Ray Gronberg
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5. Reparations commission completes voting, recommends 38 policies
Asheville and Buncombe’s Community Reparations Commission has completed its recommendations, passing 38 suggested policies and programs. After more than two...
6. Conference chair slips in provision to stall automatic expunctions, NC Chamber poll shows broad bipartisan support
Local representatives expressed confusion this month after a broadly supported provision to automate expunctions for dismissed and “not guilty” charges...
7. Stuck in a hospital, hoping for a place of his own
Tylor Freeman would like to go home. His problem? There’s no home to go to. Instead, the 29-year-old has been...
8. Leaders hail ‘promising’ Haw Creek project revisions ahead of Asheville City Council vote
The Asheville City Council plans to vote next month on a housing development in East Asheville’s Haw Creek neighborhood, as...
9. SMPO prioritizes projects despite no regional funds
There’s no money right now to do anything about them, but transportation planning representatives for southern Moore County this week...
10. Cape Fear Business Alliance supports bill making PFAS manufacturers liable for cleanup costs, Wilmington Chamber won’t comment
The Cape Fear Business Alliance, an organization of small businesses, voiced their support for renewed legislative efforts to hold PFAS...
1. Where N.C. mortgage holders are underwater on their home loans
While most U.S. homeowners are sitting on a mountain of home equity after years of rising house prices, a number...
2. NC investigators probe State Treasurer Dale Folwell over use of state vehicles
State Treasurer Dale Folwell, a longtime Republican politician who refers to himself as the “keeper of the public purse,” is...
3. Toyota’s chairman sees shareholder backing slide to 72% amid governance concerns
Shareholder backing for Toyota (7203.T), opens new tab Chairman Akio Toyoda slid for a second straight year, results from its...
4. NC House budget would make quality standards optional for child care centers
The North Carolina House of Representatives released a budget proposal June 17 for the fiscal year that begins July 1...
5. House bill would let a politically connected charter school open without state review
A politically connected board has applied to open a charter school in Iredell-Statesville School’s old Mt. Mourne School in Mooresville....
6. Fitch Ratings downgrades Wilmington’s municipal bonds
A prominent financial research firm downshifted the credit rating for Wilmington’s municipal bonds, citing a new evaluation method and the...
7. Novant to sell, leaseback four Wilmington-area properties in statewide effort
Novant Health closed on the sale of 16 of its North Carolina properties earlier this month, a transaction that included...