Ray Gronberg
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AI video targets Barnes-Gailliard race
An AI-generated video that’s making the rounds on social media depicts a state Senate candidate and prominent Rocky Mount pastor,...
Boliek criticizes Mid-Currituck Bridge planning
By this point, legislators take it as gospel that the N.C. Department of Transportation has sunk about $60 million or...
Stein OKs revaluation moratorium
Gov. Josh Stein has signed into law a one-year moratorium on the use of the new-for-2026 valuation updates Guilford County...
UNC Health requests target Wilmington, Asheville
UNC Health officials say they’ve applied to state Department of Health and Human Services for certificates of need that would...
Land-buy restrictions for foreigners advance in NCGA
Supporters of restricting “adversarial foreign government” land purchases in North Carolina have coalesced around one bill that’s now one stop...
Tax bill on the move, despite R&D complaints
House and Senate Republicans are poised to pass an omnibus tax bill that will also allow credit unions to broaden...
Chamber report warns of Canada/Mexico trade instability
The Trump administration’s approach to trade relations with Canada and Mexico risks destabilizing markets that accounted for nearly a third...
Compromise struck on hotel-tax use
House and Senate members have passed two bills intended to settle the debate about hotel-tax policy created by a recent...
Sawyer I-77 amendment still up in the air
Senators advanced an omnibus bill for the N.C. Department of Transportation on Wednesday without tacking on language to punish Charlotte-area...
Utilities commissioner excluded from vote on Duke Energy plans
N.C. Utilities Commission member Donald van der Vaart can’t vote on the next version of Duke Energy’s Carolinas Resource Plan...
Burgin healthcare bill mired in Senate
Sen. Jim Burgin’s healthcare reform bill cleared another hurdle on Tuesday, but it’s unclear whether it’ll eventually got to the...
Housing-policy items dropped from Senate reg-reform bill
Senators have removed two proposals intended to bolster housing construction from another regulatory reform bill that’s making it way through...
Casino opponents target Lumbee referendum
Former House Speaker Pro Tem Skip Stam and businessman Bob Luddy are speaking up against the Lumbee’s prospective move to...
