Calorina Public Press Headlines and News for March 10, 2014

POLITICS Burr-backed bill could change decades-old child care subsidy program Along with requiring employees of participating child care providers to undergo background checks, the bill also calls for new health and safety benchmarks to be met.     READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT Duke CEO: Customers will pay coal ash clean-up costs     READ MORE

HEALTH CARE Director: State wants 4 groups to manage mental health in NC     READ MORE

WNC PEOPLE Honoring, remembering Sen. Martin Nesbitt State Sen. Martin Nesbitt, a mainstay in the Democratic Party and longtime representative of Buncombe County, died Thursday after battling stomach cancer. He was 67 years old. As the news spread, so did remembrances, photos, thoughts and reactions -- from across the political spectrum. His funeral is set for Tuesday.     READ MORE

REGIONAL BUZZ A curated selection of the day's top local, regional and statewide news: An exceptional kid; Bradley "Soul Man" Guffey is the No. 1 Cavalier fan (Daily Courier) Asheville's Larchmont apartments largely welcomed; concerns about impact mostly unrealized (Citizen-Times – subscription required) ASU leaders alter planned program cuts (Watauga Democrat) Chief’s Garden Kits will be distributed early this year (Cherokee One Feather) Gloria Steinem lectures at Western Carolina University (Western Carolina Journalist) Madison County candidate controversy (WLOS) NC Democrats promote Casey Mann to executive director post (News & Observer – subscription required) NC dental board seeks public help with new rules after suspected sedation deaths (Charlotte Observer – subscription required) New leak found at Dan River coal ash spill (WRAL) North Carolina deciding again on film incentives (News & Observer – subscription required) Possible Webster bird sanctuary designation raises specter of peacocks past (Sylva Herald) Primed for a fight: Buncombe Commissioners face primary challengers (Mountain Xpress) GO TO THE REGIONAL BUZZ (direct links in the right column on the homepage)

ENVIRONMENT Judge: Duke must take 'immediate action' on coal ash groundwater contamination     READ MORE

ENVIRONMENT State finds coal ash dam 'deficiencies' at Rutherford's Cliffside Steam Station     READ MORE

JOBS AND THE ECONOMY Report: Blue Ridge Parkway visitors spent $902M in area in 2012     READ MORE

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