North Central Region Representative Chairman Alfred Johnson and District 42 member Deborah Melvin-Willis delivered 50 Easter baskets to preschoolers at The Governor Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh on April 10.
SEANC Executive Director Dana Cope was honored recently by the N.C. Association for Workforce Professionals with the International Association for Workforce Professionals Public Policy Award at the group’s annual convention in Wilmington on April 4.
PHOTO BY MATTHEW WHITTLE
PHOTO BY MATTHEW WHITTLE
MEMBER ACTION
PUBLIC POLICY
Quotes to Note
“The bottom line is you can’t lose a third of your program and think you can have the same kind of services. It’s just impossible.” District 20 member Beverly Bizzell in an April 5 column by Ned Barnett in the News & Observer on cuts to the Oral Health Division of DHHS titled, “The ache of lost dental care in N.C.”
“That doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to stop the program because in another 10 years you’re going to be right back where you were.” District 17 member Carol Foster in the same column.
“I think these 22 candidates clearly ... have exhibited their commitment to prioritizing public service and helping North Carolina remain strong through its public services.” SEANC Political Director Kevin LeCount in a March 31 post on the News & Observer’s Under the Dome blog titled “SEANC backs 21 legislative candidates, picks against 2 incumbents”
“When fees are increasing as fast as ours are, and the value of the fund isn’t going up as fast, then we have a problem,” she said. “It’s become clear to us that performance of the pension is where the problem is.” SEANC Legislative Affairs Director Ardis Watkins in a March 19 story in Financial Advisor Magazine titled, “N.C. Union seeking probe of 400% rise in money management fees” The Reporter • May 2014
5