Ray Gronberg
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Decision coming soon on NCORR, Berger says
Senate leader Phil Berger said he expects legislators will soon deal with the N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency’s request...
Senate sends Burgin health bill to the House
Sen. Jim Burgin’s bill proposing a cap on health-insurance coverage mandates cleared the Senate on an almost party line, 30-15...
Bell sticks up for GOP’s Helene relief strategy
Rep. John Bell, R-Wayne, is defending the GOP’s approach to hurricane relief and small business as the House’s Helene recovery...
Hospital growth and healthcare needs
Two House members with considerable experience in the healthcare industry don’t find anything too surprising about the big jump in...
There’s another new consultancy in town
A Tennessee-based political consultancy, the Poplar Group, has added a North Carolina arm by bringing a Triangle-based communications professional on board....
House panel backs unemployment benefit increase
Meanwhile, the House Finance Committee moved its first piece of legislation, endorsing a bill that would raise unemployment insurance payouts...
Helene aid
Tuesday’s markup of the House’s latest hurricane recovery package underscored the continuing difference between the parties on how best to...
Stein team refines Helene housing-rebuild strategy
Monday’s meeting of Gov. Stein’s hurricane-recovery panel also yielded new information about the state’s intended approach to using about $1.4...
Novo Nordisk facing shareholder lawsuit
Novo Nordisk finds itself the target of at least one shareholder lawsuit over disappointing clinical-trial results for a new weight-loss...
Hurricane strategy
Senate Deputy President Pro Tem Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell, confirmed Monday that his chamber will draft its own next-steps hurricane relief...
Repair money for Helene-damaged prisons on table
Gov. Josh Stein and House leaders both are proposing to spend money to repair two state prisons in western North...
Rabon proposes new brooms for DMV
Senate Rules chair Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick, and 11 of his GOP caucus colleagues have put forward a plan to reorganize...
Hospital needs
Here at the Trib and Business North Carolina, we’ve been puzzling over the 2025 State Medical Facilities Plan and its...
