Ray Gronberg
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Herding senators
Judging from Tuesday morning, it’s easier to herd cats than to herd senators. Every biennium, legislative staff have to refresh...
Healthcare costs, mandates in the crosshairs
I was hanging out for the GOP caucus photo because I wanted to talk to Sen. Jim Burgin, R-Harnett, who’s...
More bad luck for Henderson County
Sen. Tim Moffitt, R-Henderson, reports that his county’s already hurricane-battered agriculture sector took another blow on Jan. 31 when Apple...
Another Helene relief bill in the works
House members are preparing what would become the fourth hurricane-relief bill legislators have considered since Hurricane Helene laid waste to...
Stein’s hurricane request
Gov. Josh Stein asked legislators to release $1.1 billion from the state’s reserves to fund an assortment of hurricane-relief efforts...
NC Chamber staying neutral in tariff battle
The NC Chamber isn’t joining its national counterpart in condemning the federal government’s prospective deployment of new tariffs against Canada,...
Trade war with Canada
The weekend’s other big news, of course, was President Trump’s declaration of economic warfare against Canada and Mexico. Trump invoked...
Bills seek to restore local downzoning powers
As Senate leader Phil Berger expected, state House and Senate members have filed multiple bills that seek to undo in...
Hurricane relief
The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency needs $217 million more from the General Assembly to finish the job of...
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...
