Ray Gronberg
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Why Medicaid expansion might not be as likely as it seems
Senate leaders have for months signaled their willingness to expand Medicaid, a key goal of Gov. Roy Cooper. What’s surprising...
State Health Plan’s big COVID costs
The Department of State Treasurer, which administers health insurance benefits for state employees and retirees, recently tallied up the State...
Green Party getting close to ballot access
The N.C. Green Party said Friday that it has now submitted petitions with 17,000 signatures to get back on the...
Suspend the gas tax and use surplus for roads?
Senate Democrats want to use the state’s revenue surplus to temporarily suspend the gas tax, but they might not have...
Four N.C. primary runners-up to watch in the future
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UNC System’s plans for old Chapel Hill offices
The UNC Board of Governors plans to vote this week on the future of its vacated UNC System Office space...
Poll Watch: 2024, already
It’s never too early to think about the 2024 governor’s race – or at least the pollsters and advocacy groups...
Could a sales tax holiday find bipartisan support?
N.C. Senate Democrats are proposing sales tax holidays as a way to help with rising prices.
NC-based donors outspent in primary
Tuesday’s primary wasn’t just a defeat for former Gov. Pat McCrory (who, adding insult to injury, announced Thursday that he...
A new legislator for Forsyth
In Forsyth County, Kanika Brown defeated Rep. Evelyn Terry’s husband, former Winston-Salem City Councilman Fred Terry, to win the seat...
Election results vary on sales tax hikes
Here’s an interesting side note from the election: A deep red county voted to raise its sales tax rate, while...
First crop of new bills filed
The first day of the short session meant the opening of a relatively short bill filing window. Many of the...
Moore suggests ‘further tax relief’ might be in budget
Flush with a big surplus as lawmakers start to develop a budget, House Speaker Tim Moore floated the idea of...