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• 4 North Carolina and 11 Local Governments Reach $455 Million PFAS Settlement With Chemours, DuPont and Corteva, Plus a $135 Million Reserve Fund
• 5 NC Audit Finds Lottery Sales Rose to $6.6 Billion in FY2025 While Education Transfers Held Near $1.08 Billion
• 5 North Carolina WARN Filings Show 3,402 Announced Layoffs So Far in 2026, About 30% of Them in the Charlotte Area
• 4 NC Republican District Committee Picks Retired Judge Jerry Tillett to Fill Vacant State Senate Seat
• 5 Great Southern Wood Announces $40 Million Lumber Treatment Plant and 43 Jobs in Scotland County, N.C.
• 5 Sinlahekin, Little Giant and Ptarmigan Fires Have Burned About 318,500 Acres in Washington as of Aug. 21
• 4 NC Elections Board Meets to Set Early Voting Plans for 20 Counties After County Boards Split
• 4 Texas Judge Rules ATF 'Ghost Gun' Rule Unconstitutional, Blocks It for Defense Distributed and Second Amendment Foundation Members
• 3 NC Sen. Norman Sanderson Given Suspended 30-Day Sentence in June 10 Plea to Raleigh DWI
• 3 NC Sen. Norman Sanderson Given Suspended 30-Day Sentence in June 10 Plea to Raleigh DWI
• 6 N.C. Gov. Stein Signs Regulatory Reform Act Requiring Cities Over 50,000 to Allow Accessory Dwelling Units
• 7 NC Lawmakers Approved $319 Million for Medicaid in April 2026; October 2025 Provider Rate Cuts and GLP-1 Cutoff Were Reversed in December 2025
• 5 Spokane-Area Fires Reported at 5% to 13% Containment as Two New Fires Draw Level 3 Evacuation Orders
• 3 Seven Western North Carolina Projects Awarded $34.2 Million in Federal Economic Development Grants
• 6 North Carolina Joins 24-State Lawsuit Challenging New Election and Immigration Conditions on FEMA Homeland Security Grants