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• Asheville City Council tentatively endorses budget plan, uncertainties remain

  NEWS

  David Forbes | 1 day ago

  While noting that much of its fate remains in the hands of the state legislature, at a special meeting this morning Asheville City Council gave staff the go-ahead to start drafting a budget based on a plan that calls for a 1 cent property tax increase and assumes the city and county may consolidate their parks and recreation operations by January.

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• Local religious leaders will gather May 20 to protest state laws' impact on poor, minorities

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  David Forbes | 2 days ago

  Local religious leaders will gather in front of the Buncombe County Courthouse May 20 to protest the impacts of state legislation on low-income and minority citizens.

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• Local environmental controls likely to be whittled down by regulatory reform bill

  

  NEWS

  Nelda Holder | 4 days ago

  Rich Ducker calls Senate Bill 612 “a real Christmas tree of a bill – all sorts of things hung on it.” But the biggest issue, says the public law and government specialist, may be a “sleeper issue to some people.” And that's language that could prevent local environmental ordinances that are any more stringent than state law -- something that would likely do away with Buncombe County's steep-slope ordinance and other regionally specific rules.

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• N.C. Senate bill may dissolve AdvantageWest, Citizen-Times reports

  NEWS

  Margaret Williams | 4 days ago

  Part of North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory's plans to turn the Department of Commerce into a public-private partnership that would be run like a business, Senate Bill 127 would mandate the dissolution of regional organizations like AdvantageWest and strip it of state funding. It passed a second reading in the Senate Monday night, May 13, by a 31-17 vote.a

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• All swing together: city, Democratic legislators defend suing state over water bill

  NEWS

  David Forbes | 6 days ago

  Friday morning, Asheville city officials past and present were joined by some of the local legislative delegation to voice their opposition to a state bill that would forcibly transfer the water system to a new regional authority and the Metropolitan Sewerage District. At the press conference they supported City Council's decision to sue the state in an attempt to halt the new law.

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• 'Complicated intergovernmental issues': McCrory lets water bill become law without signature

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  David Forbes | 9 days ago

  Citing "complicated intergovernmental issues" and a lawsuit from the city of Asheville, Gov. Pat McCrory let a bill forcibly transferring Asheville's water system become law without his signature yesterday.

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• Asheville's going to court: Council votes to sue state over water bill

  NEWS

  David Forbes | 11 days ago

  At a special meeting tonight, May 7, Asheville City Council members voted unanimously to sue the state of North Carolina over a bill forcibly transferring the city's water system to the Metropolitan Sewerage District. City Attorney Bob Oast cited "legal, constitutional, and practical issues" with the mandate.

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• Close in miles, but worlds apart

  

  NEWS IN PRINT

  Nelda Holder | 11 days ago

  Hendersonville Mayor Barbara Volk discusses the city’s identity in the region

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• Advocates for redistricting reform tout new study; poll shows overwhelming support

  NEWS

  Jake Frankel | 14 days ago

  Ahead of the last election, Buncombe County was split between two congressional districts, and lines were redrawn in ways that helped Republicans get elected to the N.C. Statehouse and Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. Now, a new study shows how gerrymandering distorts elections in North Carolina, while a new poll finds overwhelming public support for changing the redistricting process.

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• Bloomberg story on 'the Republican power grab in North Carolina' highlights Asheville

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  David Forbes | 15 days ago

  A Bloomberg story on "the Republican power grab in North Carolina" focuses on the city of Asheville's fights with the state legislature over the water system, the airport, and more.

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