Ray Gronberg
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New train service to Chicago
f you want to take the train, instead of dealing with all the hassles associated with air travel, it’s fairly...
Last call for Thistle & Shamrock
A bit of sad news from NPR, WUNC and Scotland: A Charlotte-original institution, The Thistle & Shamrock, is airing for...
U.S. Senate committee holds hearing with Novo Nordisk’s CEO
After a while, Tuesday’s U.S. Senate committee hearing with Novo Nordisk’s CEO became less a roasting of Novo’s pricing of...
Budd and Moore take on Folwell
North Carolina U.S. Sen. Ted Budd, a Republican, joined in the HELP committee’s musings about what he called “an industry...
Duke Energy’s application for solar-energy rates in 2023 stands
The North Carolina Utilities Commission mishandled Duke Energy’s application for solar-energy rates in 2023, but its decision was well-grounded enough...
Judges rule against Duke in CON hearing case
Court of Appeals judges also waded into a certificate-of-need dispute between UNC Health and Duke Health, invalidating an administrative law...
The Federal Trade Commission’s battle with pharmacy benefit managers escalates
The Federal Trade Commission’s battle with pharmacy benefit managers has escalated, with both sides taking legal action in the past...
N.C.’s rural bridges, traffic among worst in U.S.
A new report from Washington-based nonprofit research firm TRIP rated the conditions of North Carolina’s rural bridges as 19th...
PBMs as fiduciaries?
Meanwhile, a large-employers trade group, the ERISA Industry Committee, on Thursday issued a position paper arguing that Congress can fix...
Forge, Albermarle in line for DOE grants
Two North Carolina projects are among those across the country that could share a further $3 billion in subsidies from...
Greenville sheriff’s prosecution, undone
Given that I covered both trials, this week’s report from the AP’s Gary Robertson about the N.C. Court of Appeals...
Republicans for Stein
But the CNN report wasn’t the only damaging news for Robinson’s candidacy on Thursday. His Democratic opponent, Josh Stein, announced...
Fallout from Robinson report
Just about all anyone in North Carolina’s political set was able to talk about on Thursday was the imminent...
