Ray Gronberg
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Stein and AI
Gov. Josh Stein is setting up a new “AI Leadership Council” to help craft a strategy for the state government...
N.C. lawmakers visit Finland
Senate Majority Leader Michael Lee, R-New Hanover, four other legislators, and other state and private-sector officials traveled to Finland last...
U.S. Senate weighs four N.C. judicial nominees
A quartet of would-be federal judges who would serve in North Carolina now awaits U.S. Senate confirmation. The group’s nominations...
N.C. Supreme Court rules against Apex
N.C. Supreme Court justices have put Apex’s government on notice that it can expect a big penalty for having illegally...
Helene-damaged home is now fixed
Gov. Josh Stein’s office says the state’s completed the first repair of a Hurricane-Helene-damaged home approved for assistance through the...
Found money
The state treasurer’s office was also in the news Thursday because it announced that it’s “uncovered $170 million in unspent...
Briner and BlackRock
State Treasurer Brad Briner and many of his Republican colleagues around the country are once again at odds with BlackRock,...
Tourism update
Buncombe County saw an estimated 10.8% reduction in visitor spending in 2024, a year where Hurricane Helene’s devastation left its...
Wolfspeed: Big loss, feds intervene in Chapter 11
Wolfspeed says it lost $1.6 billion in fiscal 2024-25, more than its loss in the prior two fiscal years combined....
Agritourism battles
An Orange County farm is putting the state’s policies around conservation easements and agritourism to the test. The Triangle Land...
Who can talk to the Utilities Commission?
NC WARN and the Carolina Industrial Group for Fair Utility Rates battled recently over whether NC WARN would be able...
Black Caucus united against DEI veto overrides
Leaders of the N.C. Legislative Black Caucus says all 41 of its members will stand steadfast in keeping the House...
Stein’s energy task force
Gov. Josh Stein has formed a 26-person “Energy Policy Task Force” to advise him and the General Assembly about how...
