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[ ![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