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• 2 Wake County Commissioners Vote 5-2 to Let WakeMed Merge Into Atrium Health
• 3 Judge Finds Tailei Qi Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in 2023 Killing of UNC Professor Zijie Yan, Orders Indefinite Commitment
• 3 Four Hospitals in Granville, Vance, Person and Franklin Counties Placed in State Health Plan's Non-Preferred Tier for 2027
• 2 UNC Board of Governors Committee Hears Athletics Finance Report: $640 Million in Expenses Against $412 Million in Revenue Across 15 Programs
• 3 NC Regulators Weigh Duke Energy Progress Rate Settlement That the Company Calls a 6.8% Residential Increase and the Attorney General Calls 9.3%
• 3 Two Progressive Groups Start Door-Knocking Campaign Against North Carolina's Income and Property Tax Amendments on the Nov. 3 Ballot
• 3 VinFast Asks Court to Dismiss North Carolina's Suit Over Chatham Megasite, Says Concrete Footers Met Construction Deadline
• 3 NC House and Senate Convene Aug. 31 Under Adjournment Resolution; Leaders Said in August That Voting Resumes Nov. 16
• 4 NC Rules Review Commission Approves 15 Election Rules; Objection Letters Send 7 to Legislative Review After Gov. Stein's Delay Request
• 3 Raleigh Council Reviews 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Youth Curfew Proposal, With a Vote Set for Sept. 15
• 3 NC Legislature Held Its Last Pre-Election Voting Day on Aug. 6, With 54 Bills Enacted So Far in 2026
• 3 UNC System Sends 10-Page Reply to Education Secretary McMahon's 'Call to Action' Letter
• 4 Annexation Bid for Southeast Raleigh Data Center Withdrawn Before Aug. 18 Council Vote
• 2 NC Gov. Stein Vetoes Two GOP Bills: One Cutting Primary Early Voting to 10 Days, One Letting the Chief Justice Suspend Trial Judges Without Pay
• 3 33 of North Carolina's 115 School Districts Set 2026-27 Start Dates Before the Legal Aug. 24 Opening