Thank you to Richard Winchell for sharing his pictures of President Obama’s appearance at Asheville Regional Airport on Monday, October 17, 2011. It was an exciting day for all who were present to see him and hear him speak on The American Jobs Plan. Pictures can be viewed at http://buncombedems.org/about/press/ under “Press Clippings.”

The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that the White House has confirmed President Obama’s appearance at the Asheville Regional Airport on Monday, October 17, 2011. This is the beginning of his three-day, two-state American Jobs Act bus tour. The public may obtain free tickets on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 4:30 pm on Sunday, October 16, at [...]

On September 22, voting for the Asheville Primary Election begins at the Buncombe County Board of Elections, continuing daily from 8 am to 6 pm, Monday–Saturday and ending at 1 pm on Saturday, October 8.  

The North Carolina Democratic Party requests the pleasure of your company at the 51st Annual Western Gala Saturday, October 22nd, 2011 5:30 P.M. Reception 7:00 P.M. Dinner The Grove Park Inn 290 Macon Ave Asheville, NC Sponsorship Levels: Co-Chair $5,000* Leadership Circle $2,500* 2012 Victory Team $1,000 As a Sponsor you will receive many benefits: [...]

September 15, 2011  The General Assembly returned to Raleigh this week for a three-day session to consider constitutional amendments and other matters. I attended out of duty, but I believe the state’s time and resources could have been better spent.  North Carolina has already spent $350,000 on special sessions this year and yet another has [...]

So, we went back to Raleigh on Monday …your tax dollars at work!  I went to the caucus meeting at 11 a.m. where we got “warmed up” for what was coming. At least it sort of eased me back into the political circus that passes for the Legislature. We were briefed on various issues that [...]

This week, the NC Department of Public Instruction announced that 6,307 public school jobs have been lost as a result of the job-killing ‘Republican Education Plan’. Thanks to the ‘Republican Education Plan’, students all across North Carolina are facing larger class sizes, fewer teachers and teaching assistants, fewer pre-k options, and slashed class offerings. Stand [...]

August 29, 2011 The General Assembly made a number of policy and budget decisions this past session that relate to our health and the health of our loved ones. Some of these I agree with, while I oppose others. This week I wanted to share some of the changes that may be of the most [...]

Gov. Perdue Issues Order to Ensure Access for All At-Risk Four Year Olds On Wednesday, Gov. Perdue issued Executive Order 100 which instructed the Department of Health and Human Services to preserve the high standards, quality and accessibility of NC Pre-K (formerly known as More at Four).  The order also requires DHHS to work closely [...]

 From the Office of Representative Susan Fisher August 11, 2011 With two of our three scheduled sessions complete for the year, I want to share with you a review of the legislative session thus far.  There is another session scheduled to start Sept. 12 for the discussion of proposed constitutional amendments and now there are [...]