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The state Supreme Court weighs in on two cases involving whether law-enforcement officers can search someone based on a smell they believe to be marijuana. ift.tt/TF9bczn

UNC Health made an offer after learning Atrium had struck a merger deal with its Triangle neighbor. ift.tt/5VCRzvP

The small project is underway at Central Campus, with room for expansion. Its energy usage could complicate the university’s climate goals. ift.tt/hG15JW7

Tori Newby recently graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and will split her time between INDY and The Assembly. ift.tt/4TjFCHt

The General Assembly earmarked $350,000 for the Clarence Henderson Education Foundation, named for an outspoken Black Republican. ift.tt/J1gyaS4

The university centralized its donor operation last year, frustrating some employees and deans. While fundraising has ticked up in the year since, employee job satisfaction took a hit. ift.tt/5ZPcUvH

Victor Strandberg reflects on what’s changed and what comes next. ift.tt/mpIwWcr

GOP Sen. Michael Lee says the bill would prevent sexual assault victims from being identified. Critics say it would protect perpetrators. ift.tt/S5XYkRp

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Two lawmakers who recently left the Democratic Party joined Republicans to override the veto. ift.tt/mH1b7xM

Between 2021 and 2025, the town of Cary spent more than $330,000 to produce 12 documentary-style videos about town projects and culture. The INDY obtained them, along with associated invoices and emails, through a public records request.

A newly proposed rule seeks to formalize the process for how the state responds to alleged campaign finance violations. The draft says complaints would now be “confidential.” ift.tt/r2RWtLP

A judge ordered the county to cover partial costs of lawyers who have represented The Assembly and Border Belt Independent in the case. ift.tt/1MQ6yD4

Hundreds of federal workers in the Triangle lost jobs in the Trump administration’s early cuts. A year later, the future still seems uncertain. ift.tt/ujGT79Z

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Hospitals agreed to forgive debt for millions of residents and to help more patients avoid future bills. Now they have to deliver.  ift.tt/Qu19ONS

Republican legislative leaders’ proposed salary schedule would give veteran teachers a significantly smaller boost than newcomers would get. ift.tt/fpuhR1o

GenX is among the chemicals that would no longer fall under legally enforceable, nationwide drinking water standards. ift.tt/AycqOKT

Despite recent rainfall, the state is experiencing the worst drought in nearly two decades. ift.tt/rmsB0fC

The rare move comes a year after the board delayed dozens of votes to confer tenure, sparking outcry from faculty. ift.tt/vK4l97S