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Good morning, readers.

There’s been an uproar in Chapel Hill over changes to the town’s leaf collection policy.

“An unkempt yard invites thieves,” a concerned resident wrote to the town council. “I am mad, so mad.” Another emailer called the new policy “a travesty, a cop-out and a dereliction of duty.”

Those complaints may seem a bit dramatic in the context of everything else going on in the world (“Kim, there’s people that are dying”), but the leaf drama is representative of the struggles small town governments face across the country right now—how can they maintain high levels of service in an era of inflation, stalled sales tax revenues, and decreased support from the state and federal government?

In this year’s election for four town council seats, all five candidates are emphasizing exactly the conflict outlined by Leafgate: The council will need to make some tough financial choices and figure out how to communicate those choices to the people who will be affected. 

For the first day of early voting in municipal general elections, check out my rundown of the Chapel Hill town council election.

But even if you don’t, I still hope you have a good Thursday.

—Chase

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STATE: Treatments for some transgender state employees will no longer be covered under the state’s health plan, WRAL reports.

STATE: Do you need a prescription to get a COVID shot these days? North Carolina Health News breaks down the latest rules.

NATIONAL: Hurricane Helene recovery has become a central issue in the U.S. Senate race between Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley, WUNC reports.

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