Ray Gronberg
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Home Builders to oversee new career simulators
The N.C. Home Builders Educational and Charitable Foundation will be overseeing a new state-funded program with traveling virtual reality-style simulators...
Congressional candidates jockey for position in new map
The new congressional map unveiled by the three special masters on Wednesday might not be a done deal. But with...
New congressional districts less competitive than other options
One of the biggest challenges in doing nonpartisan redistricting is that not everyone agrees on the end game.
Business grants now on pause
It appears the sudden about-face is because legislators are willing to change who’s eligible for the program, a move that...
Mental health treatment on wheels in Washington County
Mental health providers are hard to find in North Carolina’s rural communities, and even at a statewide level, health care...
How the N.C. Senate’s bipartisan redistricting talks fizzled
In the end, the Senate adopted maps in a party-line vote after tabling amendments from Democrats without debating them. So...
Another chance to get Business Recovery Grants
Businesses that missed the application deadline last month for the state’s Business Recovery Grants will get another shot at the...
Multiple maps, similar outcomes
Judges handling the redistricting lawsuit now have an array of maps to choose from as they move toward a decision...
Robinson, Davis offer contrasting views of educational needs
At one point during Monday’s meeting of a legislature committee tasked with charting the future of public education, Rep. David...
Insko’s resignation could lead to short-term legislator
After Rep. Verla Insko, D-Orange, announced last week that she’ll resign from the House on March 31, Democratic Party leaders...
Dan Blue talks health care, transit in Charlotte
Recent controversy over some tax-exempt N.C. hospitals billing patients who are eligible for charity care would be 80% resolved if...
Medicaid expansion committee holds first meeting
If you tuned into Friday’s inaugural meeting of the legislature’s study committee on Medicaid expansion hoping for a spirited debate...
Tax fix for farmers, fishermen
Farmers and fishermen will get a reprieve from potential tax filing penalties thanks to a legislative fix that sailed through...