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At this month’s Board meeting, members approved supplemental education service providers for 2007-08, revising the North Carolina Mathematics Standard Course of Study and the addition of Personal Financial Literacy aligned to Civics and Economics Standard Course of Study’s goals and objectives.

Asheville City Schools’ Superintendent Robert Logan was appointed Tuesday as the Associate Superintendent of Innovation and School Transformation with the NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI).

Washington, D.C. — Congressman G. K. Butterfield expressed disappointed with the lack of a long-term solution in North Carolina addressing the immense and growing burden of Medicaid costs being passed along to counties.

My fellow Democrats and I joined together early Friday to give final approval to a $20.3 billion budget.

Washington, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives approved two provisions on Wednesday introduced by U.S. Rep. Etheridge (D-Lillington), the only N.C. member of the Homeland Security Committee, to protect N.C. agriculture and children.

U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today issued the following statement recognizing Teacher Appreciation Week:

Vance resident Jamie Harris voiced her concerns over the Vance County budget during the regular meeting of the Vance County Board of Commissioners on Monday evening.

Washington, D.C. — Congressmen G. K. Butterfield and David Price today applauded legislative language included in the national defense authorization bill that bars the Navy from building an outlying landing field at a site in North Carolina’s Washington and Beaufort counties.

The Vance County Board of Commissioners voted last night to endorse North Carolina House Bill 975 and its companion bill in the Senate, SB 1052.

The State Board of Education approved grants last week from the NC Children’s Trust Fund to 14 local programs that are designed to prevent child abuse and strengthen parenting skills.

Vote contingent upon appraisal, approval by Embassy Foundation In a unanimous vote, the Vance County Board of Commissioners elected to sell the First National Bank building and use the proceeds from the sale to fund display kiosks to be placed in McGregor Hall.

The Human Resources Committee will meet today at 8:00 a.m. in the City Hall Conference Room. Tomorrow, the FAIR Committee will meet at 11:00 a.m. and the Community Development Committee will meet at 12:00 p.m. Both meetings are slated to be held in the City Hall Conference Room as well. Home in Henderson was not provided with agendas for these meetings.

In letter, Gupton indicates inconsistency in reporting of meetings Photograph taken from a April 26, 2007 Home in Henderson article David St. house demolitions on schedule. In the photograph, Community Development Committee members Garry Daeke, Lonnie Davis, and Mary Emma Evans are clearly visible. Gupton uses this photograph as evidence in the letter below to support his claim that the Dispatch has inconsistently reported gatherings of City Council members. The following letter was sent via email to the Daily Dispatch …

N.C. Rep. Michael H. Wray teams with House Democrats to create insurance pool for high-risk patients Raleigh -— NC House Representative Michael H. Wray voted Tuesday for legislation that would extend health care coverage to thousands of “high-risk” people who have otherwise been denied coverage or asked to pay premiums they cannot afford.

The NC State Board of Education will meet via conference call on Monday, May 7, at 8:45 a.m., to consider a personnel matter and a request for a grant from the Board’s Education Foundation.

The House unveiled much of its spending plan this week and I’m pleased that we were able to continue making strides for the children of this state.