In today’s news: Chapel Hill-Carrboro school officials take heat from Republican lawmakers over an anti-transgender state law. Also: social justice advocates push Orange County to reform its property-revaluation process; Orange County Commissioners approve an incentives package for a manufacturer who’s relocating to Hillsborough; Gov. Josh Stein restores Medicaid payments but warns the program’s funding will run out without a state budget; and the Chapel Hill Fire Department releases new information on the August fire at the Siena Hotel. And in sports: the UNC Rams Club gets a new executive director; Tar Heel baseball gets highlighted in a popular video game; and YouTube celebrity Mr. Beast (a North Carolina native) announces a big giveaway at Saturday’s UNC basketball game.

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