Ray Gronberg
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Stein aides warn of federal-aid tangles out west
Thursday’s hearing also gave the oversight subcommittee, the senators on it especially, its first chance to hear from Gov. Josh...
Tragedy at Reagan National
Like many of you, I’m interested to see what investigators ultimately determine as the cause of Wednesday night’s mid-air collision...
Hurricane recovery update
Gov. Josh Stein’s Helene-recovery team spent much of a Wednesday hearing with a House oversight committee trying to manage expectations...
House committee assignments set
House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, finally announced his chamber’s committee assignments for the 2025-26 sessions, and as with the Senate’s...
A trade war warning
The board chair of a Canadian car-parts maker that has four facilities in North Carolina has issued a dire warning...
Duke and UNC partner up
A new, state-funded children’s hospital in the Triangle is going to become a joint venture between UNC Health and Duke...
Jet maker expanding Asheville factory
Recruiters used a $5.8 million incentive package to convince RTX subsidiary Pratt & Whitney to expand its jet-engine parts factory...
State Health Plan update
The name of the event changed, but new State Treasurer Brad Briner intends to continue his predecessor’s practice of holding...
UNC System works on its 2025 wish lists
Going into this week’s Board of Governors meeting, UNC System officials and campuses are reckoning this will be another year...
Cars, exotic and otherwise
Car dealer and race team owner Rick Hendrick has agreed via an auction to pay $3.7 million for the first...
More dorms at UNC
UNC Chapel Hill trustees have given Chancellor Lee Roberts and his aides permission to spend up to $8 million to...
UNC-CH’s yield rate: Too low?
Reader Travis Fain, late of WRAL, questioned Thursday’s Trib item on enrollment expansion at UNC Chapel Hill that reported that...
Two hurricane hearings due this week
Legislators plan to launch the 2025 long session this week with a pair of committee hearings on hurricane recovery. On...
