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North Carolina became the 40th state in the country to expand Medicaid on Monday. Gov. Roy Cooper signed the legislation into law, and support from the state鈥檚 GOP legislature could mean other red states might follow.

Increased punishments for rioting in North Carolina will become law later this year as Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Friday he wouldn鈥檛 use his veto stamp on legislation that鈥檚 similar to a bill he successfully blocked in 2021.

Gov. Roy Cooper鈥檚 budget recommendations include teacher raises averaging 18% over two years. Other state employees would get 8% raises over two years and a bonus of at least $1,000.

A new commission formed to preserve North Carolina Native American Indian culture and history held its first meeting Friday. Their new efforts include -statewide projects to better reach tribal communities statewide.

North Carolina鈥檚 two top Democratic state officials are urging the Republican-led legislature to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana in light of President Joe Biden鈥檚 pardon Thursday of thousands of Americans convicted of 鈥渟imple possession鈥� under federal law.

Eschewing his favored Tar Heel blue tie for a darker Duke hue, Gov. Roy Cooper held a ceremony to give Mike Krzyzewski the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, saying he鈥檚 "dedicated his life to helping others be their best" both on and off the court. Coach K came to Durham in 1980 to take the job.

Cooper's executive order gives workers in Cabinet-level agencies an additional eight hours of leave annually for an observance that includes but isn't limited to days of cultural or religious importance.

The N.C. Army National Guard is providing M-113 Armored Personnel Carriers as part of a larger U.S. support package to Ukraine.

The two-year budget allocated $958 million that would coincide with portions of $1.75 billion that Lee said should be spent on K-12 schools and other education initiatives through mid-2023, according to budget office data that Robinson requested.

A Vietnamese automaker has chosen to open its first U.S. plant in Chatham County and is planning to pump out as many as 150,000 electric vehicles starting in 2024.