Ray Gronberg
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Frequent COVID child care closures exacerbate NC’s labor shortage
Lynette Mitchell’s small Chapel Hill child care center had reopened from Christmas break for just a few hours when she...
Cybersecurity training, jobs show rapid gains
Cybersecurity is a big and growing deal. Every week, there are stories about some hackers breaking in and stealing data,...
Late budget delays tax return processing
If you’re an early bird who likes to file your tax returns as soon as possible, your state refund might...
Cooper promotes cybersecurity careers
Governor Roy Cooper is again encouraging high school students in North Carolina to explore careers in cybersecurity by participating in...
Legislators hand out big checks
No, they’re not from Publishers Clearing House – but state legislators are making the rounds this month with oversized fake...
Jeff Jackson and the decline of retail politics
State Sen. Jeff Jackson’s recent decision to drop out of the U.S. Senate race made me wonder: Have we seen...
Documents detail failed budget negotiations between Cooper, legislature
Late last month, Gov. Roy Cooper gave Republican legislators a choice: Agree to Medicaid expansion and Democrats would support major...
Esports gets millions in new NC budget
Rep. Jason Saine took his family to Queens, N.Y., a few years ago because his son wanted to see the...
Cooper picks attorney for Board of Review
Gov. Roy Cooper is trying once again to fill a vacant seat on the Division of Employment Security’s Board of...
Last-minute lawmaking
With the budget and redistricting done, what were legislators rushing to do on their (likely) final day of lawmaking for...
Bauer to lead ABC Commission
For the first time in recent memory, the state’s ABC Commission has a chairman who’s actually worked in the alcohol...
Legislators with long commutes call it quits
In Buncombe County – home to Asheville and a four-hour drive from the state capital – all three incumbent House...