Public Health & Safety
On Monday, 2/24, the Chapel Hill Town Council will debate on passing a resolution calling upon the State Legislature and the Governor to expand Medicaid. This is an opportunity, under the Affordable Care Act, to enroll up to 500,000 uninsured adults in our state whose income is below 138% of the Federal Poverty Line. Similar resolutions have been past by the Durham City Council and the Orange County Board of Commissioners.
The Resolution points out that our NC State Legislature can at any time accept available federal money to expand Medicaid to our poorest NC citizens. This would provide about 30,000 medical jobs in our state and insure that NC tax dollars stay in NC to serve our citizens and our state economy.
Kathleen Murray
Member of Healthcare for all NC
It appears that as far as I can see on the political scene that there is a civil war here in orange county between liberal democrats and conservative republicans. Where are the moderates of both parties. Which of the current candidates of either party declare that he or she is a moderate liberal democrat or moderate conservative republican . Perhaps I might declare I"M a moderate liberal republican. Gary Kahn
The Orange County Republican Party defines it self as its 2 favorite presidents are Abe Lincoln and Ronald Reagan. At a recent party meeting this issue came up, and I said openly to this group my favorite Republican Presidents were Abe Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt. There response was it makes sense a Republican from Chapel Hill would think that. I said my third favorite was President Eisenhower. Gary Kahn
On Monday night, the Chapel Hill Town Council will discuss
complying with new state laws passed by the General Assembly in 2013 that
specify that cites and towns cannot bar concealed handguns in parks and
greenways (House Bill 937, now
Session Law 2013-369). We’ve
received many e-mails from community members who are concerned about this new
law, but unfortunately we have limited ability as a Town Council to react to
these changes. Many cities and towns in North Carolina have struggled to figure
out how to come into compliance with these new laws. In Asheville and
Durham, their City Councils unanimously passed resolutions in opposition to
these new laws. The town of Kernersville attempted to keep up their signs
banning guns in parks, but recently chose to remove them after pressure from
the group Grass Roots North Carolina, who threatened to sue
the town if Kernersville did not change the signs. Discussions about gun
violence and the second amendment have taken on a new intensity in our country
in the last year. These issues at times can be polarizing, but the nuances are
Join Chapel Hill - Carrboro City School Board Member Mia Burroughs and Chapel Hill Town Council Member Lee Storrow for open office hours to discuss your concerns in Orange County. We'll provide refreshments, just bring yourself. Whether you have a specific concern, or just want to hear more about what local government and the school system are doing, we want to hear from you! |
Date:
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Location:
Joe Van Gogh Coffee 1129 AD Weaver Dairy Road Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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