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North Carolina state government is seeking to rid potentially billions in medical debt from low- and middle-income residents by offering a financial carrot for hospitals to take unpaid bills off the books. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper unveiled a plan Monday to take away patients' debt and help future patients receive deep discounts or enroll in charity programs. If federal Medicaid regulators approve it, the move would mean roughly 100 hospitals receiving enhanced federal Medicaid reimbursement funds could get even more funds. Other state and local governments have tapped into federal American Rescue Plan funds to cancel debt.

North Carolina trial judges have dismissed a lawsuit challenging redrawn legislative and congressional district lines on the argument that they run afoul of an indirect constitutional right to "fair elections."

Manufacturing jobs and investment continue to arrive in the Piedmont Triad with expansions by Nucor Rebar Fabrication and Excel Interior Door.

North Carolina will receive a federal grant totaling over $1 million to further lead testing initiatives in schools and daycare centers.

North Carolina's contentious restrictions on public mask-wearing became law on Thursday after GOP lawmakers successfully overrode a veto by the state's Democratic governor.

The bill affecting several towns in Forsyth County is not subject to a veto by the governor and becomes law immediately.

The North Carolina General Assembly is racing to advance legislation before completing its chief working session for the year. But the House and Senate could return later this summer to settle unfinished business.