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[ ![Bill: Funding increase sought for USDA grants tied to artificial intelligence](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/6515eed47f.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/bill-funding-increase-sought-for-usda-grants-tied-to-artificial-intelligence)

 By Katherine Zehnder | Carolina Journal

(Carolina Journal) – Legislation to increase funding for artificial intelligence projects through U.S. Department of Agriculture grants with a goal of ensuring programs educate farmers on the latest AI technology to advance

 

 

 

 

[ ![Absentee voting 15 weeks away, and voters are fleeing Democrats, Republicans](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/cc474ebe39.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/absentee-voting-15-weeks-away-and-voters-are-fleeing-democrats-republicans)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – For the third time in five weeks, voter registrations increased more in the unaffiliated bloc than overall in North Carolina.

 

 

 

 

[ ![Diesel prices modestly tumble](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/01716b09bb.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/diesel-prices-modestly-tumble)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Diesel fuel prices have fallen by a dime in the last week, more than a quarter in the last month, and traditional unleaded gasoline has nominally inched down