--- title: North Carolina News description: Election 2026: For one of the four seats, trouble brews By Alan Wooten | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Texas hasn’t elected a Democrat to the U.S. Sen... canonical_url: https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news?start=126 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=126. markdown-tokens: 911 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news?start=126. 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. [ ![Election 2026: For one of the four seats, trouble brews](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/f22dbe1667.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/election-2026-for-one-of-the-four-seats-trouble-brews) By Alan Wooten | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Texas hasn’t elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1988, Kentucky since 1992, Louisiana and North Carolina since 2008. [ ![Democrats greet educators’ raises with skepticism, criticism](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-05/3dc19f7961.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/democrats-greet-educators-raises-with-skepticism-criticism) By Alan Wooten | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Educators in North Carolina are getting their biggest salary bump and raise in 20 years, leaders of the General Assembly said Tuesday. [ ![Cooper gets $31.4M share of $111.2M spend](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-05/d5173d6df5.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/cooper-gets-31-4m-share-of-111-2m-spend) By Alan Wooten | The Center Square (The Center Square) – The bid of Roy Cooper to the U.S. Senate is getting a $31.4 million infusion for television advertising, the Senate Majority PAC told The Center Square on Wednesday [ ![Goodyear, union pressing forward to close Fayetteville plant](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-05/4a739c6850.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/goodyear-union-pressing-forward-to-close-fayetteville-plant) By Alan Wooten | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, headquartered in Ohio, is in conversation with the United Steelworkers union to close its North Carolina plant in Fayetteville next year. [ ![Personal income tax cap proposal filed](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-05/37d1c861a4.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/personal-income-tax-cap-proposal-filed) By Alan Wooten | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Following through on a Tuesday announcement, a trio of North Carolina senators on Wednesday filed Lower Taxes for All NC. [ ![Election 2026: Cooper increases polling lead over Whatley for U.S. Senate](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-05/cc474ebe39.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/election-2026-cooper-increases-polling-lead-over-whatley-for-u-s-senate) By Alan Wooten | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Democrat Roy Cooper leads Republican Michael Whatley 49.8%-38.7% in the newest poll reflecting North Carolinians’ choice for the U.S. Senate on Nov. 3. [ ![Human capabilities focused in student, teacher artificial intelligence guide](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-05/797e6b41c9.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/human-capabilities-focused-in-student-teacher-artificial-intelligence-guide) By Alan Wooten | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Teacher’s guide learning modules and self-assessment tools for students are part of the third annual Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence, a production of Elon University, the American Association