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RALEIGH—The Tar Heel State’s budget for the new biennium includes $100 million in supplemental pay for public school teachers in some of the state’s smallest, poorest counties. 

ROCKINGHAM — State health officials are “absolutely in discussion right now” as to the possibility of making face-mask wearing mandatory.

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s local governments face a grim financial future. Tyrrell County may offer a sobering preview.

ROCKINGHAM — Joe Ward knows firsthand about the issues that come with gun confiscation.

RALEIGH — The long-running Leandro case hasn’t led to a constitutional bombshell — as some experts feared — but, after years of waiting, presiding Judge David Lee has finally set the stage for action.