--- title: North Carolina News description: canonical_url: https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news?start=105 language: en-US date: 2025-11-17T21:50:38Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news?start=105. markdown-tokens: 457 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news?start=105. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. [ ![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.