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Rural water utilities in North Carolina are still reeling from Helene

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Meanwhile, crews continue playing whack-a-mole as aging lines break. Another one gave way in rural Yancey County on Nov. The document, created in 2017 , explored ways of ensuring the financial stability of water utilities. 19, sending a geyser dozens of feet into the air.

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With Medicaid expansion, NC governor solidified health care legacy 

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By Jaymie Baxley While campaigning to become the state’s 75th governor in 2016, Roy Cooper said he wanted to help low-income North Carolinians who had been forced to forgo basic medical care because they could not afford health insurance. He finally achieved that goal six years later when North Carolina expanded Medicaid.