Ray Gronberg
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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...
A meeting of the minds on teacher pay scales?
It should almost go without saying that GOP legislators are unlikely to go along with Gov. Josh Stein’s idea of...
A further word on projected energy costs
We’ve obtained a clarification about the $13 billion estimated savings that Sen. Paul Newton and other advocates of Senate Bill...
Stein’s budget
Gov. Josh Stein’s suggested budget for the 2025-27 biennium is out, and even though it’s dead on arrival in the...
REINS Act would change regulatory approvals
House members have advanced a bill that would require explicit General Assembly approval of any state regulation that’s likely to...
State leaders backing Howell
The UNC System’s selection of Kevin Howell as the next chancellor of NC State University is winning support from across...
Health insurance
It’s looking like House and Senate leaders aren’t on the same page about how to go about regulating health insurers’...
