In today’s news: Pittsboro officials say they’re testing the town’s water after testing in Burlington found 1,4 dioxane in the Haw River. Also: Chapel Hill signs off on a new space for the police department; the state legislature (finally) approves a new budget, with Medicaid expansion but also other provisions that drew Democrats’ ire; a federal court hears a case on health coverage for transgender North Carolinians; UNC women’s soccer gets another shutout win; the Durham Bulls clinch a first-place tie; and the Tar Heel football team prepares for a big game at Pitt.

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