ASHEVILLE — Henderson County Republican Chuck Edwards’ win over Democratic opponent Caleb Rudow in the race to represent North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District came as no surprise which covers the state’s 15 western-most counties a professor of political science and public affairs at Western Carolina University wouldn’t have dominated just local headlines “It would have been certainly the biggest upset that happened,” Cooper said early voting data indicates Rudow’s efforts likely benefitted other Democratic candidates on the ballot the three North Carolina counties where former President Donald Trump’s support waned the most in 2024 were all in District 11 “If part of the goal of a Caleb Rudow campaign was to drive Democratic turnout in some of N.C it appears to have been successful," he said acknowledged how difficult the race would be against Edwards “I got in this from the beginning because I knew the challenge and I knew our race could help all the amazing Democrats up and down the ballot,” Rudow said a political science professor at UNC-Asheville told the Citizen Times that given the political makeup of the district it would prove difficult for a Democratic candidate to pose a real challenge to Edwards in the near future Edwards outperformed Trump in every single county in the district which she said suggests some voters split their tickets They voted for Edwards while also casting ballots for another presidential candidate She said Tropical Storm Helene may have been one factor In the immediate aftermath of the storm, which swept through WNC on Sept. 27, Edwards spoke out in defense of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, debunking myths that were spreading around the region about the agency’s relief efforts trying to find resources for people that have been affected by the storm.” which at times were at odds with Trump’s claims about the relief effort on the ground even though Edwards didn't hold strong on his position On Oct. 21, two weeks before Election Day, when Trump arrived in Swannanoa to survey storm damage, Edwards stood behind the former president and remained largely silent when Trump repeated false claims about FEMA Then in the final days leading up to the election Edwards told the Citizen Times that he was now “extremely disappointed” in FEMA and that oversight of the agency appeared to be broken in that FEMA is not truly accountable to Congress,” Edwards said Nov Though both Rudow and Edwards vowed to rebuild WNC if elected Edwards received more than 56% of the vote Democrats should continue pushing quality candidates in District 11 if not for a long-shot chance to regain a congressional seat Democrats haven't held since 2012 then to bolster other Democratic candidates' chances at winning In Buncombe County, Rudow’s canvassing efforts likely helped down-ballot candidates like Democrat Lindsey Prather, who narrowly won reelection to the N.C  “Rudow really gave a recipe for success for Democrats moving forward,” Morguez said More: Buncombe NC House, Senate: Mayfield and 3 Democrats win; State Sen. Daniel beats Ager More: US Rep. Chuck Edwards defeats Caleb Rudow, earning 2nd term in Congress Jacob Biba is the county watchdog reporter at the Asheville Citizen Times MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jamf (NASDAQ: JAMF) the standard in managing and securing Apple at work today announced the appointment of David Rudow to Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) Rudow will begin employment with Jamf on October 28 and will succeed Jamf’s current Chief Financial Officer who is departing to pursue other opportunities Goodkind will work closely with Rudow to facilitate a seamless transition “I want to thank Ian Goodkind for everything he has done for Jamf over the last five years and wish him the best of his future endeavors,” said John Strosahl Rudow is a seasoned financial executive with significant experience in both public and private high-growth technology companies he was the CFO at Unite Us as well as the CFO of nCino where Rudow led nCino’s initial public offering In addition to his technology enterprise 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in future periods The forward-looking statements included in this press release and the accompanying conference call relate only to events as of the date hereof We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information Media Contact:Kaitlin Shinkle | media@jamf.com Investor Contact:Jennifer Gaumond | ir@jamf.com (WLOS) — As western North Carolinians head to the ballot this fall among the notable races on the ballot is the race for the US House of Representatives sitting Congressman Chuck Edwards and his opponent are vying for the District 11 seat in Congress It is the only national office on the ballot for Western North Carolina voters SEE MORE ELECTION STORIES WLOS invited both Edwards and Rudow to participate in a face-to-face debate in our studios each candidate agreed to individually answer some questions about issues important to area voters ELECTION 2024: NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR CANDIDATES ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS In the interest of best serving our viewers News 13 combined segments from their individual interviews to give voters a clearer look into their contrasting positions on some key issues Each candidate's answer can be heard in the video below: Mike Rudow has played a pivotal role in helping clients navigate business exits –– particularly those who believed their businesses had little to no transferable value prior to engaging him By guiding business owners through strategies to de-risk and decentralize themselves from their businesses Rudow has helped owners create transferable enterprise value while aligning their business outcomes with their personal and financial goals Rudow made a significant career transition shifting from the health and fitness industry and his work as a trapeze artist to becoming a successful financial advisor and CFS designation and manages a large book of business guiding clients toward achieving their financial aspirations Return to Index. Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab) Leave empty if the image is purely decorative Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab). Leave empty if the image is purely decorative. Today’s Paper2024 Elections|North Carolina 11th Congressional District Election Resultshttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/11/05/us/elections/results-north-carolina-us-house-11.htmlShare full articleAdvertisement Republican Rep. 245,546 +56.8% 56.8% Caleb RudowC. RudowRudow Democrat Dem. 186,977 +43.2% 43.2% Total reported 432,523 *Incumbent Source: Election results and race calls are from The Associated Press.  My NewsSign Out Sign InCreate your free profileSections news Alerts This number is an estimate and is based on several different factors including information on the number of votes cast early as well as information provided to our vote reporters on Election Day from county election officials The figure can change as NBC News gathers new information Source: National Election Pool (NEP) ASHEVILLE - Western North Carolina Democratic congressional candidate Caleb Rudow criticized Republicans' sentiments offered after the country's latest school shooting saying they should instead act to cut access to powerful firearms favored by mass killers differences between him and Kamala Harris and more The ACT added a phone interview six days later to ask about the Apalachee High School shooting WNC's 11th congressional district includes the state's 15 westernmost counties Gun violenceSince the end of the federal Assault Weapons Ban in 2004 the AR-15 has become one of America's most popular firearms It was used in the assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that killed one spectator as well as some of the country's most horrific mass shootings elementary school in 2022 where 19 children and three adults died After the most recent school shooting — the country's 23rd this year — Trump posted on social media that "Our hearts are with the victims and loved ones of those affected by the tragic event." Harris at a New Hampshire campaign event said the Georgia shooting was "outrageous" and called for an end to the "epidemic of gun violence." Rudow backed the expansion of "red flag" laws now present in some states that allow courts to temporarily seize guns from a person believed to be a danger He also called for mandatory federal background checks at gun shows "I think we have this idea that somehow the Second Amendment is the most important thing but we also need to find ways that we keep our kids safe," he said Rudow said meaningful gun safety laws are not being passed because politicians are "bought out" by gun rights and industry lobbyists Congress should pass a national right to abortion codifying what had been in practice since the 1973 Roe v Following conservative justice appointments by Trump many states have passed different types of abortion bans such as a North Carolina law stopping abortions after 12 weeks with exceptions for rape and incest Asked about a compromise with Republicans that would guarantee some access to abortion but not up to viability About health care, recent studies show that the U.S pays far more than other wealthy democracies per capita but that Americans experience higher infant mortality shorter lives and other less favorable health outcomes Rudow said that the federal government should use its massive bargaining power to negotiate lower drug prices with suppliers As with some other areas where he cited government inaction he blamed powerful interest groups and their ability to lobby and spend large sums of money on campaigns with government investment in longer-term solutions "One of the reasons I'm a big proponent of the child tax credit is we made historic cuts in child poverty over the past three years by doing what we should do which is helping families who are struggling to make ends meet," he said Asked about the call by many on the left for universal health care Rudow called it a "good goal" but said he was more of an incrementalist and wanted to focus on supporting and expanding Medicare and Medicaid government insurance programs for the elderly With increased nationalization of campaigns many voters look more to party affiliation than individual policy views The Citizen Times asked Rudow about differences between he and Harris in this way Rudow said he's tried to run a kind of "joyful forward-focused" campaign that emphasizes caring about people and service He noted the week of Trump's Asheville's Aug 14 rally when he said he went on a bi-partisan rafting trip with U.S Thom Tillis and his campaign made a $10,000 donation to MANNA Food Bank has friends and family there and said he considered becoming a rabbi 30 what action should be taken now that more than 40,000 Palestinians should push for safe aid deliveries and a ceasefire He strongly criticized President Benjamin Netanyahu calling him "the worst thing for Israel that has ever happened." Netanyahu's far-right government has drawn large-scale demonstrations before and during the conflict most recently by those protesting his policy on the hostages aid to help fight off the Russian invasion saying the former president has signaled support for dictators such as Russian President Vladimir Putin Rudow has made the Paris Agreement goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 part of his campaign platform Asked about how that could cause economic pain for Americans saying it was important to move there in the "right way" and that government investment in research and development would be key saying lack of control has allowed dangerous drugs and even terrorists to cross Rudow offered support for the Senate's bi-partisan border deal That proposed bill offered stronger enforcement as well as some increased paths to legal immigration But it was scuttled by Republicans after Trump reportedly said he did not want it to be a political win for Democratic President Joe Biden More: Asheville, Buncombe Dems praise Harris housing plan, $25K down payment aid, tax credits 'A classic Trump rally:' Politicians, experts react to Donald Trump's visit to Asheville ASHEVILLE – Republican Chuck Edwards was reelected to his second two-year term in the House of Representatives Nov defeating Democrat Caleb Rudow in the general election The Associated Press called the election just after 10 p.m will continue to represent the state’s 11th District which covers North Carolina's 15 western-most counties many of which were ravaged by Tropical Storm Helene when it swept through the region Sept Edwards told the Citizen Times that he had been “oblivious” to the fact that there was even an election trying to find resources for people that have been affected by the storm,” Edwards told the Citizen Times at an election watch party held at the WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher “But I've known all along that there were folks out there Edwards added that he’s relieved the election is now over and that he can continue working for his constituents in Western North Carolina The Henderson County Republican served three terms in the North Carolina Senate prior to running for Congress in 2022, defeating then-incumbent Madison Cawthorn in the Republican primary and Buncombe County Commissioner Jasmine Beach-Ferrara in the general election More: After giving Trump a McDonald's 'French fry pin,' Edwards deflects on false FEMA claims Addressing supporters at an election night watch party at Highland Brewing in Asheville Rudow said his Congressional campaign was about “believing that if we keep working In the run-up to the 2024 election, Edwards declined to debate Rudow, who criticized Edwards in 2023 for opposing abortion access and introducing legislation to halt marijuana legalization in Cherokee Rudow, who campaigned on raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour and providing universal health care, also said Edwards didn't do enough to help more than 1,000 laid-off workers from the Pactiv-Evergreen paper mill in Canton, in Haywood County, when the mill shut down in May 2023 In the wake of Helene, both Edwards and Rudow said they would prioritize rebuilding the region with Rudow pushing for both the state and U.S lawmakers to pass significant funding bills “It’s frustrating to see both the North Carolina House and the U.S House not take a quick step to bring more money and funding in,” Rudow told the Citizen Times Oct At the federal level, Congress won’t consider additional funding for disaster victims until after the election 1 that he’s working to ensure the Federal Emergency Management Agency is doing “their job,” he said While Edwards stood up for the agency in early October, speaking out to debunk agency myths he said he’s now “extremely disappointed” in FEMA and that oversight of the agency appears to be broken in that FEMA is not truly accountable to Congress,” Edwards said Deirdra Funcheon contributed to this reporting More: In Helene's wake, WNC congressional candidates Rudow, Edwards want to rebuild the region More: US Rep. Chuck Edwards: Don't take away guns Western North Carolina Republican Congressman Chuck Edwards who became a Hurricane Helene hero for debunking storm response lies spread by his own party but two weeks later stood idly by as former President Donald Trump repeated some of the lies Edwards had just debunked will return to Washington for a second term a former state senator from Hendersonville Earning his first term by knocking off fellow Hendersonville Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn in the 2022 Primary Election, Edwards then survived a well-financed challenge from Buncombe County Commissioner Jasmine Beach-Ferrara in the General Election Nonpartisan mapping website davesredistricting.org measured Republican performance in the district from 2016 to 2022 at 53.8% two of the district’s 292 precincts had not reported All results are considered unofficial until the State Board of Elections certify the results on Nov Do you have celiac disease or do you follow a gluten-free diet for another health condition Did you know there is a Facebook group for that I set up this group over 10 years ago and it now has over 1000 members Look for “Gluten-Free Asheville and WNC” on Facebook.  Question: My father-in-law is now living with us Should I be buying sugar-free candy and cookies for him or is there a better option?  Complimentary Samples (Limited Availability)  Question: My mother-in-law is elderly and doesn’t want to cook at all and only wants to microwave food for herself What are some ways I can make sure she’s still eating healthy?  © 2021 The Smoky Mountain News. 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WATCHAsheville community reports theft defacement of political yard signsby WLOS Staff Homeowners in Asheville's Kenilworth neighborhood reported having their political signs sprayed over with the Star of David and/or stolen (WLOS) — There have been multiple reports of people stealing and defacing political yard signs in an Asheville community Two homeowners in Asheville's Kenilworth neighborhood had their "Caleb Rudow for Congress" signs sprayed over with the Star of David News 13 viewers have reported other signs stolen ASHEVILLE ARTIST DEVASTATED AFTER THEFT OF HANDMADE JEWELRY WORTH OVER $5,000 Caleb Rudow calls the vandalism a reflection of current hate and anti-Semitism nationally With defacing or stealing political signs being a crime charges can include trespassing and vandalism Asheville police say the defaced signs in Kenilworth are the only reports they have received ASHEVILLE – State Rep. Caleb Rudow was in high school when remnants of Hurricanes Ivan and Frances swept through Western North Carolina bringing torrential rains that led to 11 deaths and more than $200 million in damages across the region Rudow and his friends from North Asheville went out and helped clear roads just do their part to help the community recover killing more than 100 people in the state and causing more than $50 billion in estimated damage he’s serving in the North Carolina General Assembly advocating and helping his constituents in District 116 rebuild a Republican representing WNC's 11th Congressional District Edwards is seeking his second term in Congress The Citizen Times spoke to Rudow and Edwards ahead of the Nov 5 election to discuss how they both share a new priority after Helene: rebuilding the region specifically working to connect people with resources to restore electricity and water service and other immediate needs “I've been fighting for the people in Western North Carolina for the last five weeks in rebuilding this state,” told the Citizen Times Nov He’s also working to ensure the Federal Emergency Management Agency is doing “their job,” he said While Edwards stood up for the agency in early October, speaking out to debunk myths spreading in the region that FEMA was inhibiting rescue operations and was merely out to seize peoples’ property he said he’s now “extremely disappointed” in the agency He claimed FEMA took three days to establish a significant presence in the region and that the agency is “aloof in how they communicate.” He also described the aid application process as “abysmal.” In what is Edwards' first natural disaster as a member of Congress Helene has provided him an opportunity to witness the government's approach in a more personal way is proof that Congressional oversight of FEMA appears to be broken “The big challenge with that is it needs to be happening quickly.” And long-term recovery requires significant funding On Oct. 23, Gov. Roy Cooper requested state lawmakers pass an aid package totaling nearly $4 billion. Instead, the General Assembly passed a $644 million relief bill one that didn’t include direct grants to small business owners many of whom are struggling not only with damage and destruction but financial losses due to decreased tourism in the disaster’s aftermath More: 'We don't want you here': NC Gov. Cooper to fall color tourists after historic floods House not take a quick step to bring more money and funding in,” Rudow said At the federal level, Congress won’t consider additional funding for disaster victims until after the election For the money to rebuild to start pouring in “It’s getting out there and pushing for it,” he said “And we have to have reps who want to play nice with FEMA and the other agencies that are doing this work.” Henderson County Reporter Deirdra Funcheon contributed to this reporting More: NC Rep. Caleb Rudow: Ban assault weapons 2024 - Republican Chuck Edwards has claimed victory in the race for North Carolina's 11th Congressional Seat NORTH CAROLINA (WLOS) — Republican Chuck Edwards has claimed victory in the race for North Carolina's 11th Congressional Seat Edwards first assumed office representingNorth Carolina's 11th district in January 2023 Edwards defeatedRepublican incumbent Madison Cawthorn in the Republican primary Caleb Rudow was appointed to the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 116th district in February 2022 The 11th District is the farthest west of North Carolina's 14 congressional districts House districts it was recently redrawn by Republican state legislators and leans in favor of the GOP The district has 16 counties and is anchored by Democratic Buncombe County and surrounded by GOP counties The last three representatives were Republican including current congressman Chuck Edwards Joel Burgess has lived in WNC for more than 20 years He's written award-winning stories on topics ranging from gerrymandering to police use of force Contact Burgess at jburgess@citizentimes.com ASHEVILLE - Staff with the campaign of Republican Congressman Chuck Edwards have said his legislative duties may mean there is no debate with Democratic challenger Caleb Rudow before the Nov 5 election for Western North Carolina's 11th District Rudow has called for a debate with Edwards of Henderson County who is representing the state's most westerly district seen as solidly Republican and he believes that the people of NC-11 District deserve the opportunity to see a debate," campaign spokesperson Dana Stephenson told the Citizen Times Aug But Edwards' campaign spokesperson Aubrey Woodard said the congressman was "concentrating on his legislative duties which take a great deal of his time." he sits on four prominent House committees giving the constituents of WNC an unprecedented voice in Washington and he considers this to be his priority," Woodard told the Citizen Times Aug Edwards has made the border a top campaign issue Reducing the deficit and allowing the production of more U.S Rudow said he wants to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour provide universal health care and ensure the U.S With Congress out of session, Edwards spoke at Donald Trump's Aug The House of Representatives and Senate officially go back to business Sept In an unusual turn for a first-term member Edwards got four appropriations subcommittee assignments: financial services and general government; interior and environment; labor health and human services; education; and state and foreign operations Appropriations is seen as one of the most power House committees Rudow's spokesperson Dana Stephenson said the campaign has been in contact with several media organizations to get a debate scheduled which hosted the last two 11th District general election debates with Smoky Mountain News Senior BPR regional reporter Lilly Knoepp said the station sees debates as part of its public service mission "BPR has reached out to Edwards’ campaign to extend an invitation for a debate This offer remains open," Knoepp told the Citizen Times Rudow in his statement issued to the Citizen Times said the debate should take a high priority we believe debates are a crucial part of the democratic process and will make time for one whenever it fits into the congressman's schedule," he said More: Marijuana legal in Western NC for 2 weeks but US House member still trying to stop it The legacies of Western North Carolina’s two previous Republican congressmen Meadows is in all manner of trouble over dubious behavior related to Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss while Cawthorn’s “oversharing” cost him his job during the 2022 Primary Election at the hands of then state Sen who failed to respond to a Smoky Mountain News interview request was initially hoped to be an improvement and has taken a divergent path from Cawthorn — not by oversharing but by keeping constituents in the dark about what he’s really doing “He hasn’t been responsive to anything that voters have asked of him,” said Caleb Rudow a Buncombe County rep and Democratic nominee for the 11th Congressional District “He didn’t respond to the Mountain Xpress questionnaire He didn’t agree to the basic tenets of our democracy And he didn’t agree to that because he doesn’t have good answers.” Shortly after taking office, Edwards hired Macon County activist/journalist Brittney Lofthouse as an aide, but after complaints from his constituents about Lofthouse’s support for the LGBTQ+ community he quickly fired her.  he’d done in the meantime to prevent the loss of around 1,000 good-paying union jobs.  “First thing I would do would be to try to confirm it and work my way up the chain of command,” said the Fairview native Rudow who holds a bachelor’s degree from UNC-Chapel Hill in philosophy and a master’s degree in Global Policy Studies from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin “And then I’d work my way up to the to the folks at Pactiv and talk to them about it Those folks got big grants and big money from the state and this is the challenge with our economy right now It feels like we have a system in which — and I think Chuck Edwards ultimately believes this — that we should be giving big money to corporations and they shouldn’t be responsible to anybody.” Months later, at a town hall discussing the mill crisis, Edwards repeatedly refused to answer questions posed by SMN about what he’d done to save the mill after being informed of the situation by SMN a month before the closing was announced. Edwards responded by saying he’d only speak with media outlets that give him favorable coverage “I think the Republican Party to begin with they don’t want to support the public institutions that make this country great,” said Rudow “They want to slowly remove the amount of money from whether it’s national parks or it’s public schools the institutions that actually have made this country what it is It’s that slow kind of weakening of all those institutions Later that spring, an action group asked Edwards to pledge to protect Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security and veterans’ benefits. Edwards ignored them, just as he’d done the previous October decried Edwards’ meddling in tribal affairs. Recreational cannabis sales began on the Qualla Boundary a few months ago “That position doesn’t help any of the folks in the Eastern Band It’s attacking a group of people that have been attacked for a very long time you have somebody who’s an arms dealer attacking folks for smoking cannabis.” Richard Mack — the recipient of that medal — and his colleague Dar Leaf “say that they have ‘posses’ to patrol polling stations” and openly discuss seizing voting machines On the rare occasions Edwards chooses to speak they’re notable — but not always in a good way This past April, Edwards earned a censure from the bipartisan House Communications Standards Commission for violating federal law and the rules of the House of Representatives by using his official newsletter to conduct personal attacks Edwards’ commitment to truth lasted less than two weeks Despite announcing that he’d suspended his political campaign in the wake of Helene Edwards showed up to a Trump campaign stop in Swannanoa on Oct 21 and silently stood behind Trump — literally and figuratively — as Trump repeated lies Edwards himself had debunked Edwards, who owns several McDonalds restaurants, then presented Trump with a lapel pin designating him a certified french fry cook — highlighting a campaign stunt by Trump the previous day. National media called it “tone deaf” at best.  “He suspended his campaign because he’s never wanted to have to answer anybody’s questions because it benefits him when he can be in the dark and act like this office is owed to him,” Rudow said “He sat right behind Donald Trump when [Trump] said immigrants took all of the money for FEMA He sat behind him and while Trump said it’s OK for people to threaten FEMA I would really like to be able to say that he stood up and is doing the right thing We need somebody who’s going to be above politics he continues to play the dark political game take as much money as he can from corporate PACs and not really make any strong stances against anybody in power.” The Smoky Mountain News is a wholly private corporation. Reader contributions support the journalistic mission of SMN to remain independent. Your support of SMN does not constitute a charitable donation. If you have a question about contributing to SMN, please contact us Seeing surging poll numbers and sensing strong momentum Western North Carolina Democrats spoke out during a press conference in advance of former President Donald Trump’s appearance in Asheville last week touting nominee Kamala Harris’ working families agenda and suggesting the state — as well as the 11th Congressional District — will be competitive this year.  convicted felon and a fraudster who is doubling down on his extreme agenda to rig the economy for the wealthy at the expense of families in North Carolina,” said Anderson Clayton chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party “Vice President Harris is a brighter future for our state one where families have the chance to not just get by she’s going to put working families first.” Clayton spoke to a small group of supporters at the Buncombe County Democratic Party headquarters just hours before Trump was slated to appear at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center and was joined by Buncombe County Democratic representatives Eric Ager and Caleb Rudow speaking 89 years to the day after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law warned of the possibility of detrimental changes to the entitlement program she says Trump wants to make — particularly those outlined in the controversial Project 2025 Trump has repeatedly disavowed Project 2025 a massive 900-page policy document produced by conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation but he’s mentioned in the document hundreds of times and Democrats aren’t buying his attempts to distance himself from it At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Mallory McMorrow spoke about the plan from the podium on Monday and was expected to be the first among many to do so “Social Security is my earned benefit that I paid into throughout my years No one should have a right to privatize my earned benefits,” Deck said “There is so much at stake in this election because Trump and his running mate JD Vance have made clear they won’t protect Social Security and Medicare — programs that more than 2 million North Carolinians rely on — while their Project 2025 agenda will cut Social Security and Medicare.” a Buncombe County farmer and former Navy pilot saying that Trumps’ tariffs put the livelihoods of farmers at risk are warning against Trump’s Project 2025 agenda and saying that inflation will skyrocket if he is elected and goes through with his anti-working families plans,” he said lauding Harris’ middle-class upbringing and Walz’ childhood on a farm not much different than his own “He knows what it’s like for farmers struggling under tariffs He knows that farmers don’t just feed ourselves — we feed America and when farmers struggle Ager also said that a Trump tax plan would raise taxes on working families by $2,600 per year while giving people making more than $5 million a year a $325,000 tax cut the 11th Congressional District nominee running against incumbent Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-Henderson) continued the criticism of Project 2025 — reiterating claims that it will raise taxes on working families while providing cuts for the wealthy just as Trump’s proposed tariffs would raise prices on everyday items and spark a recession Although Rudow faces an uphill battle in a gerrymandered district — nonpartisan redistricting website devesredistricting.org puts composite Democratic performance from 2016 through 2022 at 43.9% — he feels that his race will be competitive in part because of the momentum Harris’ candidacy has brought to the General Election “I think this is going to be the year where a lot of races are going to be in play that people didn’t think before And we’ve always said we’ve got to run a great campaign in N.C.’s 11th District but we also have to get some headwinds from the top of the ticket,” Rudow said “The headwinds are looking really good right now I think [Trump] came here because he likes bullying people he’s petty and because he sees that this race in North Carolina is in play.” ASHEVILLE - Democratic candidates for Congress the state legislature and Buncombe County praised Kamala Harris' recently released housing plan that includes up to $25,000 in down payment assistance and incentives for local governments to cut zoning rules that limit house and apartment construction U.S. House 11th District candidate Caleb Rudow criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's actions on housing saying he failed to improve the housing situation instead blaming immigrants for the country's problems and putting his greatest energy into giving "tax breaks to billionaires." “In past political environments that weren't so toxic and polarized this would be something that everybody would be on board for,” he said of the plan by Harris who officially became the party's presidential nominee this month Her plan builds on current policies under President Joe Biden and adds new ones with elements such as the down payment aid tax incentives for builders of starter homes as well as taking away tax incentives that encourage investment entities to acquire large numbers of single-family homes GOP Congressman Chuck Edwards who will defend his Western North Carolina seat against Rudow in the Nov blaming her for mortgage rates that rose nearly 200% − from under 3% to almost 8% − during her time in office Edwards highlighted the plan's provision of a $400 monthly tax credit to help those struggling to pay mortgages saying it "would saddle hardworking Americans with the responsibility to pay for others’ house payments while worsening our snowballing debt." Elected officials should cut government regulations and try to lower mortgage rates and construction costs Democratic Buncombe Commissioner Amanda Edwards who is running for Board of Commissioners chair said Harris' plan would have positive "ripple effects." It could mean folks going back to community college to become plumbers to work in HVAC − all the things that are needed in the construction industry," she said Unaffiliated chair candidate and former sheriff Van Duncan declined to comment saying he was unfamiliar with Harris' plan Edwards said she and other Democrats in local government have worked hard and creatively to fight the housing crisis and now plan to analyze where best to build housing in the county since land is the biggest cost who is running unopposed for the new North Carolina state House District 116 covering Asheville and central Buncombe defended an approach that includes both incentives "Generations of people have been the beneficiaries of federal support of housing whether it's through the mortgage interest tax deduction these are all sort of invisible supports that a lot of people don't recognize that they're getting," said Turner More: Democrat Rudow wants debate for US House Western NC district; GOP Rep. Edwards is busy Biltmore Forest official: no need to contribute to affordable housing; richest NC town Caleb Rudow on Tuesday announced he will run for the congressional seat currently held by Rep declaring that Western North Carolina "deserves representation that works for working families." who was appointed to his current seat in February 2022 and won election later that year was the first Democrat to enter the race in North Carolina's 11th Congressional District Edwards has represented the district since January; he was preceded in Congress by Reps The district includes more than 14 counties in Western North Carolina and has been in Republican hands for more than a decade Rudow is a data scientist and former Peace Corps Volunteer he said his campaign is focused on issues including health care affordable housing and the protection of natural resources “I would describe this job as one in which everything is on fire and you have a small bucket of water to put it out," Rudow said of serving in Congress "You’ve got to be really focused on what are the biggest issues you want to focus on and kind of be laser-focused on the issues that are most important And I think what you’ve seen Chuck Edwards do is lose focus." Edwards sent BPR a response to Rudow's comment on Thursday saying "The hollow rhetoric from my Democrat opponent has begun." "[Rudow] correctly points out that the world is on fire," Edwards said citing a long list of issues including inflation "My opponent should be forth right and honest with NC-11 and tell us which of these fires he would let continue to burn out of control." Any Democrat running in the 11th Congressional District faces tough odds in 2024. The election will feature new congressional and state legislative maps drawn by the Republican-majority state legislature and the district remains Republican-leaning former president Donald Trump won the 11th District with 55 percent in 2020 The newly-redrawn district would have voted 56 percent for Trump Only five Democrats in Congress currently represent districts that Trump won in 2020 None of them represent a district that voted for Trump by more than 53 percent professor of political science at Western Carolina University said that by running for Congress rather than for reelection to his seat in the heavily-Democratic 116th state House district Rudow is running in a race that is "going to be extremely difficult to win." "This is the most flippable seat in North Carolina for Democrats referring to the seat currently held by Edwards "There are no competitive seats that the Republicans are holding In Tuesday's interview, Rudow acknowledged the steep odds but pointed to recent Democratic victories in Ohio, where voters this month approved measures protecting abortion rights and legalizing recreational marijuana use “I really think we need folks who are willing to take on hard races and folks who believe in the kind of underdog story and that we need people to step up to these kinds of moments," Rudow said Primary elections are scheduled for March 5 This story has been updated to include Edwards response United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) welcomes 19 new members to its 42-member Board of Directors All board members are volunteers elected by the national organ donation and transplantation community who is a nurse-practitioner and currently the Vice President/President-Elect becoming the first transplant administrator in the role She will serve a concurrent one-year term from July 1 as President of the Board of Directors of United Network for Organ Sharing and of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) LaPointe Rudow will serve as the Chair of OPTN Executive Committee and UNOS’ Corporate Affairs Committee She previously served on the Board of Directors as Transplant Coordinator Representative from 2004 to 2006 LaPointe Rudow has served on the OPTN Policy Oversight She chaired the UNOS Labs Liver Paired Exchange Pilot Project Education Subcommittee in 2021 While serving on the Membership and Professional Standards Committee she led its Living Donor Education Workgroup LaPointe Rudow is a Professor of Population and Director of the Zweig Family Center for Living Donation at the Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City She began her career as a transplant coordinator at NYU Medical Center LaPointe Rudow joined Mount Sinai Hospital in 2010 as Director of the Living Donor Program She is a past president of The Organization for Transplant Professionals (NATCO) and served as the first non-physician member on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Transplantation (AST) she received the AST Clinician of Distinction Award in 2013 She has previously served on the Boards of the American Society of Transplantation the New York Center for Liver Transplantation and the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Gastroenterology Board LaPointe Rudow received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing and earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Columbia University will be the Vice President/President-Elect from July 1 he will also serve as the Chair of the Nominating Committee and Vice Chair of the OPTN Executive Committee and UNOS’ Corporate Affairs Committee Formica has served on the board representing his region since July 2021 He previously chaired the OPTN Kidney Transplantation Committee Simultaneous Liver Kidney Implementation Group he served on the Ad Hoc Committee on Geography and the Policy Oversight Committee Formica is a Professor of Medicine and Surgery at Yale University and serves as the Director of Transplant Medicine and the Medical Director of Adult Kidney Transplantation at Yale New Haven Hospital Formica earned his medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine and his bachelor’s in chemistry at Boston University will serve a two-year term as Treasurer of UNOS and the OPTN her responsibilities include regularly reviewing the finances of the OPTN and reporting to the Board of Directors regarding the financial condition of the OPTN The Treasurer ensures that an annual audit and report on OPTN finances are completed Tietjen began serving on the board in July 2021 and has been a member of the OPTN Finance Committee since She also currently serves on the Transplant Administrators Committee Fiscal Impact Advisory Workgroup Tietjen has served on the OPTN Transplant Administrators and Finance committees she was part of the UNOS Labs Liver Paired Exchange Finance Subcommittee and the UNOS Transplant Management Forum Planning Committee Tietjen is Assistant Vice President for Transplant Administration at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston She has been an Adjunct Professor at Caldwell University since 2002 She presently chairs the AST Transplant Administration and Quality Management Community of Practice (COP) serves on the American Foundation for Donation and Transplantation Living Donor Education Planning Committee and is a member of the AST Living Donor COP Finance Workgroup who received a Bachelor of Arts from Douglass College and a Master of Business Administration from Regis University is a licensed certified public accountant in New Jersey will serve a two-year term as the Minority Transplant Professional Representative to the Board of Directors Norman filled the same position from 2009 to 2011 He has been involved in transplant policy since 2004 when he joined the OPTN Minority Affairs Committee He has also been a member of the Policy Oversight and Kidney Transplantation committees Norman is a transplant nephrologist at the University of Michigan the Co-Medical Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation and the Director of the Transplant Multi-Specialty Clinics Norman previously served as Chair of AST’s Inclusion Diversity Equity and Access (to Life) Taskforce is a member of the Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program Detroit Foundation Board Chair of the American Kidney Fund Board of Trustees and serves on the Board of Directors for the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan Norman received his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine and holds a master’s degree in public health from the University of Michigan will continue in her role as the Vice President for Patient and Donor Affairs and Linda Cendales will continue serving as Secretary until June 30 United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is a non-profit charitable organization that serves as the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) under contract with the federal government The OPTN helps create and define organ allocation and distribution policies that make the best use of donated organs This process involves continuously evaluating new advances and discoveries so policies can be adapted to best serve patients waiting for transplants All transplant programs and organ procurement organizations throughout the country are OPTN members and are obligated to follow the policies the OPTN creates for allocating organs [email protected] UNOS is a nonprofit organization with decades of experience in helping save lives through research, technology, innovation and education. Learn more Andrew Klein shares first-hand experiences as a liver transplant surgeon and how Congressional action can help strengthen the system The average number of people dying per day waiting for a transplant has dropped under UNOS’ operation of the U.S By gaining a better understanding of data analytics predictive data models and AI technologies in organ transplantation we can foster more thoughtful and informed conversations about the possibilities they offer moving forward © 2025 United Network for Organ Sharing, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization | Guidestar | Sitemap | Legal * Information to set your password will be sent to your email Many Western North Carolina Democratic officials did not immediately comment on the stunning decision of President Joe Biden not to run again chair of the Henderson County Democratic Party said there are some people in the ranks feeling torn by Biden’s decision.“Some people are feeling sad and angry while others feel energized and motivated Democrats will unite and support the top of the ticket,” Carey told the Citizen-Times July 21 I had the opportunity to listen to her and Biden earlier in the year (at a talk in Raleigh on Medicaid expansion) I would absolutely would be proud to support her It’s important to remember it’s not just a person we’re voting for it’s an administration and policy and the direction of the country that we want to see move forward." who is facing a newly competitive race after her District 115 was redrawn to favor a Republican and includes western and northern Buncombe 11th District Democratic Chair Beth Hampton Jones also did not respond while Buncombe party Chair Kathy Kline declined to comment referring questions to the Biden-Harris campaign Meanwhile, Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards, who is defending his 11th District against Rudow said the choice of Harris would not change things "Joe Biden hasn't really been in this presidential race since Donald Trump announced and I'm not surprised to now hear him make it official," Edwards said in a statement to the Citizen Times "Americans are suffering under the inflation Biden has created his open border policies and his overreaching regulatory schemes so I predict a decisive victory in November for Donald Trump." More: While one party is denied, RFK Jr. gains ballot access in NC after bumpy road Views from NC: what do Trump, Vance picks mean for election, running the country? Sarah Honosky is the city government reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network. News Tips? Email shonosky@citizentimes.com or message on Twitter at @slhonosky. Please support local, daily journalism with a subscription to the Citizen Times In a Citizen Times guest opinion piece on July 6, Rep. Chuck Edwards took the opportunity to do what he does best demean and insult the largest city in his district — Asheville With a back-handed compliment of “well done do better” he managed to agree that the city’s voting to pay our law enforcement is a good thing while also pushing the false narrative that Democrats don’t care about public safety.So Public safety in Asheville and all of WNC is the foundation of how we build a thriving society I believe we do that by paying properly for and supporting our police I also contend that a safe community is not made secure only through police presence These responsive professionals can not be everywhere at all times our esteemed elders and all the people in our community who help to make us safe And we will successfully solve problems like public safety by sticking to the facts and not playing politics.Let’s set the record straight According to Asheville’s data summary on crime there was an overall decrease in violent crimes and property crimes from last year to now Edwards fails to make a single mention about gun crimes are always heinous and often preventable with appropriate common-sense gun safety laws This is a fact that a majority of folks across our state and our country believe yet Edwards’ own political party will not budge on or even discuss safer gun laws.He does take the opportunity in his piece to cite a specifically awful case of crime involving a homeless person and a tourist which no respectable resident could think was acceptable more insidious issues than a singular bad act like the ongoing mental health crises and economic instability of the unhoused population harder to solve problem that requires clear-headed not an exceptional story to be used as “gotcha” moments in a politician’s drummed up complaint about a city he loves to pick on.Asheville from the  peak of tourism and government spending during the pandemic we are facing a budget crunch because the N.C government has focused on cutting taxes for corporations in this state at the expense of everyday people Politicians like Edwards inflame these statistics for their own political benefit and our regional economy’s detriment He seems to believe his job is to keep you in fear of something that the numbers simply do not support We are entitled to the truth from our lawmakers We deserve an honest representative.As for me I support Chief Lamb and the City Council’s pay raises I also believe that we as a society should value those who put their lives on the line for our public safety And there are many professionals in our community who help keep us safe So if Edwards wants to highlight how much safer our neighbors are in Greenville it’s crucial to note that in South Carolina fire department pay is higher and the cost of housing is lower it’s shameful that WNC is a place where some people can afford to buy second homes while many people can’t afford to buy one People like Chuck Edwards continue to tell this false story — that we as a district and as a state can’t afford to pay teachers policemen and the other essential workers who create the very fabric of our stable communities And he does this all while he and his wealthy cohort take millions of dollars from federal programs to enhance their interests and overall wealth.We can do better and we should We will have safer communities by investing in our people We don’t have to choose between going broke and being safe More: Opinion: Chuck Edwards continues to ignore gun violence in NC and in Charlotte homicides State House Representative Caleb Rudow is a candidate for US Congress District 11 known for his dedication to public service and advocacy for working families in Western North Carolina ASHEVILLE - Democrat Caleb Rudow has entered the race for Western North Carolina's congressional district the first of his party and the only Jewish member of the state legislature's lower chamber where he now serves an elected representative a state House member representing parts of Asheville and Buncombe County made the announcement of his 11th District congressional bid at a June 28 event on the South Slope of downtown “WNC deserves representation that works for working families and after serving the people ofBuncombe County as a state house representative for the past three years I am excited toannounce my campaign plans for the 2024 election,” said Rudow Rudow as of now has no primary opponent. One-term incumbent Chuck Edwards is facing a primary challenge from Christian Reagan The 11th District for which they are running will have 15 and a half counties after a redrawing this year by the state legislature The district includes runs from Avery County in the northeast to far western Cherokee County Rudow, 37, is a freelance data scientist who lives in North Asheville. He was appointed to fill the spot of N.C Susan Fisher in 2022 and was elected to a full term later that year In October Rudow, who spent time in Israel and has family there, sponsored a state House resolution in support of that country after its invasion by Hammas members from Gaza The resolution urged Congress to offer "full and unequivocal support of Israel financially and otherwise for as long as it takes for Israel to bring justice in light of the unprovoked attacks on innocent Israeli civilians." It was supported by 104 of 120 members Senate got votes from all but four members Rudow said he would focus on "lowering the cost of living supporting teachers and our amazing school system and protecting the environment that makes this place so beautiful," according to his campaign website In the General Assembly he backed a party priorities list that included a 7.5% raise for teachers and $1.5 billion to upgrade schools with clean energy technology and $500 million to begin transitioning school bus fleets into electric vehicles Rudow's campaign committee showed no money raised yet though Federal Elections Commission reports only now run through Sept More: New U.S. House maps keep Asheville whole; could put Black Mountain in district for speaker Western North Carolina Rep. Edwards tapped for powerful House Appropriations Committee Cannabis has been legal now for two weeks in parts of Western North Carolina but the member of Congress representing the region is persisting in his fight against it The Eastern Band had already been selling medical marijuana and their region is the only place in North Carolina where any adult can purchase it who has made efforts to stymie legalization or easing of criminal enforcement “I remain steadfast in my opposition of legalizing recreational marijuana in the mountains of WNC The data is overwhelming on the harmful effects of marijuana and my views on protecting our youth have not changed," he said in a July 18 statement to the Citizen Times Attorney General Merrick Garland and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram a state House member running against Edwards' for the 11th District congressional seat said the congressman was pushing a “Reefer Madness” narrative about marijuana's dangers that is "disconnected from reality" and science "Cannabis can be regulated safely to keep it out of the hands of minors," Rudow said but advocates of legalization say he is fighting a losing battle in a state and country that have grown increasingly accepting of the once-vilified plant The Stop Pot Act. The bill, technically known as House Resolution 5323 would withhold 10% of federal highway funds from governments that violate federal law under the Controlled Substances Act a group said to be the most harmful of controlled substances without currently acceptable medical use saying “communities are seeing unprecedented crime and mental illness" and that if passed the bill would "help prevent even greater access to drugs and ease the strain placed on our local law enforcement and mental health professionals who are already stretched thin." Four days later the resolution was sent to the Highways and Transit Subcommittee which has taken no action in the following 10 months Edwards was among 14 GOP House members in 2023 to call on the Drug Enforcement Agency to reject the rescheduling of cannabis as proposed by the U.S In the less restrictive Schedule II group are methamphetamines and cocaine Chief Michell Hicks and other Eastern Band leaders have not responded to requests for comment 2023 editorial in the tribe's official newspaper tribal officials pushed back on his claims of societal harms saying studies by entities such as the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health actually show a correlation with lower hard drug use and less crime "Numerous studies have identified several other ways that adult use cannabis actually decreases crime and promotes public health and order," they said has criticized the bill as government overreach against tribal sovereignty Rudow said he opposes all the congressman's anti-pot efforts "The science and research doesn’t support his beliefs and there are many other substances that do have negative societal impacts but we still allow for people to purchase them and make their own personal choices," he said Banks should be protected when working with businesses in areas that have legalized marijuana cannabis "could be a boon" to the state's economy and its farmers Rescheduling would better align with marijuana's "actual danger to society," he said and allow law enforcement to focus on more dangerous substances "Too many Americans that were not a threat to themselves or their communities have been imprisoned because of overregulation of cannabis," Rudow said Edwards' declined July 18 to elaborate on issues such as whether he thought marijuana was more dangerous than cocaine and methamphetamines − or if his efforts would succeed or had staying power spokesperson for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws said most of the country and its politicians are moving in the other direction "I'm not particularly concerned about the Stop Pot Act," Fox said noting sponsors were not among those members of Congress with outsized clout and the penalty of withholding road funding actually hurts its chances "There are 24 states comprising more than half of the population that have adult cannabis laws on the books including many of them with representatives who are Republicans," he said Rescheduling has not happened despite promises if reducing enforcement by President Joe Biden Andy Beshear asked the DEA to take that action have passed the House seven times when it was under Democratic control and once in an important Senate subcommittee during its current period under Democrats "People are becoming a lot more informed about this issue and there’s a lot better information now And smart politicians are looking at the polling." More: Statewide medical cannabis stalls; Passed GOP Senate with help of Western NC legislators What does 420 mean? Here's what to know about the 'weed holiday' (WLOS) — After years of serving as North Carolina's 116th District Rep Caleb Rudow has announced his candidacy for Congress The Fairview native said Tuesday afternoon he’s running as a Democrat for the NC District 11 seat in the U.S North Carolina’s new electoral maps show the 11th District losing parts of Rutherford and Polk counties while gaining portions of Mitchell and Avery counties Rudow said he’s looking forward to exploring all of them “What we’ve seen is a Western North Carolina that hasn’t worked for working families,” Rudow said “I think we see this across the country as a system that works for the billionaire class and not the everyday average Joe They want someone who is going to show up and listen to them And they want somebody who’s going to take on tough challenges and try to solve them and not stick to party lines.” NORTH CAROLINA VOTERS BRACE FOR NEW POLITICAL MAPS; A SHAKEUP IN DISTRICT LINES EXPECTED While Tuesday’s announcement came with excitement his supporters and others know it will be hard going against the incumbent “We know it’s an uphill battle,” Rudow said this is like climbing Mount Mitchell with weights on your back,” Western Carolina University political science professor Chris Cooper said More than half of the district traditionally votes Republican REPLACEMENT TAKES OVER REP. FISHER'S DISTRICT 114 SEAT Cooper believes Rudow would have to handily outvote Edwards in the democratic pockets of the area just to have a chance he would represent the reddest district represented by any Democrat in the United States Congress,” Cooper said you need to focus on conversations with people,” Rudow said “I’m excited to get out there and talk to the folks in the district.” ND John graduated in 1970 from Red River High School in Grand Forks John spent his younger years rocking out as a drummer with the band “The Blue Persuasion” He attended NDSCS in Wahpeton for computer science He enlisted in the US Navy and was stationed in Pearl Harbor Hawaii It was here that John met his wife Gloria John continued to serve in the Naval Reserves on Ford Island John worked for the Department of Defense and retired from there as a computer analyst running his own business helping businesses and individuals with computer repair and programming John was known by many as a generous and caring man He was always helping others with his computer skills spending time and guiding them through a computer issue You would find him at many family get togethers laughing He is survived by his wife Gloria Aczon Rudow son-in-law Luke Beaver and 3 granddaughters He is also survived by his seven siblings; Charles Rudow (Linda) and Cheryl Rudow Funk (Larry) and multiple nieces and nephews.      Services & Burial Arrangements found on website https://www.mililanimemorial.com/obituary/John-Rudow Family & friends are invited to a Celebration of John’s Life at the East Grand Forks (MN) American Legion on Sunday Sign up now for NowHab's weekday newsletter Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" The crash report said the driver of a pickup truck was headed north on N Federal Hwy on Friday morning The driver prepared to make a right turn onto E Palmetto Park Road but as the truck made the turn it struck 66-year-old Mark Rudow on his bike (CBS12) — A man was killed after his bicycle was struck by a truck in Boca Raton but as the truck made the turn it struck 66-year-oldMark Rudow on his bike Rudow was in the bike lane on N Federal Hwy when he was struck Rudow was rushed to Delray Medical Center in critical condition but was later pronounced dead Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to call Traffic Homicide Investigator Javier Casas at 561-544-8579 RALEIGH - A data scientist and former Peace Corps volunteer has joined the North Carolina House Caleb Rudow was the choice of Buncombe County Democratic activists to serve out the remainder of Fisher's two-year term Fisher had announced her decision to step down in late November Rudow said he intends to run for a full two-year term Rudow graduated from the UNC Chapel Hill and the University of Texas at Austin He served with the Peace Corps in Zambia for over three years A robust FP&A team is critical for businesses to be able to properly plan for the future many companies and their financial leaders are casting their eye towards their plans for the next year and consolidating their strategies for growth such expansion can often come with growing pains — making it critical to add new talent where needed as well as to ensure processes are running efficiently the business and its team have responded “quite well” to the growth it’s seen in past years “but we’re going to need to add additional skills,” David Rudow “With the way our business is and the global reach that we have adding a treasury function is very important for us,” Rudow said in an interview Having “accuracy and being able to predict properly and forecast properly is important,” Rudow said of adding additional staff to the company’s financial planning and analysis team, citing his previous experience at public companies before he joined the New York-based insurtech in August there are two people on Cover Genius’ FP&A team as well as two individuals on the corporate strategic side which assist with FP&A Having a robust FP&A team has grown in importance for CFOs in recent years as the finance function becomes increasingly data-driven — the team acts as something of a “corporate octopus,” experts previously told CFO Dive with a presence in every part of the company to ensure they can provide a comprehensive view of the business “I think the importance of an FP&A team is being able to properly build out a plan,” Rudow said the team can help to examine the company’s revenues where they’re coming from and where they expect to see them come from in the future “We have a high percentage of our revenues come from upsells to current customers,” he said A dedicated FP&A team can also help businesses navigate key areas such as headcount an area that typically represents a high percentage of a company’s costs — helping to determine when the company is going to hire new employees or when to promote or raise an employee’s salary “You just don't want any surprises,” Rudow said “So I'd rather spend a lot of time with the FP&A team really stress-testing the model so that if something comes up whether it's pulling back on investing or there might be something where you say we can invest faster because we've already discussed some of these things.” Cover Genius will also need to create a reporting team and develop an internal audit function — long-term adds the company will need to make down the road One of the key areas that Cover Genius will look to invest in as it looks towards the next fiscal year is bringing automation into key spaces  — the company relies on Excel at the moment but a planning tool will “be one of the big things that we’ll be investing in,” Rudow said “As we look out towards the future and our planning for fiscal [20]24 is kicking off … it’s process controls becoming more efficient and finding ways to do things in a more automated fashion,” he said CFOs have faced increasing difficulty finding top financial talent, with a shortage of accountants leading many to tap automation and emerging technologies such as generative artificial intelligence to plug key gaps. Software provider DataRails, for example, is testing out an automated FP&A tool for CFOs which is utilizing GenAI to provide answers in a conversational fashion it’s important to find a balance between employees and automation — once talent is in place at the business that can run processes smoothly then CFOs can look to augment those roles and processes with technology you can offset that growth in headcount by automating and finding different ways to do things,” Rudow said Get the free daily newsletter read by industry experts State changes to licensing rules are chipping away at a decades-old system that has largely required CPA candidates to complete what effectively amounts to a fifth year of schooling scheduled to assess monetary policy during a March 18-19 meeting will likely zero in on a jump in long-term inflation expectations Subscribe to the CFO Dive free daily newsletter The free newsletter covering the top industry headlines After an unannounced visit to Ukraine with a bipartisan group of lawmakers Western North Carolina Republican Congressman Chuck Edwards spoke in support of "responsibly" participating in "stopping Vladimir Putin," an apparent hardening of his stance against the Russian invasion and increased interest in aiding the embattled country Edwards' Democratic opponent in the Nov. 5 election, Caleb Rudow said he agreed with the first-term congressman on Ukraine but criticized far-right members of Edwards' party Marjorie Taylor Greene who sought on April 9 to block aid to that country in what Rudow said was a "self-serving" media stunt that threatened global security after his group of five legislators traveled to active war zones and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky according to a news release from Edwards' congressional office a card-carrying KGB Marxist murderer with no regard for human life," Edwards said in the April 8 release "I look forward in the upcoming days to sharing what I saw and heard on the ground in Ukraine and to work with my House colleagues on how America can responsibly participate in stopping Vladimir Putin," he said Edwards said that since the inception of the U.S. the country fought the "principles of freedom and human dignity" and stood with a world order that embodies the same civilians were being tortured and murdered sexual assault being used as a weapon of war and Christians being persecuted “Our nation can no longer allow itself to fall prey to Putin’s propaganda about this war Now is not the time for America to hide in isolationism as Putin is trying to manipulate us to do," he said The Citizen Times asked what kind of aid Edwards supported and his thoughts on Greene's threats to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson if he pushes for an aid package The Democratically controlled Senate in February passed a $95 billion bipartisan package that included $60 billion for Ukraine Gazan humanitarian relief and Taiwan defense assistance but is considering a $66 billion package with $47 billion for Ukraine as well as money for Israel and Taiwan Greene has threatened to initiate a vote to remove Johnson if he moves forward with the bill Edwards said he would advocate for a version of the Senate package that was "more fiscally responsible and effective." He said it was time to get past "internal squabbling" and that Johnson had his unequivocal support to advocate for the Republican House in a situation where it is outnumbered by a Democratic Senate and president General Assembly's House and Asheville data scientist said "MAGA extremists" like Green had become the new face of the GOP "(They) are more interested in self-serving media stunts than doing the job they were elected to do," he said "Ousting the speaker yet again won’t do anything to change the makeup of the House but it will get her press at the expense of continuing the dysfunction in the House and threatening global security." Rudow said he hopes that Edwards' experience in Ukraine will move him to encourage other Republicans to pass a package similar to the Senate bill."The expense of supporting Ukraine now is small compared to what it will cost us later if Putin is allowed to invade our allies with impunity and becomes emboldened enough to expand his invasion into NATO territories," he said More: Roll Call: Here's how WNC's members of Congress voted March 15-21 GOP Western NC House candidates: agree with Trump on NATO? Stances on Mission, housing "He was loved by everyone," said Linda Olenski Christopher Rudow moved to Buffalo to work as a corporate trainer for Geico in Amherst The likeable young man quickly grew a group of tight-knit friends His mother Linda says Chris was someone you wanted to know "He was featured on America's Most Wanted for assisting the local police department," Olenski said of her son "A suspected murderer who had killed a young girl stabbed her to death He befriended my son at the public swimming pool Chris helped police lead to where he might be It's now Chris' murder that needs to be solved Buffalo Police responded to a welfare check at the Elk Terminal Lofts on Scott Street and no one had seen or heard from him in days It was inside his apartment on January 5 that police made the grim discovery "I took the call...informing me that my son had been found in his apartment..dead," she said police aren't exactly sure when Chris was murdered It happened sometime between Christmas of 2009 "The coroner said no mother should ever see this Parts had already started mummifying...his feet The autopsy report spells out the manor in which Chris was killed There were more than 25 severe injuries to his entire body bruises and had internal bleeding," said Olenski His family says his door was dead-bolted when police first arrived and it's because of that they believe his killer was someone he knew "All of his personal effects were there," said Lance Sharp "I've been informed that the apartment had been wiped clean," said Olenski Linda says detectives told her there was no DNA found at the scene not even that of Chris who lived at the apartment The family says there were people questioned by police a neighbor who heard a fight but turned up music to drown out the noise an ex-boyfriend who the family says passed a lie detector test and it's questions that should never need to be answered and she will never stop until she finds justice for her son "I have a wall frame of all his pictures in my bedroom that I walk past in the morning and I kiss," Olenski said "There is no way to explain the emptiness and the loss of my son." A Buffalo Police spokesperson says detectives are still working on this case They're hoping this story will generate new conversation and new leads to close the case Rich Rudow lowered himself into a slot canyon on a short length of rope counting every ounce he would carry on his 700-mile trek over the length of the Grand Canyon just enough to drop into slot canyons for water Chris Atwood and Chris Forsyth were down to about a liter of water apiece when they reached Separation Canyon late one November afternoon Rudow and Atwood had already walked hundreds of miles They were about six days from finishing the hike There was not enough time to get to the next water source before dark spotted a nice pool and secured the rope to a football-size rock lodged in a crack Preparing for a grand journey Only a dozen people have ever hiked the Grand Canyon from end to end in one continuous push The logistics alone are daunting enough to stop most people: hundreds of miles of cliffs and slots and so every step you make is a step you’ve got to pay attention to “It just wears your body down,” Rudow said Search and rescue teams make more rescues there than at any other national park Hiking in the canyon’s remote places elevates the difficulty Rudow started hiking the canyon the way most people do accompanied him on many of those early trips When they had done most of the trails to the Colorado River “We wanted to get to some areas that we were weren’t able to get to with conventional hiking,” Diulus said concerned they might be getting in over their heads how to anchor a rope and how to ascend one Contrary to what you might have seen on television it is not really possible to pull yourself up a climbing rope very far with your bare hands Diulus would talk about traversing the canyon from end to end There was no way we were going to find two months to do this,” Rudow said “The number of people that have done these remote hikes is pretty small,” Rudow said “You ultimately run into these people in some way They either want to pick your brain or vice versa and in time he had walked thousands of miles in the abyss had roped and scrambled through more than 150 slots he set off on a river trip down the Colorado River and the trip gave him plenty of time to think about life “I still had this list of places I wanted to see in Grand Canyon and I hadn’t seen,” he said Filling the spreadsheets Rudow and Nally had spent about 150 days below the rim of the Grand Canyon together alternate routes — and they had to keep their packs light “The precision required for planning this kind of expedition is extraordinary,” Rudow said You can only make the push in the fall or spring Fall hikers start at Marble Canyon in late September or early October and hope to arrive at Pearce Ferry before winter becomes too cold dodge North Rim storms and try to reach Lees Ferry before it gets too hot they found out that a hiker named Chris Atwood was planning his own expedition Atwood would recall later that it was important not to think too much about the big picture but to break the hike down into smaller sections: Lees Ferry to Nankoweap Rudow planned to consume about 5,000 calories per day with 2,000 calories of snacks in between meals Nally figured he would need 4,000 calories a day They dropped eight supply caches along their route Rudow figured he had about 38,000 calories per bucket dropped off weeks before the expedition started That meant some of the food had to last for two or three months They repackaged freeze-dried meals because the packages weighed an ounce apiece which would add pounds of unnecessary weight warmer sleeping bags for later in the trip hiked to various locations and dropped off the supplies Kevin Fedarko and Pete McBride — had signed on for the early stages of the hike  was no stranger to extended backpacking trips and would stay with them until Phantom Ranch wanted to document threats to the Grand Canyon author of “The Emerald Mile,” knew plenty about the canyon They thought they would join the four hikers for 12 days ‘do you have any idea how hard this is?’ ” They didn’t But Rudow and the other hikers believed in their project and let them come along Temperatures soared in the early going and the hikers struggled the route changing from one challenge to another using fingers and toes along narrow bands of rock The heat was so bad some hikers had to re-glue and duct tape the soles of their shoes in camp each night Fedarko and McBride returned a few weeks later more experienced and with others to help them which appeared in the September edition of National Geographic lays out developments or proposed developments on the edges of Grand Canyon developers have proposed a resort on the Navajo Nation with an amphitheater and gondola ride to the confluence of the Little Colorado and the Colorado rivers The project was put on hold in the face of fierce opposition but recently re-emerged when the Navajo Nation Council revived it which conservationists fear could further contaminate springs that feed the Colorado River a major source of the Southwestern water supply outside the national park entrance in Tusayan other developers want to build a shopping mall helicopter traffic has grown from the Hualapai Reservation brought on by rule changes that allow an increase in helicopter tours out of Las Vegas they don’t really realize what’s happening to Grand Canyon with these threats,” Rudow said Conservationists worry that the proposals will pollute the Colorado River and transform the canyon from a national park into an amusement park “I don’t think I could do this hike again in 10 years and have this incredible immersive experience because these threats are chewing away at the fabric of Grand Canyon,” Rudow said “I really wanted to have this experience now.” The hikers moved along geological bands and drainages They passed the side canyons you see on the map: Soap Creek and good camping spots were critical and everything else faded away who monitored the weather from back home as the hikers traveled tapped an urgent message into a satellite phone: Storm on the way because storms can turn slot canyons into deadly traps where Atwood and Rudow replaced their tattered shoes and St Nally started to have difficulty breathing They dropped into Dragon Creek and collected some spring water Nally was still feeling sick and couldn’t continue MORE: How a Grand Canyon trek ended in tragedy they would trace this illness back to the spring by Dragon Creek where he and Nally had filled their bottles Giardia affects the body’s ability to digest food and so after spending a year poring over spreadsheets the bug made it impossible to absorb those calories “That was the only point where I thought I might have to quit,” Rudow said They had to keep moving because the storms kept coming and slots kept filling in a world where time and distance take new meaning A number of people had joined the hikers along the way Canyon Ranger Todd Seliga — all accomplished canyon hikers Holycross has through-hiked the north side and section-hiked the south, only the third person to do so. His wife, Ioana Hociota but she fell to her death on the South Rim in 2012 he dug out the satellite phone and called Tom Myers a Flagstaff physician and co-author of a couple of books about the Grand Canyon who has also section-hiked the length of the abyss MORE: The solitude of the Grand Canyon His respiratory ailment had cleared up and he set out to rejoin the group had developed giardia symptoms and turned back After a flurry of phone calls among the hikers Myers wrote Nally a prescription and doubled the dosage who flew one dose of the Flagyl to the Bar 10 Ranch on the Arizona Strip where a ranch hand named Uncle Ned got on a Polaris Ranger and drove eight miles on a two-track road Rudow and Atwood were joined by Forsyth about a week later at Trail Canyon and the travelers kept going (Forsyth was working on a section hike of his own The days of gluing the soles of their shoes had passed and nights grew cold. They stayed in their bags until sunlight warmed their camp. They drank coffee and dried their gear. They picked campsites for potential warmth, absorbed the silence of the Canyon The food they had laid aside lost its appeal and they started horse trading at meal time He remembers trying to get to a food cache stopping along the way to take pictures of a long glorious sunset and not arriving at the buckets until dark realizing he had cooked dinner and fell asleep before eating it they were down to their last liter of water and running out of daylight They looked into the canyon and saw a nice pool a section of 8mm Bluewater Canyon Pro DS (dual sheath) They had laid longer ropes in their caches Rudow had even put an extra sleeping bag in one cache “Who wants to carry 5 extra ounces of feathers?” he said Rudow started down into the canyon and ran out of rope about 7 feet shy of the bottom He dangled on the rope and considered his options He probably could have touched down without injury From there it was a matter of throwing the rope back up to his companions something they don’t cover in climbing school but they were nearing the end of their journey a journey different from any other in the past or any that would come in the future Nobody had ever done that hike before and nobody will probably do it again Matt Jenkins and Elyssa Shalla completed an end-to-end trek making the number of people who had done so an even dozen Rudow said the numbers don’t really mean much “If you want to hike Grand Canyon to be on some list If you’re not motivated by the beauty that you see along the way the incremental suffering and pain is going to catch up to you,” he said This is not a trip for people who read guidebooks and set forth It is not for people who want to log miles or bag peaks The hikers on this journey chose their route for its beauty Numbers and lists don’t matter much in the abyss they are different lists and different numbers than you might think the eight or nine rattlesnakes along the way the passage of time measured by sunrises and sunsets The expedition was held together by a love of place Six Adelberg Rudow attorneys have been selected to the Maryland Super Lawyers list for 2020, and one attorney has been selected to the 2020 Maryland Rising Stars list. Every year Super Lawyers recognizes the top lawyers in Maryland through a peer-selection process that involves extensive peer evaluation and peer nomination. Only five percent of attorneys in Maryland receive this honorable distinction.  She has been named to the Maryland Super Lawyers for the past 8 years in Construction Litigation and has been included in its Top 50 Women 2017 and 2019,and its Top 100 Lawyers 2018-19 tax planning and controversies and estate planning He has been previously named to the Maryland Super Lawyers list from 2007 to 2018 in the areas of Business and Corporate Law Attorney Joseph Kroart, III has been named to the 2020 Maryland Rising Stars list Kroart is an associate in the Business and Corporate Practice and has been previously selected to the Rising Stars list for Super Lawyers “Selection to the 2020 Maryland Super Lawyers List is a high distinction that demonstrates our attorneys’ committed dedication to their practice The attorneys at Adelberg Rudow are grateful for this honorable recognition.”  To speak to an Adelberg Rudow attorney about your legal matter, contact one of our three office locations today. Stone House Media Group.  All rights reserved ASHEVILLE — Democrats have won in all but one of local North Carolina Senate and House races in the Nov Julie Mayfield has beaten Republican John Anderson in the District 49 race The district covers Asheville and the rest of western Buncombe County Mayfield had 65.53% percent of the vote with a 55,630 ballot count at press time She beat out Republican John Anderson, a career environmental scientist who advocated for infrastructure improvements greater broadband access and "measured spending," among other things Results won't be official until after the canvasing period ends on Nov One of Mayfield's two priorities going into the next session will be bringing a Wilmington program to Asheville that trains citizens to respond to crashes rather than police officers She also is working on a bill that would give the attorney general more authority over hospital mergers and consolidations Other elections:NC election results: Buncombe County commission all Democrats with Martin Moore victory More:Republican Edwards cruises to 11th District US House seat win over Democrat Beach-Ferrara More:Madison County county commission flips to Republican majority More:Asheville's 1st elected school board: Ray wins night with Thornburg, Strimer, English-Kelly Mayfield was first elected to the state senate in 2020, and before that she served as a member of Asheville's city council. This election, she touted her role in the adoption of House Bill 951 an energy solutions bill; a wide ranging support for greater health and equity; and the introduction of multiple bills to lessen the General Assembly's power over local government my wife and my family for their support throughout this election," as well as volunteers "We're going to have to meet as a caucus and decide what our priorities are," Daniel said of his next term I don't want to speak for the group of us before we even know what the election results are But I'd like to see our caucus continue to go in the direction we have to make North Carolina among the top states to do business I want to continue to improve our university and K-12 education systems We've got some challenges in our prison systems that need to be fixed and also probably in our mental health systems so I think there's some big things we need to address and just need to collaborate and see what the best way to work on those is." More:Asheville council race: Ullman wins night, incumbents Smith and Mosley retain seats More:Election Day 2022: Asheville-area updates on midterm voting More:Miller victorious for 2nd term in Buncombe County Sheriff's race District 46 covers eastern Buncombe County Daniel has served in the state senate since 2011. During the 2022 campaign, he touted his conservative credentials by voicing his support for cutting taxes and regulations on businesses anti-abortion policy and referencing his "A" rating from the National Rifle Association Martin told the News & Observer in an October voting guide that some of his priorities would be higher teacher pay and retention Medicaid expansion and providing broadband and internet service throughout the state More:Schools without teachers: What candidates say about NC teacher pay, lowest in region More:NC House candidates on COVID policies, Asheville homelessness, student loan forgiveness a a former naval aviator and foreign area officer a heating and air conditioning mechanic from the Broad River community in the race for District 114 in the North Carolina House of Representatives Ager has 68.62% with a ballot count of 28,631 In addition to thanking volunteers and voters Ager said he was grateful to the organizing network that had been built by Jasmine Beach-Ferrara the Democratic candidate for the United States House His priorities now will be "accessible and affordable mental healthcare for veterans and others," spreading high-speed internet to rural areas and bringing farmers and environmentalists together to "help us have a better a former teacher who went on to work at UNC Asheville The district covers south and southwest Buncombe County "I'm incredibly grateful for all the support that I've gotten," Prather said "I've worked really hard to build a reputation in the community of someone who cares and wants to listen "I have spent my entire adult life in our public schools and so I'm going to continue working for them," she said Caleb Rudow unofficially to have beaten Mollie Rose who was first appointed to represent District 114 in February has 62.22% of the vote with a ballot count of 24,884 The district covers north and northwest Buncombe County "This is before we really know what the party leaning is going to be in Raleigh but I really think we can make some real progress on affordable housing We're really focused on trying to get some funding and help for the French Broad River and trying to increase funding for public education." 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