Ray Gronberg
Recent Stories
Treasurer’s investment revamp filed
State Treasurer Brad Briner’s said on numerous occasions that he thinks the state needs to move away from the “single...
Port-call fees
North Carolina’s ports in Wilmington and Morehead City could face dire consequences if the federal government imposes massive port-call fees...
Continuing ed cuts for the professions?
A trio senators wants to reduces the number of continuing-education courses people in a long list of licensed professions have...
School calendars: Peace in our time?
For years now, the Senate’s been the place where bills that would give school districts flexibility to start classes in...
Newton stepping down
Senate Majority Leader Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus, is retiring from the Senate as of 7 p.m. on Wednesday, the chamber’s GOP caucus...
Briner on pension contributions
State Treasurer Brad Briner says his quarrel with Gov. Josh Stein over state pension funding is more a question of...
Charlotte’s thirst
A trio of state senators are trying to clamp down on Charlotte’s quest to gain a larger share of the...
Stein puts out the help-wanted sign
Gov. Josh Stein wants former federal workers laid off in the DOGE process to know they can perhaps land on...
Supremes allow student-fee lawsuit to continue
The state Supreme Court has sided with a pair of UNC Chapel Hill and NC State students who are trying...
Asphalt in Ashe County
A unanimous state Supreme Court ordered Ashe County’s planning board to issue a permit allowing the development of an asphalt plant...
Appeals panel upholds dismissal of air-crash lawsuit
A unanimous state Court of Appeals panel has sided with aircraft engine maker Continental Aerospace Technologies in a product liability...
Stein seeks money for DMV staff, office additions
Gov. Josh Stein is asking legislators to take a stab at addressing the Division of Motors Vehicles’ problems by hiring...
Pensions
State Treasurer Brad Briner’s and Gov. Josh Stein’s aides are at odds about the governor’s 2025-27 biennium budget request, which Briner’s team...
