Ray Gronberg
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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...
Four winners – and four losers – in NC’s latest redistricting maps
The legislature has finalized its redrawn legislative and congressional districts, so now it’s up to the courts to decide what...
Follow the money: Western N.C. GOP primary
For the moment, it's still the new 14th congressional district, which incumbent Rep. Madison Cawthorn ditched to run for re-election...
Mecklenburg loses tax foreclosure case
The N.C. Court of Appeals ruled this week that Mecklenburg County tax administrators didn’t perform proper due diligence when they...
No district yet, but Hines lands big endorsement
Big political organizations typically wait to make endorsements until it’s clear who’s running and what seat they’ll run for. Not...
Court names three redistricting ‘special masters’ as legislature redraws maps
Meet the Three Special Masters. They’re sort of like the Three Wise Men, but for court-ordered redistricting. Or at least...
Follow the money: 6th District Democratic primary
While the district lines could easily shift again, U.S. Rep. David Price's pending retirement has set up a hotly contested...
Medicaid’s overhaul successful, but program is overbudget
When the state’s Medicaid program switched last July from a system where the state pays health care providers for individual...
New DHHS secretary updates lawmakers on COVID
New Health and Human Services Secretary Kody Kinsley gave his first COVID-19 update to a legislative oversight committee on Tuesday.
Berger previews 2022 legislative short session
Senate leader Phil Berger sat down with the N.C. Tribune to discuss the legislature’s priorities for the 2022 short session,...
Washington County hospital shows new life
In two short years, the tiny hospital serving Washington County, about two hours east of Raleigh, has gone from the...
