Ray Gronberg
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Leadership conference coming up on May 15
The 2026 NC Leadership Conference will bring together business, government, and policy leaders from across the state for a focused...
DOT offers assurances about I-40 rebuild
The rebuilt Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge will include things that should give it “a significant amount of...
Calls grow to rework McCrory-era road-planning system
There are now bipartisan calls for the state to rework the system it established under former Gov. Pat McCrory for...
NYT: Trump pursing buyouts of offshore wind leases
The New York Times reports that the Trump administration is considering paying $133 million to buy out a French company’s...
Rep. Mike Clampitt, 1955-2026
Sad news from Swain County, where Rep. Mike Clampitt, 71, died Wednesday after a lengthy battle with a rare type...
Duke rolls out “HomeGrown” program
Duke University and Duke Health say they’ll channel $203 million over three years into an effort to expand economic opportunity...
House panel set to vote in April on bills reducing hospital tax breaks
House leaders seem serious about the idea of cutting back on two key tax breaks for North Carolina’s nonprofit hospitals....
State Health Plan still battling deficit projections
New estimates are once again predicting that the State Health Plan faces a deficit in the not-too-distant future. Plan executive...
Hudson staffer moves to Checkmate
Checkmate Government Relations, the Raleigh-based lobbying firm led by Ches McDowell, hired Rep. Richard Hudson’s chief of staff Luke Blanchat to lead...
Berger asks for recount, also files protest
As was widely expected, Senate leader Phil Berger has asked for a recount of the results in his District 26...
Is there a precedent for Berger’s primary loss?
There’s no recent North Carolina precedent, if any, for Senate leader Phil Berger’s apparent GOP primary loss. The modern era...
VinFast intends to restart Chatham factory this year
Vietnamese electric-vehicle maker VinFast says it intends to resume construction of its planned North Carolina factory in Chatham County as...
Merger of Duke service areas picks up support
Duke Energy’s proposed merger of its legacy service districts in the Carolinas has picked up support from state Attorney General...
