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[ ![Stein: Income tax cap a con, a cynical shell game](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/8afe5d73ee.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/stein-income-tax-cap-a-con-a-cynical-shell-game)

 By Theresa Opeka | Carolina Journal

(Carolina Journal) – Gov. Josh Stein is calling a proposed constitutional amendment to lower the state’s constitutional income tax cap from 7% to 3.5% “a con, a cynical shell game and a

 

 

 

 

[ ![Raleigh 4th of large U.S. metros for small business growth](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/0e8b275afe.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/raleigh-4th-of-large-u-s-metros-for-small-business-growth)

 By David N. Bass | Carolina Journal

(Carolina Journal) – The Raleigh-Cary metro area ranks No. 4 in the country for small business performance, according to a CoworkingCafe study released Wednesday.

 

 

 

 

[ ![USDA plan rallies around American cotton farmers](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/32c8894d1a.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/usda-plan-rallies-around-american-cotton-farmers)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – America lost its top rank for cotton production in the middle of the last century, its mark as the top exporter to Brazil three years ago.

 

 

 

 

[ ![Prosecutors: Charlotte hotel security team hired felons, and sold drugs, guns](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/714b60f282.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/prosecutors-charlotte-hotel-security-team-hired-felons-and-sold-drugs-guns)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Security members of a Charlotte hotel, some with extensive criminal records and documentation as gang members, sold narcotics and firearms to investigating law enforcement officers, the U.S. Department

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![MilConVA Appropriations bill unanimously supported in House](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-05/94cd2cfff6.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/milconva-appropriations-bill-unanimously-supported-in-house)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Congressional members from North Carolina were unanimous in support of the FY 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

 

 

 

 

[ ![Support swells across the aisle for $580B BUILD America 250 Act](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-05/f65d90ebf8.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/support-swells-across-the-aisle-for-580b-build-america-250-act)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Five-year plans for American roads, bridges, transit, rail transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs reaches an 18-month crescendo Thursday with a committee markup of the $580

 

 

 

 

[ ![School choice expansion through Trump’s signature initiative step closer](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-05/6c86054993.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/school-choice-expansion-through-trumps-signature-initiative-step-closer)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – North Carolina on Wednesday took a significant step to codify the signature education initiative of the president.