can an Attorney General charged with defending the definition of marriage contained in our Constitution also headline an event designed to overturn that very same Constitutional provision?
Clearly he is unwilling to stand up for the Amendment that over 60% of North Carolinians support!
We need your help immediately! We clearly cannot rely on the Attorney General to defend our Marriage Amendment!
Please make an emergency donation today to the NC Values Coalition.
With your donation today, we can make sure everyone in North Carolina knows the Attorney General is more interested in future political ambitions than performing the job he was elected to do.
There is no time to waste - please donate right now!
I feel this is a scam, since no matter how much money they get, thay can’t stop him for speaking at this event. Tami and her goons are just ripping people off, Period. I guess they need this month rent and light bill money…
in other news Cooper had said many time he has defended a law of NC, that he doesn’t agree with, cause it was his job to do. So Tami is just blowing smoke and asking for money to support her political ambitions and her life-style
photo credit (http://honestnc.com/tag/tami-l-fitzgerald/)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
6 October 2013
For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137
Layne Amerikaner, 202-467-4999
Blair Bowie, 202-546-0173
WASHINGTON - This Tuesday, as the Supreme Court hears McCutcheon v FEC, activists and leaders of grass-roots peoples organizations representing a wide spectrum of issues will protest the super-rich effort to further undermine the integrity of our democracy on the Court's front steps. Mr. McCutcheon, on behalf of all super-rich individuals, has asked the Court to left the caps on the amount an individual can directly contribute to a political campaign.
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, North Carolina NAACP State President, and leader of the most exciting multi-racial progressive people's movement in the nation, will be a featured speaker on the Supreme Court Steps.
We're coming down to the wire -- there's just under 8 hours left to reach our $90,000 goal before the FEC deadline.
The special interests certainly spared no expense in North Carolina this month. And we can't spare any expense in building the grassroots network we need to fight back.
The clock is ticking.
Chip in $5 or more right now to help us reach our $90,000 goal before the FEC deadline at midnight tonight.
Thank you for all of your hard work this month.
Kay
Paid for By Hagan for US Senate Inc.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
30 September 2013
For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137
Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator, 919-682-4700
For Media Assistance: Laurel Ashton, Field Secretary, 828-713-3864
DURHAM: US Attorney General Eric Holder will announce today that the U.S. Attorneys
from the three North Carolina Federal Districts in North Carolina will file a lawsuit on Monday, September 30, asking the Federal Courts to stop the law the majority of the NC General Assembly passed and Governor McCrory recently signed--a law many voting rights experts call the 'Worst Voter Suppression law in the nation.'
Following Attorney General Eric Holder's news conference today announcing the lawsuit, the North Carolina NAACP will hold a news conference in response at 1:00 PM at the NC NAACP state office, 114 W. Parrish St. Durham, NC 27702.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
18 September 2013
For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137
Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator, 919-682-4700
For Media Assistance: Laurel Ashton, Field Secretary, 828-713-3864
A Statement from the North Carolina NAACP
North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Claude Pope held a news conference on Tuesday, in which he criticized the Forward Together Movement and the continuing Moral Monday rallies. The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President of the North Carolina NAACP, issued the following statement.
"We pray for Mr. Pope, his family and his Party. It is difficult, when you find yourself on the wrong side of history, to face truth.
But let us be clear: the North Carolina NAACP's dispute and critique is not with Mr. Claude Pope. We are highly critical of Gov. McCrory, Mr. Tillis and Mr. Berger and other elected officials, who put their hands on the Holy Bible, and swore to uphold the Constitutions of North Carolina and the United States, to govern for the good of the whole.
They have not done so. Until they do, the broad, deep diversity of the Forward Together Movement will continue to challenge their immoral, unconstitutional policies."
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Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities. The NC Conference of NAACP Branches is 70 years old this year and is made up of over 100 Adult, Youth and College NAACP units across the state, convenes the more the 150 members of the Historic Thousands on Jones Street (HKonJ) Peoples Assembly Coalition, and is the architect of the Moral Monday & Forward Together Movement.
Please support the 7th annual
Thursday, October 10, 2013, 9:00 a.m.—3:30 p.m.
Hargraves Community Center, 216 N. Roberson St., Chapel Hill
Project Connect Orange County is a FREE event that connects people experiencing or at risk of homelessness with essential services including housing, employment, health, dental, mental health, substance abuse, legal, social services and more.
Project Connect is 100% supported by donations!
Donations pay for booths, tables & chairs, lunch, water bottles and transportation for guests to receive dental services in Hillsborough – everything else is donated by participants! Your generous donation will be recognized at the event and in promotional materials.
Ø Sponsoring Partner: $500 or more
Ø Contributing Partner: $250 - $499
Ø Supporting Partner: $100 - $250
Ø Partner: up to $99
Donate online: http://www.ocncgiving.org/Make-a-Donation.html
Project Connect is a key initiative of the
Regards,
Carla Banks
Director of Public Affairs
Orange County Government
200 S. Cameron Street
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Office: 919.245.2302
Mobile: 919.475.6650
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
14 September 2013
For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-81
Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator,
919-682-4700
For Media Assistance: Laurel Ashton, Field Secretary, 828-713-3864
Monday, September 16, 2013 at 4:30 PM
First Baptist Church, 101 S. Wilmington St. Raleigh
RALEIGH - On Monday, September 16th, 2013 the NC NAACP Youth & College Division along with other youth organizations including NC Student Power Union, the Youth Organizing Institute, Common Cause and NC Vote Defenders will come together with adult allies in the Forward Together Movement to demand that NC Governor Pat McCrory stop the attacks on student voting rights and public education.
They will meet at First Baptist Church, 101 S. Wilmington St. in downtown Raleigh, at 4:30 PM and walk around the Governor's Mansion at 5:30 PM following a rally led by young people.
"Young people have always been an active and important part of the Forward Together Movement," said Dr. Barber. "As school begins across the state, they will continue to organize and build this movement in response to the immoral and unconstitutional attacks on student voting rights and public education. This is a Movement, not a moment!"
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Twin County Democracy will be running an info session from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Wednesday September 11th
at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 516 North Church Street, Rocky Mount, 27804.
Come get trained up on the new voting law, what the changes are, when the various changes go into effect, and what you can do to support voter registration and mobilization in this new environment.
We will have handouts available for distribution including a broad overview of the changes, on photo ID specifically, and on what you need to know for the 2013 municipal elections that are coming up soon.
Sincerely,
Jake Gellar-Goad
Eastern Organizer
Democracy NC
Monday, September 9, 2013
Downtown Park, 145 SE Broad St.
Southern Pines, NC
5:00 p.m.
Speakers include Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II
President, NC NAACP Conference of Branches,
along with others.
The Moore County NAACP in conjunction with the People's Assembly of Moore County invite you to the Moore County Moral Monday! Join movement veterans to learn what regressive changes enacted by the General Assembly and the new Governor mean for the environment, for women's health and how new laws affect access to education, to healthcare, and to the ballot box.
Click HERE for the flyer
Click HERE for the Facebook Event
For more information, contact the Moore County NAACP
(910) 947-1422 odw3220@embarqmail.com
Line of protesters outside #ncga Speaker Tillis' office, delivering NAACP report card. #ncpol pic.twitter.com/MSWEPSAuFd
— mark binker (@binker) September 3, 2013
http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf
| RECONVENED SESSION HOUSE CALENDAR 105th Legislative Day Tuesday, September 3, 2013 House Convenes at 12:00 Noon |
Thom Tillis, Speaker
Call to Order
Prayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Proclamation from the Governor
Messages from the Senate
Messages from the Governor
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Lottery Oversight Committee will meet Wednesday, September, 4, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 415 of the Legislative Office Building.-CANCELLED
Denise G. Weeks
Principal Clerk
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website.
http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf
NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
RECONVENED SESSION
SENATE CALENDAR
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
| Senate Convenes - 12:00 p.m. | Legislative Day 105 |
| | |
| CALL TO ORDER | Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest, President |
| PRAYER | The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain |
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
JOURNAL APPROVAL
PROCLAMATION FROM THE GOVERNOR
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
| SARAH LANG Principal Clerk |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
30 August 2013
For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137
Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator, 919-682-4700
Atty. Irving Joyner, Legal Redress Chair, 919-682-4700
Atty. Al McSurely, Communications Chair, 919-682-4700
While Grieving the Unconstitutional Laws at the General Assembly
DURHAM - The purpose of the Moral Monday Movement has always been to shine the clear light of justice on the extreme regressive policies of the Pope-Koch financed group that took over the NC Republican Party a few years ago. This regressive group secretly engineered a race based gerrymandering scheme that was not subject to a veto by Gov. Perdue in 2010. This most race based redistricting plan since the 19th Century - that stacks, packs and bleaches the African American and minority vote - allowed them to seat a "super-majority" in the People's House on Jones Street, although a majority of the voters voted against them!
The North Carolina NAACP has chalked up eight years of experience fighting the shadowy Pope-Koch forces. We watched them insinuate their mean-spirited policies into the public discourse. While we built a broad progressive coalition of over 150 partners in our Historic Thousands on Jones Street Movement . . . while we helped pass laws that strengthened democracy and fairness in our beloved North Carolina . . . the Pope-Koch forces of bias, and backwardness took over Mr. Lincoln's Grand Old Party and made a U-Turn on Jones Street, promoting and passing an agenda that assaulted moral, human, and constitutional rights of the vast majority of North Carolinians - evidenced by the new voter suppression law, the worst and most vulgar attempt to manipulate elections in this country.
On the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
We've returned from the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the March on Washington in D.C. and we're ready to take the dream home to North Carolina!
To find what district you live in, click HERE
Programs begin at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 28th
Please see location corrections in bold
Congressional District 1 - Elizabeth City
Museum of the Albemarle Front Lawn
501 S. Water St. Elizabeth City, NC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
23 August 2013
For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-813
Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator,
919-682-4700
For Media Assistance: Laurel Ashton, Field Secretary, 828-713-3864
NC NAACP President Rev. Dr. William J. Barber and the Forward Together Movement to Participate in the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
DURHAM - Beginning late tonight and into the early hours of tomorrow morning, buses from around North Carolina will leave for D.C. Hundreds of North Carolina NAACP members and members of the Moral Monday and Forward Together Movement will attend the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington on Saturday, August 24th.
If you need to be reminded, Hurricane Katrina happened in 2005. Source.
It seem that folks of US are stupid as hell, Obama didn’t get in office till 2008, so just how was it if fault??
here this to think about:
A significant chunk of Louisiana Republicans evidently believe that President Barack Obama is to blame for the poor response to the hurricane that ravaged their state more than three years before he took office.
Join Equality North Carolina for our Rocky Mount Community Chat to discuss the recent Supreme Court rulings, challenging Amendment One, and what this means in your community.
Special thanks to Rocky Mount PFLAG for hosting this conversation.
Location
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
516 North Church Street
Rocky Mount, NC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
12 August 2013
Contact: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, President, 919-394-8137
Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator, 919-682-4700
NAACP Holds News Conference Tomorrow (Tuesday) Morning
DURHAM - Governor Pat McCrory and the North Carolina Legislature are on the wrong side of history. This Anti-Voting Rights Bill tramples on the blood of our martyrs, desecrates the graves of freedom fighters, and in the 21st Century lines up with the extreme racially-driven philosophy of interposition and nullification promoted by past political figures like George Wallace and Strom Thurmond.
Their direct attempts to suppress the civil rights of black people in North Carolina and secure power through manipulation of the electorate are the ultimate crimes against democracy, driven by extremists in our state. For the Governor to sign this horrific bill less than a week after Julius Chambers was laid to rest is dishonorable.
DOC: Gary Dunn email to black political caucus
CHARLOTTE, N.C. —
On Wednesday night, one candidate is trying to explain himself after calling his competitor the black, gay candidate.
Eyewitness News has the details from a controversial email.
The letter was written to the black political caucus by a Democratic mayoral candidate, Gary Dunn.
In the letter, Dunn thanked the caucus for inviting him to a political meet and greet.
But then he said, “Maybe I got this wrong, but you should know that I am not the black gay candidate Patrick Cannon, I am the white guy.”
He went on to say that he hopes the black political caucus is not a “white racist group that would vote for only a black candidate.”
Eyewitness News spoke with Dunn on the phone Wednesday night, and he said he is not a bigot, but he said no one should vote based on race or sexual orientation.
"I would fight for every black person on the street. I would fight for every homosexual. I would go out there and kill for them to make sure they got equal rights," said Dunn.
The man he called the black, gay candidate is Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Cannon.
On Wednesday night, he said he is not gay.
He called Dunn’s statements unfortunate.
"It saddens me that someone running for public office would demonstrate such divisive behavior using inflammatory language, especially untruths to attack a family man like myself," said Cannon.
Cannon has served on Charlotte City Council since 1993.
He said after Dunn’s statements, his supporters are more energized than ever.
Cannon and Dunn are among four Democrats facing off in a Sept. 10 primary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
9 August 2013
For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137
Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator,
919-682-4700
For Media Assistance: Rev. Kojo Nantambu, Charlotte/Mecklenberg NAACP
President, 704-641-7951
CHARLOTTE - The Charlotte/Mecklenberg County Branch of the NAACP and partners will announce plans for "Charlotte Moral Monday", scheduled for later this month, at a news conference on Friday.
The news conference will take place at Little Rock AME Zion Church, 401 N. McDowell Street, Charlotte, NC, at 11:00 am on Friday, August 9, 2013.
Charlotte Moral Monday will take place on Monday, August 19 at 5:00 pm in Marshall Park, 800 E. Third Street. On the same day, Dare County and Manteo will host a Coastal Moral Monday in Eastern NC.
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Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.
The Progressive nation nonprofit group “the Campaign for America’s Future” will honor NC NAACP President and Moral Mondays Leader Rev. Barber at their November 6 gala in Washington DC.
Way to go Rev. Barber, your hard work is paying off..
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
5 August 2013
For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137
Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator,
919-682-4700
This letter was sent to Governor Pat McCrory on Thursday of last week. Phone calls from the NC NAACP to the Governor's office to follow up were unsuccessful.
August 1, 2013
Honorable Pat McCrory, Governor
State of North Carolina
Dear Governor McCrory:
On Monday, over 10,000 North Carolinians came to Raleigh to challenge the extremist agenda that was passed by the General Assembly.
Earlier that day, a delegation of clergy, teachers and advocates delivered your office an enlarged copy of House Bill 589. We understand you are presently considering the Bill, to make what will be a historic decision to sign or veto it. As you know, we, and perhaps 80% of North Carolina voters believe it to be one of the most restrictive and regressive attacks on minority, elderly and young people's voting rights seen in this nation since the end of Reconstruction and the implementation of Jim Crow at the turn of the 20th Century.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
29 July 2013
For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137
Mrs. Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919-682-4700
For Media Assistance: Rob Stephens, Field Secretary, 336-577-9335
Monday, July 29th,
4:00 pm News Conference at First Baptist Church 101 Wilmington St. Raleigh, NC
5:00 pm Rally at Halifax Mall
6:00 pm March to the State Capitol
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
26 July 2013
For More Information: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919-394-8137
Atty. Jamie Phillips Cole, Public Policy Coordinator,
919-682-4700
Overnight, the North Carolina General Assembly finally brought to a close the shameful 2013 legislative session. Alongside a host of other ultra-regressive bills rammed though at the eleventh hour of the session, as expected, the North Carolina General Assembly cemented its status as the number one government in voter suppression when it passed the most aggressive attack on the voting rights of North Carolina citizens in modern history.
"This latest voting rights attack represents the most comprehensive attack on the right to vote that this state has enacted since the institution of Jim Crow laws in the 19th Century when federal troops pulled out of the South," said North Carolina NAACP President Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II. "Extremist members of the General Assembly viewed the Supreme Court's ruling on Section 4 as once again federal protections being removed, thereby giving them the freedom to undermine and disenfranchise the poor, African Americans, and all people of color."
| HOUSE CALENDAR 104th Legislative Day Friday, July 26, 2013 House Reconvenes at 9:00 A.M. |
Thom Tillis, Speaker
PUBLIC FOR CONCURRENCE
| HB | Senate Committee Substitute No. 2 - Blust GENERAL STATUTES COMMISSION TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 2013. (Senate Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4) (5th Edition) | |
| HB | Senate Committee Substitute - Dollar, Collins and McElraft (Primary Sponsors) MODIFICATIONS/2013 APPROPRIATIONS ACT. (Senate Committee Substitute and Unengrossed Senate Amendment No. 1) (3rd Edition) | |
| HB | Senate Committee Substitute - Davis and Stam (Primary Sponsors) MODIFY JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE. (Senate Committee Substitute) (3rd Edition) |
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE REPORTS
SECOND READING - ROLL CALL
| SB | Conference Report - Brown ENERGY/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS. (Conference Committee Substitute) (Ruled Material) |
CALENDAR
ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE REPORTS
THIRD READING - ROLL CALL
| HB | Conference Report - Murry, Moffitt, Samuelson and Bryan (Primary Sponsors) REGULATORY REFORM ACT OF 2013. (Conference Committee Substitute) (Ruled Material) | |
| SB | Conference Report - Hise LOCAL MANAGEMENT ENTITY/MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION ENROLLEE GRIEVANCES AND APPEALS. (Conference Committee Substitute) (Ruled Material) |
ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE REPORTS
(continued)
| SB | Conference Report - Wade and Barringer (Primary Sponsors) NOTICE PUBLICATION - CERTAIN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. (Conference Committee Substitute) | |
| SB | Conference Report - Wade GUILFORD AND STANLY ELECTION SYSTEMS. (Conference Committee Substitute) |
PUBLIC BILLS
SECOND AND THIRD READINGS
| HB | Committee Substitute No. 2 - Avila, Moffitt, Mobley and D. Hall (Primary Sponsors) YOUNG OFFENDERS REHABILITATION ACT. (Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House) (3rd Edition) |
Eligible to file in 2013 but no deadlines:
1. Redistricting bills for House, Senate, Congress or local entities (H).
2. Ratification of amendments to the Constitution of the United States (H).
3. Bills introduced on the report of the House Committees on Appropriations, Finance, or Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House. (H)
4. Adjournment resolution (H & S).
Denise G. Weeks
Principal Clerk
The House Calendar has been posted to the NCGA website.
http://www.ncleg.net/Calendars/CurrentCalendars/CurrentHouseCalendar.pdf
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website.
http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf
NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
2013 SESSION
SENATE CALENDAR
Friday, July 26, 2013
| Senate Convenes - 12:15 a.m. | Legislative Day 104 |
| | |
| CALL TO ORDER | The Honorable Tom Apodaca Senator from Henderson County |
| PRAYER | The Honorable Norman Sanderson Senator from Pamlico County |
JOURNAL APPROVAL
RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED ENROLLED
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES
INTRODUCTIONS
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
VETO MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
PUBLIC BILLS
SECOND READING
| T. Moore | | |||
| ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION. | | |||
| 7-25-13 | Rules; Fav; Rules Susp; Sup Cal Today | |||
SPECIAL ORDERS
GENERAL ORDERS
PUBLIC BILLS
FOR CONCURRENCE-THIRD READING-ROLL CALL
| McKissick, Woodard | 5th Ed. | |||
| DURHAM/DESIGN-BUILD DELIVERY METHOD. | H Com Sub No. 3 | |||
| 3-14-13 | St. and Loc. Gov. | |||
| 5-7-13 | Unfav bill; St. and Loc. Gov. Com Sub Adopted | |||
| 5-8-13 | Passed 2nd & 3rd Rdgs; To House | |||
| MUNICIPAL SERVICES. | ||||
| 7-9-13 | Rec'd for concurrence House Com Sub No. 3; Cal 7‑10‑13 | |||
| 7-10-13 | W/D Cal; Cal 7‑11‑13 | |||
| 7-11-13 | W/D Cal; Cal 7‑15‑13 | |||
| 7-15-13 | W/D Cal; Cal 7‑16‑13 | |||
| 7-16-13 | W/D Cal; Cal 7‑17‑13 | |||
| 7-17-13 | W/D Cal; Cal 7‑18‑13 | |||
| 7-18-13 | W/D Cal; Cal 7‑23‑13 | |||
| 7-23-13 | W/D Cal; Cal 7‑24‑13 | |||
| 7-24-13 | W/D Cal; Cal 7‑25‑13 | |||
| 7-25-13 | W/D Cal; Rules Susp; Sup Cal Today; W/D Cal; Sup Cal Passed 2nd Rdg | |||
CONFERENCE REPORT FOR ADOPTION-THIRD READING-ROLL CALL
| Hise | | |||
| LME/MCO ENROLLEE GRIEVANCES & APPEALS. | Conf Com Sub | |||
| 4-1-13 | Health Care; if Fav Judiciary II | |||
| 5-2-13 | Unfav bill; Health Care Com Sub Adopted; (Chgs title); rerefer Judiciary II | |||
| 5-9-13 | Fav | |||
| 5-13-13 | Passed 2nd Rdg | |||
| 5-14-13 | Passed 3rd Rdg; To House | |||
| 7-15-13 | Rec'd for concurrence House Com Sub; Cal 7‑16‑13 | |||
| 7-16-13 | Fails to concur H Com Sub | |||
| 7-17-13 | Senate and House Appt Conferees | |||
| 7-24-13 | Conf Rpt Submitted; Cal 7‑25‑13 | |||
| 7-25-13 | Conf Rpt Passed 2nd Rdg | |||
| Murry, Moffitt, Samuelson, Bryan | | |||
| PERIODIC REVIEW AND EXPIRATION OF RULES. | Conf Com Sub | |||
| 5-14-13 | Rules | |||
| 7-18-13 | Unfav Com Sub; Sen Rules Com Sub Adopted; (Chgs title) | |||
| REGULATORY REFORM ACT OF 2013. | ||||
| 7-19-13 | Passed 2nd & 3rd Rdgs; To House for Concurrence Sen Com Sub | |||
| 7-22-13 | House Appts Conferees; Senate Appts Conferees | |||
| 7-24-13 | Conf Rpt Submitted; Cal 7‑25‑13 | |||
| 7-25-13 | Conf Rpt Passed 2nd Rdg | |||
| SARAH LANG Principal Clerk |
Back in June of 2013 Tillis calls for a dialogue with the Moral Monday protesters, Yet when they come to his office he is no were around to speak with them.
this past week a small group (8) people when to see Tillis at this office at the NCGA,
A handful of students with the Forward Together Movement crowded Republican House Speaker Thom Tillis' office with a bone to pick over the new state voter ID law.
They chanted, "Forward together, not one step back."
Things didn’t go as plan,
See video for more info,
The Senate calendar has been posted on the N.C. General Assembly’s website.
http://www.ncleg.net/curcal/currentsenatecalendar.pdf
NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
2013 SESSION
SENATE CALENDAR
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Senate Convenes - 11:00 a.m. | Legislative Day 103 |
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CALL TO ORDER | The Honorable Tom Apodaca Senator from Henderson County |
PRAYER | The Reverend Peter Milner, Senate Chaplain |
JOURNAL APPROVAL
RATIFICATION OF BILLS ORDERED ENROLLED
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES
INTRODUCTIONS
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
VETO MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
SPECIAL ORDERS
GENERAL ORDERS
LOCAL BILLS
THIRD READING-ROLL CALL
Rules, Calendar, Operations of the House (Hastings) |
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BESSEMER CITY ANNEXATION. |
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| 7-16-13 | Held in SPC's Ofc | ||
| 7-22-13 | W/D SPC Ofc; Finance | ||
| 7-23-13 | Fav | ||
| 7-24-13 | Passed 2nd Rdg | ||
SECOND READING
Jeter |
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CORNELIUS/EXTEND USE OF DESIGN-BUILD. |
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| 4-1-13 | St. and Loc. Gov. | ||
| 6-18-13 | Fav | ||
| 6-19-13 | W/D Cal; rerefer Ways & Means | ||
| 7-24-13 | W/D Ways & Means; Cal 7‑25‑13 | ||
PUBLIC BILLS
THIRD READING-ROLL CALL
McElraft |
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REMOVE AREA FROM COUNTY SERVICE DISTRICT. |
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| 5-14-13 | St. and Loc. Gov.; if Fav Finance | ||
| 7-16-13 | Fav; rerefer Finance | ||
| 7-23-13 | Fav | ||
| 7-24-13 | Sanderson Amd. No. 1 Adopted; Passed 2nd Rdg | ||
THIRD READING
Warren, Murry, T. Moore, Samuelson | 7th Ed. | |||
VIVA. | S Com Sub | |||
| 4-25-13 | Rules | ||
| 7-23-13 | Unfav Com Sub No. 3; Sen Rules Com Sub Adopted; (Chgs title) | ||
VIVA/ELECTION REFORM. | ||||
| 7-24-13 | Stein Amd. No. 1 Withdrawn; McKissick Amd. No. 2 Failed; Rucho Amd. No. 3Withdrawn; Stein Amd. No. 4 Adopted; Apodaca Amd. No. 5 Adopted; Rucho Amd. No. 6 Adopted; Kinnaird Amd. No. 7 Failed; Graham Amd. No. 8 Tabled; Robinson Amd. No. 9 Failed; Bryant Amd. No. 10 Failed; Passed 2nd Rdg; Engrossed | ||
FOR CONCURRENCE-THIRD READING-ROLL CALL
Hunt | 4th Ed. | |||
ENERGY SAVINGS CONTRACTING AMENDMENTS. | H Com Sub | |||
| 4-1-13 | Commerce; if Fav Finance | ||
| 4-16-13 | Unfav bill; Commerce Com Sub Adopted; rerefer Finance | ||
| 5-1-13 | Unfav Com Sub; Finance Com Sub Adopted | ||
| 5-2-13 | Passed 2nd & 3rd Rdgs; To House | ||
| 7-23-13 | Rec'd for concurrence House Com Sub; Cal 7‑24‑13 | ||
| 7-24-13 | Passed 2nd Rdg | ||
PUBLIC BILLS (continued)
FOR CONCURRENCE-SECOND READING-ROLL CALL
McKissick, Woodard | 5th Ed. | |||
DURHAM/DESIGN-BUILD DELIVERY METHOD. | H Com Sub No. 3 | |||
| 3-14-13 | St. and Loc. Gov. | ||
| 5-7-13 | Unfav bill; St. and Loc. Gov. Com Sub Adopted | ||
| 5-8-13 | Passed 2nd & 3rd Rdgs; To House | ||
MUNICIPAL SERVICES. | ||||
| 7-9-13 | Rec'd for concurrence House Com Sub No. 3; Cal 7‑10‑13 | ||
| 7-10-13 | W/D Cal; Cal 7‑11‑13 | ||
| 7-11-13 | W/D Cal; Cal 7‑15‑13 | ||
| 7-15-13 | W/D Cal; Cal 7‑16‑13 | ||
| 7-16-13 | W/D Cal; Cal 7‑17‑13 | ||
| 7-17-13 | W/D Cal; Cal 7‑18‑13 | ||
| 7-18-13 | W/D Cal; Cal 7‑23‑13 | ||
| 7-23-13 | W/D Cal; Cal 7‑24‑13 | ||
| 7-24-13 | W/D Cal; Cal 7‑25‑13 | ||
FOR CONCURRENCE
Bingham | 4th Ed. | |||
AMEND LOCKSMITH LICENSE ACT/RAISE FEE CEILING. | H Com Sub | |||
| 1-31-13 | Finance | ||
| 6-19-13 | Unfav Bill; Finance Com Sub Adopted | ||
| 6-20-13 | Passed 2nd & 3rd Rdgs; To House | ||
| 7-24-13 | Rec'd for concurrence House Com Sub; Cal 7‑25‑13 | ||
Hunt, Apodaca, Brunstetter | 4th Ed. | |||
COUNTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. | H Com Sub | |||
| 3-11-13 | Ed/Higher Ed.; if Fav Finance | ||
| 5-15-13 | Unfav bill; Ed/Higher Ed. Com Sub Adopted; rerefer Finance; Fav; Rules Susp; Cal today; Hartsell Amd. No. 1 Adopted; Passed 2nd & 3rd Rdgs; Engrossed; To House | ||
SUP. CT. JUDGE CAN PERFORM MARRIAGE. | ||||
| 7-24-13 | Rec'd for concurrence House Com Sub; Cal 7‑25‑13 | ||
Wade, Gunn | 3rd Ed. | |||
NO BEER/WINE IF PERMIT REVOKED OR SUSPENDED. | Com Sub | |||
| 3-28-13 | Commerce | ||
| 4-10-13 | Unfav bill; Commerce Com Sub Adopted; (Chgs title) | ||
| 4-11-13 | Wade Amd. No. 1 Adopted; Passed 2nd & 3rd Rdgs; Engrossed; To House | ||
| 7-24-13 | Rec'd for concurrence (House Amd No. 1); Cal 7‑25‑13 | ||
PUBLIC BILLS (continued)
CONFERENCE REPORT FOR ADOPTION-THIRD READING-ROLL CALL
Apodaca |
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UNC CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. | Conf Report | |||
| 3-28-13 | Ed/Higher Ed.; if Fav Finance | ||
| 6-25-13 | W/D Ed/Higher Ed.; rerefer Finance | ||
| 6-27-13 | Unfav bill; Finance Com Sub Adopted | ||
| 7-1-13 | Apodaca Amd. No. 1 Adopted; Passed 2nd Rdg | ||
| 7-2-13 | Passed 3rd Rdg; Engrossed; To House | ||
| 7-23-13 | Rec'd for concurrence House Com Sub; Rules Susp; Cal today; Fails to concur H Com Sub; Senate and House Appt Conferees; Conf Rpt Submitted; Cal 7‑24‑13 | ||
| 7-24-13 | Conf Rpt Adopted (2nd Rdg) | ||
CONFERENCE REPORT FOR ADOPTION-SECOND READING-ROLL CALL
Brown |
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CUSTOMER SRVC., ECON. DEV., AND TRANSPORTATION. | Conf Com Sub | |||
| 2-25-13 | Commerce; if Fav Transp. | ||
| 5-8-13 | Unfav bill; Commerce Com Sub Adopted; (Chgs title); rerefer Transp. | ||
| 5-9-13 | W/D Transp.; Cal 5‑13‑13 | ||
| 5-13-13 | Brown Amd. No. 1 Adopted; Passed 2nd Rdg | ||
| 5-14-13 | McKissick Amd. No. 2 Adopted; Passed 3rd Rdg; Engrossed; To House | ||
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATIONS. | ||||
| 7-1-13 | Rec'd for concurrence House Com Sub; rerefer Finance; If Fav Commerce; If Fav Appro./Base Bud. | ||
| 7-23-13 | W/D Finance; Rules Susp; Cal today; Fails to concur H Com Sub; Senate and House Appt Conferees | ||
| 7-24-13 | Conf Rpt Submitted; Cal 7‑25‑13 | ||
Hise | ||||
LME/MCO ENROLLEE GRIEVANCES & APPEALS. | Conf Com Sub | |||
| 4-1-13 | Health Care; if Fav Judiciary II | ||
| 5-2-13 | Unfav bill; Health Care Com Sub Adopted; (Chgs title); rerefer Judiciary II | ||
| 5-9-13 | Fav | ||
| 5-13-13 | Passed 2nd Rdg | ||
| 5-14-13 | Passed 3rd Rdg; To House | ||
| 7-15-13 | Rec'd for concurrence House Com Sub; Cal 7‑16‑13 | ||
| 7-16-13 | Fails to concur H Com Sub | ||
| 7-17-13 | Senate and House Appt Conferees | ||
| 7-24-13 | Conf Rpt Submitted; Cal 7‑25‑13 | ||
Murry, Moffitt, Samuelson, Bryan |
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PERIODIC REVIEW AND EXPIRATION OF RULES. | Conf Com Sub | |||
| 5-14-13 | Rules | ||
| 7-18-13 | Unfav Com Sub; Sen Rules Com Sub Adopted; (Chgs title) | ||
REGULATORY REFORM ACT OF 2013. | ||||
| 7-19-13 | Passed 2nd & 3rd Rdgs; To House for Concurrence Sen Com Sub | ||
| 7-22-13 | House and; Senate Appt Conferees | ||
| 7-24-13 | Conf Rpt Submitted; Cal 7‑25‑13 | ||
PUBLIC BILLS (continued)
CONFERENCE REPORT FOR ADOPTION
Arp, Horn, Starnes, Burr |
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SHARE ARREST WARRANT STATUS/PUB. ASSISTANCE. | Conf Com Sub | |||
| 4-15-13 | Rules | ||
| 5-30-13 | W/D Rules; rerefer Judiciary I; If fav Health Care | ||
| 6-18-13 | Fav; rerefer Health Care | ||
| 6-26-13 | Unfav Com Sub; Sen Health Care Com Sub Adopted; (Chgs title) | ||
WARRANT STATUS/DRUG SCREEN PUBLIC ASSIST. | ||||
| 6-27-13 | W/D Cal; Held in Sen Clerk's Office | ||
| 7-1-13 | W/D SPC Ofc; Cal 7‑2‑13 | ||
| 7-2-13 | W/D Cal; Cal 7‑9‑13 | ||
| 7-9-13 | W/D Cal; Cal 7‑10‑13 | ||
| 7-10-13 | Goolsby Amd. No. 1 Adopted; Passed 2nd & 3rd Rdgs; Engrossed; To House for Concurrence Sen Com Sub | ||
| 7-22-13 | House Appts Conferees | ||
| 7-23-13 | Senate Appts Conferees | ||
| 7-24-13 | Conf Rpt Submitted; Cal 7‑25‑13 | ||
COMMITTEE MEETING
Thursday, July 25
RULES AND OPERATIONS OF THE SENATE | 1027/1128 LB |
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GSC Technical Corrections 2013 | |||||
RECLAIM NC Act | |||||
| SARAH LANG Principal Clerk |
