Ray Gronberg
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Could a sales tax holiday find bipartisan support?
N.C. Senate Democrats are proposing sales tax holidays as a way to help with rising prices.
NC-based donors outspent in primary
Tuesday’s primary wasn’t just a defeat for former Gov. Pat McCrory (who, adding insult to injury, announced Thursday that he...
A new legislator for Forsyth
In Forsyth County, Kanika Brown defeated Rep. Evelyn Terry’s husband, former Winston-Salem City Councilman Fred Terry, to win the seat...
Election results vary on sales tax hikes
Here’s an interesting side note from the election: A deep red county voted to raise its sales tax rate, while...
First crop of new bills filed
The first day of the short session meant the opening of a relatively short bill filing window. Many of the...
Moore suggests ‘further tax relief’ might be in budget
Flush with a big surplus as lawmakers start to develop a budget, House Speaker Tim Moore floated the idea of...
Meet your (likely) new legislators
A number of newcomers effectively won a seat in the legislature on Tuesday, because the other party didn't field any...
Upset of the night: Veteran Asheboro lawmaker defeated
I have to admit I wasn't watching this primary at all: Veteran Rep. Pat Hurley, R-Randolph, had a primary challenge...
Double-bunked incumbents go down
Thanks to redistricting, four incumbent legislators – all Republicans – were guaranteed to lose their seats on Tuesday in face-offs...
Big endorsements pay off – mostly
The primary also highlighted the power of endorsements – particularly when they come from a party’s most influential leaders.
Big spending from out-of-state groups pays off in primaries
The biggest winner in Tuesday’s primary was outside PAC money.
Campaign Spotlight: Senate District 36
The fickle winds of redistricting are very much apparent in the Republican primary for Senate District 36, which includes Wilkes,...
Follow The Money: Republican court primaries
While Democrats running for Supreme Court and Court of Appeals don’t have primary opponents, Republicans appear to be very much...