Ray Gronberg
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10. Small businesses in North Carolina have record year doing work for NCDOT
For the third straight year, small businesses had a record year working for the N.C. Department of Transportation. NCDOT awarded...
1. No state budget this year means Medicaid could run low
NC Medicaid costs fluctuate each year. The state Department of Health and Human Services forecasts how costs might change and...
2. Unexpected severe drought plagues parts of NC, withering crops
After the driest June in recorded North Carolina history, farmers across the state are coping with the impacts of intense...
3. COVID spikes again in summer
A summer COVID-19 spike has become an unwelcome trend that’s tied to the change of seasons. Medical professionals say that...
4. Climate change has forced America’s oldest Black town to higher ground
Princeville, North Carolina, the oldest community in the United States founded by formerly enslaved people, has been trapped in a...
5. Wallets tied to CDK ransom group received $25 million two days after attack
The ransomware group linked to a June cyberattack against auto industry software provider CDK Global received a payment of more...
6. CMS will standardize pay for extra duties. Some say it’s too little
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools leaders say they’re promoting equity with a new schedule that standardizes what teachers get paid for taking on...
7. ‘It is violence’: Onslow County deputy fired after video showed him in fight with neighbors
An Onslow County deputy is out of a job after a video released this week appeared to show his role...
8. New skyscraper coming to Glenwood South will be one of the tallest in Raleigh
A new skyscraper is coming to Raleigh, and it’s going to be one of the tallest buildings in the city....
9. Chansky’s Notebook: Money still talks
Is Old Well Management the collective that Carolina needs? It is not unusual for conference powers to be fiddling with...
10. UNC Asheville should start over
Last month, UNC Asheville chancellor Kimberly van Noort proposed the closure of several academic programs and departments in response to...
1. Three days after attempted assassination, Trump shooter remains an elusive enigma
After three days, an enigmatic portrait emerged of the 20-year-old man who came close to killing former President Donald Trump...
2. North Carolina Board of Education wants to nix entry test for teaching colleges
North Carolina education officials are recommending that the state end a testing requirement for college students who want to become...