September 2013

Forum Open Thread: Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board

Welcome to the open thread for tonight's Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board candidate forum.

Orange County Democratic Legislative Breakfast

 Legislative Breakfast featuring invited keynote speakers
Congressman David Price and State Senator Josh Stein

The Orange County Democratic Party, in partnership with the Orange County Democratic Women, presents the Orange County Democratic Party’s Annual Legislative Breakfast. In this critical rebuilding year, please join Orange County Democrats as they meet, greet, and hear from our local candidates and prepare for Election 2014. This will surely be a rallying event for area progressives as we set out sights on re-electing Senator Kay Hagan and making gains in the North Carolina General Assembly. More information will be released, including candidate appearances, as we approach the date.

 

Our keynote speaker, State Senator Josh Stein, currently serves Wake County's 16th District in the North Carolina Senate. Senator Stein, a native of Orange County, was elected Democratic Whip by his colleagues. He is often recognized as a powerful and eloquent speaker against Republican policies and for progressive values in North Carolina. Watch this video of Senator Stein from this year's Jefferson-Jackson Dinner.

 Chapel Hill Sheraton
1 Europa Drive, Chapel Hill
Date: October 26, 2013
Registration & Breakfast: 8:30 AM - 9:30AM
Program: 9:30 - 11:30 AM
Tickets: $30.00 (processing charge will be added) 

*Tickets are $50 at the door*

Buy Tickets Online

Sponsorships are available at the $100, $250, $500, and $1000 levels. Contact Matt Hughes (matt.hughes@orangedems.com) if you're interested in sponsoring this event. Sponsors will be recognized at the event.

Checks should be sent to our mailing address; P.O. Box 3368, Chapel Hill, NC, 27515-3368. Please include your occupation and employer. Please be sure to write "Leg. Breakfast" on the memo.

Date: 

Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 8:30am to 11:30am

Location: 

Chapel Hill Sheraton, One Europa Drive, Chapel Hill, NC

CAMPAIGN FINANCES

hi all, I just filed my financial campaign report today , and like to thank  those who did not contribute to my campaign. A  very warmly Thank You. Gary Kahn. PS  And to those who still do. Im still able  to accept funds' again thank you. Gary Kahn

 

Foushee officially sworn in; HD-50 appointment process begins

With Sen. Valerie Foushee taking the oath of office today at the Chatham County Courthouse in Pittsboro, the appointment process for her replacement to represent House District 50 can officially begin.

If you've been following the news, though, you know that there are already several declared candidates for the seat, and that things have already unofficially begun.

State Government and local regulation

I just received this article from a neighbor. It focuses on the state once again opting not to use federal monies for important state activities. My guess is that in the future the state will do less environmental monitoring and then use that as an excuse to repeal current regulations making them even weaker. The last two days I have been attending LUMO (land use meetings.) An important issue is  House Bill 74 which was passed this year. It's goal was to prevent local governments from passing regulations which will protect towns more than the state or federal laws. (The Republican logic was that government regulation prevents job formation. By that logic Chapel Hill should have one of the highest unemployment rates in the state but of course we have one of the lowest unemployment rates. ) Fortunately it did NOT repeal current local legislation such as the rules Chapel Hill has to protect water sheds, prevent erosion and regulate development near streams. However, any revisions of those rules under HB74 would require 100% (not majority vote) by the local government. This means that as the town rewrites and in some cases

WCHL INTERVIEW ON MONDAY 9/30/13

Hi all, I just finished an interview   on WCHL 1360 AM and 97.9 FM  which can be heard Monday 9/30 on the morning, afternoon, evening news from 600-900 AM, and  300-630 PM. Thank you. Gary Kahn

Ten years!

Last year we asked readers to donate to help up upgrade the site from an ancient Drupal 5 installation to the more-current Drupal 6. Last fall and spring, you donated $800 to this cause. It took longer to get started than we had hoped, but our own Jason Baker has been working hard on the upgrade since this summer.

Tonight at OP's 10th birthday party you can see the fruits of our labor as Jason will be demonstrating a beta version of the new site, which is actually on Drupal 7! (I know this means very little to most of you, but it's really excellent news for those of us who administer the site.) We are planning to launch the new site shortly after the election.

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