Ray Gronberg
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The view of I-77 from Raleigh
Senate leader Phil Berger is less than impressed by the Charlotte City Council’s reversal of its support for adding toll...
Bill targeting Chinese land buys is on the move
House and Senate members are coming together on a bill that would put much of North Carolina off-limits for purchase...
GOP leaders agree to tax, worker-raise budget framework
House Speaker Destin Hall and Senate leader Phil Berger have a deal on state-employee salaries and tax policy that clears...
ABC bill bolsters canned cocktails
This year’s ABC bill could put premixed cocktail brands like Cutwater and High Noon on grocery store shelves, just like...
Reports highlight top lobbying spends of 2024
Duke Energy, the NC Chamber and Blue Cross topped the state’s list of big spenders on lobbyists in calendar 2024,...
Hall on WakeMed/Atrium merger
House Speaker Destin Hall isn’t inclined to join the parade of elected officials criticizing the proposed WakeMed/Atrium hospital-system merger. “Both...
Carolinas sitting on a pile of lithium?
There could be enough lithium ore under the Carolinas and the rest of the U.S. East Coast to supply U.S....
Clean-energy groups seek reversal of Utilities Commission ruling
Solar-power advocates want the N.C. Utilities Commission to reverse an order from Chairman Bill Brawley that directed Duke Energy to...
Boliek frets about Charlotte airport, stadium, water-project borrowing
State Auditor Dave Boliek thinks Charlotte’s government is borrowing entirely too much money. The latest such request, reviewed and approved...
Barnes: Rocky Mount “not a good steward”
Nash County’s only state senator says she filed a bill that would forbid Rocky Mount from using electric-utility revenue to...
WARN attacks Stein
Gov. Josh Stein attempted veto last year of Senate Bill 266 and its relaxation of the state’s carbon-reduction targets gets...
“Free Our Spirits”: Group calls for ABC system change
North Carolina’s liquor-control laws are antiquated and need a major overhaul, to allow more retailers to join local ABC stores...
Zenger on Meta
Meta’s lobbyists “introduced us” to the idea of adding app stores to the list of online platforms that will have...
