1 - U.S. House Republicans spent the weekend preparing for action on another immigration bill, and efforts included consideration of adding expanded E-Verify and guest worker provisions. CNN
E-Verify, guest-worker terms return to center of immigration fight Wall Street Journal 2 - Agriculture Commissioner Troxler spoke at N.C. Agriculture Rally Monday NCDA & CS 3 - MO Mayor blasts Farm Bill protest before legislature Mount Olive Tribune 4 - The U.S. Senate is wasting no time getting down to business on its farm bill, following passage of the House farm bill last week. A procedural vote on the farm bill is scheduled for today. SFN Today
Senate moves to closure vote on its farm bill Progressive Farmer 5 - Gov. Roy Cooper signed about 30 of the 75 bills on his desk into law on Friday, including a bill to move spring primary elections to March, from May. He has until today to sign the NC Farm Act, veto it, or let it become law without his signature. US News & World Report Voter ID, hunting rights amendments on tap in final week WUNC 6 - The U.S. Supreme Court said it will not address North Carolina’s election maps this session. USA Today
Supreme Court: NC voters must prove harm from partisan congressional map WRAL 7 - N.C. State University has established new programs to guide students from eight regional community colleges onto its campus. The new pathway is a step toward the university’s goal of ushering in more low-income or rural students. Raleigh News & Observer 8 - Mountaire Farms is readying to reopen its chicken processing plant in Siler City, and locals are hoping that means good news for the local economy. Durham Herald-Sun 9 - U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. fisheries are looking at ways to reduce the seafood import deficit, as it’s just been reported that the U.S. imported a record 6 billion pounds of seafood, valued at more than $21.5 billion, in 2017. Associated Press
10 - Take a look back over the last week in North Carolina agriculture in the most recent Farm Bureau report. (Video) NCFB-YouTube | 
