Ray Gronberg
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Legislators finish work on Charlotte transit bill
Also awaiting Gov. Josh Stein’s attention is House Bill 948, the bill that would authorize a Mecklenburg County sales-tax referendum to...
PBM bill landing on Stein’s desk
After some false starts in previous sessions, the House and Senate have finally come to an agreement on how to...
NC lawmakers approve Helene aid bill, drop business grants and spark criticism
House and Senate members on Thursday sent a new Helene-recovery bill to Gov. Josh Stein, but its compromise language dropped a House-proposed...
Senate tinkers with transit bill
Senators voted 42-4 Wednesday in favor of a bill that would give Mecklenburg County permission to hold a referendum on...
NC House kills shrimp-trawling ban after public pushback
The shrimp-trawl ban is dead. Rep. Keith Kidwell, R-Beaufort, said the result of a lengthy House Republican caucus on Wednesday afternoon...
House forces conference on Helene package
The House has declined to go along with the Senates changes to the latest Hurricane Helene relief package and instead...
Software company picks Raleigh for new office
A Los Angeles-based software company that aims to help construction companies complete projects faster plans to establish a third hub...
Duke gets DOE dispensation to meet heat wave
It’s hot outside — Mojave hot — and electricity providers up and down the East Coast are having to work hard to...
Water-transfer moratorium advances
Legislation that would temporarily block Charlotte’s attempt to claim a bigger share of the Catawba River’s water for itself is...
“Carolinas Finest Seafood”
Shortly before reaching the capitol Tuesday morning, I passed a long line of trucks parked along the left side of...
Boliek: Let DMV hire more license examiners
State Auditor Dave Boliek says his staff’s review of the Division of Motor Vehicles has confirmed that the agency’s driver...
Senate proposes “first tranche” of JetZero aid
A “mini-budget” bill rolled out in Senate Appropriations on Monday includes what Senate leaders are describing as the “first tranche”...
No biz-recovery grants in Senate Helene package
The Senate’s counteroffer on the latest Hurricane Helene relief package wouldn’t fund the business recovery grant program the House wants to launch....
