Ray Gronberg
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Treasurer: Rocky Mount on “extremely short leash” over finances
Local Government Commission members say Rocky Mount’s financial troubles stem from a bad culture that started at the top, with...
How Page won: focus on home turf
Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page’s GOP-primary win over Senate leader Phil Berger has been the talk of the state’s political...
Get to know Rep. Beth Helfrich
Under ordinary circumstances, it’s rare for a state House seat to flip from one party’s control to the other’s, but...
LGC to scrutinize Rocky Mount, Littleton
Local Government Commission members intended to grill officials from Rocky Mount and Littleton Wednesday afternoon on why they haven’t been...
Panel: Make State Bar discipline probes confidential
A legislative advisory committee wants to keep State Bar proceedings confidential, protecting lawyers accused of misconduct from public notice until...
Dems pushing opposition to Duke rate increase
The N.C. Utilities Commission is holding hearings this week and on into April to hear from the public about Duke...
Is Cabarrus County a property-tax outlier?
It was a bit eye-catching earlier this month when the Locke Foundation, advocating for a levy limit on property taxes,...
Affordability “covering the gamut,” pollsters say
North Carolinians aren’t happy about the cost of healthcare, with 17% telling pollsters that they’ve skipped needed care because they...
McDowell touts federal insurance policy change
.S. Rep. Addison McDowell, R-6th, is claiming partial credit for a Federal Housing Finance Agency decision he says will help...
Zaas returning to Duke Health to become its CEO
Dr. David Zaas takes over as CEO of Duke Health on May 1, putting him in charge of an $11...
UNC’s new provost introduces himself
Wednesday’s trustee meetings featured the first appearance in that venue of UNC Chapel Hill’s new provost, Magnus Egerstedt. The native...
Satellite campus still a political minefield for UNC
A campus trustee is warning UNC Chapel Hill officials to keep an eye on political considerations as they pick developers...
Get to know Rep. Celeste Cairns
Celeste Cairns is a GOP state representative for Carteret County and part of Craven, first elected in 2022. She won...
