Ray Gronberg
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A website oops for Supreme Court candidates
An essential checklist item before launching a political campaign is to make sure you’ve registered websites for YourName.com. If you...
New American Indian Heritage Commission holds first meeting
State government’s newest commission kicked off on Friday, thanks to a provision included in last year’s state budget.
STEM programs could get more budget money
One potential outcome of the House Select Committee on Advancing Women in STEM’s work could come in next year’s budget:...
The cost of keeping up the governor’s mansion
The conservative North State Journal publication had an eye-popping statistic recently: The state has spent $2,569,459 on repairs and renovations...
Few debates this year in legislative elections
I wrote earlier this week about the lack of debates in congressional races across the state. But there’s a similar...
Wilson wants to fix imbalance in outdoor recreation
Reid Wilson, secretary of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, says there’s another side to the environmental justice...
National Democrats spending big to help Don Davis
By most metrics, North Carolina’s 13th district congressional race (Republican Bo Hines versus Democratic N.C. Sen. Wiley Nickel) is considered...
Campaign Spotlight: House District 25
Republicans have fallen short for several cycles in their efforts to win more legislative districts around Wilson and Rocky Mount....
No debate in key congressional races
Speaking of debates, Friday’s event may have been one of only two televised debates in North Carolina this year. In...
Senate debate features politeness, few fireworks
I’ve got a confession to make: I didn’t watch Friday’s U.S. Senate debate live. I was out to dinner with...
DHHS explains Medicaid Transformation delay
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services officials said Tuesday that they didn’t have “legislative authority” to delay the scheduled...
Will N.C. expand Medicaid before thousands lose benefits?
Here’s an additional wrinkle to the timing of the legislature’s (potential) decision to expand Medicaid.
Child care industry calls for help next year
Speaking of staff-related challenges, the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services also heard Tuesday about a “fiscal...