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[ ![Michigan company gets $3.6M incentive in North Carolina expansion](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/4a739c6850.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/michigan-company-gets-3-6m-incentive-in-north-carolina-expansion)

 By David Beasley | The Center Square contributor

(The Center Square) – With help from the promise of a $3.6 million state grant, a global automotive industrial technology company headquartered in Michigan has announced plans for a $100 million plant

 

 

 

 

[ ![Bar owners’ COVID-19 shutdown lawsuit to get more clarity June 9](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/2b36312a45.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/bar-owners-covid-19-shutdown-lawsuit-to-get-more-clarity-june-9)

 By Carolina Journal

(Carolina Journal) – A lawsuit challenging then-Gov. Roy Cooper’s decision to keep North Carolina bars closed during the COVID-19 era could move forward after a June 9 hearing.

 

 

 

 

[ ![Republican groups claim victory in ‘never resident’ litigation](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/7975a8fa2a.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/republican-groups-claim-victory-in-never-resident-litigation)

 By Carolina Journal

(Carolina Journal) – State and national Republican Party groups are celebrating a court victory in a dispute over “never resident” voters in North Carolina.

 

 

 

 

[ ![Pope’s AI warnings match Americans’ responses; Cabinet reaction mixed](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/5d80319cd5.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/popes-ai-warnings-match-americans-responses-cabinet-reaction-mixed)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native, on Monday continued the legacy of his predecessor with a social encyclical addressing artificial intelligence – as much a pivotal challenge as

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![Oversight, policy, ethics outlined in utility ratepayer legislation](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/32e71e3646.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/oversight-policy-ethics-outlined-in-utility-ratepayer-legislation)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Protection of families, small businesses and taxpayers from utility rate increases attached to data center development and energy policy mandates are within changes to North Carolina’s Ratepayer Protection

 

 

 

 

[ ![Prohibition arrives same day Pew says Kalshi, Polymarket up 380% in 8 months](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/a51b290cd3.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/prohibition-arrives-same-day-pew-says-kalshi-polymarket-up-380-in-8-months)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – On the same day Pew Center Research said combined global trading volume for Kalshi and Polymarket had risen 380% in eight months, North Carolina’s governor by executive order

 

 

 

 

[ ![Pension assets up 24% in 4 years, more expected](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/45b4be534c.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/pension-assets-up-24-in-4-years-more-expected)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Rising nearly 24% since June 2022, North Carolina’s pension assets are poised for greater growth with 71% expansion of the operational budget in the second year of the