Ray Gronberg, Author at NC Tribune

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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...

Health Care

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...

Health Care

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...

Local

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...

Health Care

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...

Health Care

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...

Local

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...

Health Care

PBMs as fiduciaries?

Meanwhile, a large-employers trade group, the ERISA Industry Committee, on Thursday issued a position paper arguing that Congress can fix...

Local

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...

Local

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...

Elections

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...

Elections

Fallout from Robinson report

Just about all anyone in North Carolina’s political set was able to talk about on Thursday was the imminent...

Local

N.C. is a step closer to playing the ponies

North Carolinians are a step closer to being able to legally play the ponies, as the state’s Sports Betting Committee...

Local

A quarrel about offshore wind

It’s looking like the state’s Energy Policy Council is going to have a fight next month about whether its biennial...

Health Care

Sanders and Folwell

The strange-bedfellows alliance between State Treasurer Dale Folwell and Vermont independent deepened on Tuesday, with Folwell starring at the senator’s...

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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...

N.C. is a step closer to playing the ponies

North Carolinians are a step closer to being able to legally play the ponies, as the state’s Sports Betting Committee...

A quarrel about offshore wind

It’s looking like the state’s Energy Policy Council is going to have a fight next month about whether its biennial...

Sanders and Folwell

The strange-bedfellows alliance between State Treasurer Dale Folwell and Vermont independent deepened on Tuesday, with Folwell starring at the senator’s...

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