RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The new year will bring new laws for the state of North Carolina. As part of the 2023 budget bill, the individual income tax rate is set to decrease from 4.5 percent to 4.25 percent this year and further to 3.99 percent in 2026.

The new year is here, and that means several new laws are in effect in North Carolina. More than a dozen new laws include juvenile justice modifications, changes in alcohol laws and revisions to High School athletics.

With a new year also comes some new laws in the Tar Heel State. Take a look at some of them taking effect in 2025.

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Personal income tax for North Carolinians drops another quarter-percentage point this year to 4.25%, one of several laws enacted by the turn of the calendar to

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