Ray Gronberg
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Federal gag order prompts House Oversight delay
State House leaders have postponed a Thursday oversight hearing they’d scheduled to discuss the security situation on Charlotte’s transit system...
Lumbee land buy could accommodate casino
The Lumbee tribe has bought land in Robeson County that could someday host eastern North Carolina’s first casino. State Rep. John...
Solar farms using but 40,284 acres in N.C.
North Carolina’s utility-scale solar farms are using only 0.31% of the state’s farmland, the N.C. Sustainable Energy Association says. All...
Trustees want $25M in admin cuts at UNC Chapel Hill
Trustees at UNC Chapel Hill have given Chancellor Lee Roberts and his team orders to find $25 million in administrative...
Immigration battle changing political calculus, some Dems say
Federal immigration crackdowns are politicizing and energizing Americans in ways that haven’t happened in decades, a group of Black politicians...
N.C. Electric Co-ops sets CEO transition
N.C. Electric Cooperatives has hired a new CEO who will take the helm early in April. Amadou Fall has been...
Boliek defends lapsed-salary report: “We have added a layer of true transparency”
State Auditor Dave Boliek defends the validity of his office’s lapsed-salary report even though it counted unfunded, placeholder job slots...
Roberts: No decision yet on Smith Center future
UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee Roberts says he and his team “haven’t made any decisions” about the future of the...
Egleston, Bokhari join lobbying group
Florida-based lobbying firm The Southern Group has hired two former Charlotte city councilmen to start a Charlotte office. Tariq Bokhari...
UNC pushing for 2027 Carolina North groundbreaking
UNC Chapel Hill will finally break ground on its Carolina North satellite campus in 2027, Chancellor Lee Roberts and his...
Buckhout claims $2M+ war chest
First District Congressional candidate Laurie Buckhout says she’s raised more than $2 million so far in her second bid for...
Weekend poll shows Page leading District 26 race
A new poll that was in the field over the weekend shows Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page with a 39%...
Prisons tap unused pay to plug gaps
While State Auditor Dave Boliek’s lapsed-salary assessment leaves plenty of room for doubt about how much money state agencies have...
