Ray Gronberg
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10. MilConVA passage connects Cherry Point to $270M
More than $270 million toward construction projects for Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point is pending passage within the MilConVA...
1. Rapid loss of NC elections directors tied to low pay, CPP investigation finds
For more than 20 years, Steven Hines, has worked in election administration in North Carolina. He served as an elections...
2. North Carolina Democrats push to reverse their losses in rural counties
North Carolina Democrats are making a big push this year to win back rural counties that have flipped to Republicans...
3. State Health Plan raises premiums for 26,000 NC members
Health care premiums for thousands of North Carolina state employees and retirees are expected to increase as the State Health...
4. Charlotte-area urgent care center stays open late to help patients avoid the ER
On a Friday night in late May, a soccer ball struck 12-year-old Dhruvtej Karande in the face, driving the edge...
5. The power of an LGBTQ+ school club: ‘It makes me feel at home’
“Why do I feel so out of place? I just feel so weird.” That’s what Chloe Ripoli said was going...
6. Inside the Navy’s slick effort to find workers to build submarines
The U.S. Navy, along with its shipbuilders and their thousands of specialty suppliers, need more than 100,000 workers to help...
7. Bald Head Island seeks to change hardened shorelines law
The first North Carolina beach community to build a terminal groin after state lawmakers lifted a 30-year ban is looking...
8. ‘Tiny homes’ are sprouting in Durham backyards
To most people passing by Ben and Isaiah Jernigan’s house on Ellis Road, there is nothing remarkable about the sage...
9. Western banks: ‘Downtown riverfront’ plan amendment to allow 5-story structures, public input welcome
After more than a year of studying how to place different development types along the western bank of the Cape...
10. New legislation would allow Leland voters to amend charter, allow recall elections
Protestors from a group called Better Government for Leland took part in several rallies outside of Leland Town Hall to...
1. NC Home Builders Association pushes building code reform, gives maximum donations to local officials
One of the state’s most powerful lobbying groups is spending heavily, including on donations to local legislators, as it works...
2. Duke Energy’s influence grows in recruiting new business to North Carolina
Landing advanced manufacturing jobs is becoming more energy intensive in North Carolina, while at the same time the state is...