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North Carolina welcomed dozens of new residents on the first day of the new year thanks to a new law that went into effect.

Beginning Jan. 1st, the boundary line between North and South Carolina changed after the former Gov. Pat McCrory signed an executive order moving the state line about 50-100 feet in areas east and west of Charlotte.

Changes to North Carolina’s sales tax mean is now charged on installation, maintenance and repair services related to real property.

Work on new construction and landscaping are exempt from the new sales tax rules.

Another law that went into effect Sunday allows teenagers in foster care throughout the state to continue receiving support services from age 18 through 21.

Drivers traveling on the Triangle Expressway will be paying more beginning Sunday, as the toll rate increased 3.5 percent.

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