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[ ![Report: North Carolina No. 48 in financial transparency](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-05/4a739c6850.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/report-north-carolina-no-48-in-financial-transparency)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – North Carolina scored poorly overall and is ranked No. 48 in the nation in financial transparency in a report released this week by Truth in Accounting.

 

 

 

 

[ ![Town commissioner tapped for state Senate vacancy](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-05/37d1c861a4.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/town-commissioner-tapped-for-state-senate-vacancy)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Haseeb Fatmi, commissioner in the Wake County community of Wake Forest, has been chosen by the Democratic Party of two North Carolina counties to succeed state Sen. Terence

 

 

 

 

[ ![General fund revenue for fiscal years 2026, 2027 up $2.6B](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-05/619f3eb004.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/general-fund-revenue-for-fiscal-years-2026-2027-up-2-6b)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – North Carolina’s general fund revenue over the fiscal biennium has increased to $71.1 billion, up $2.6 billion, according to the Office of State Budget and Management.

 

 

 

 

[ ![Expansion of childhood workforce legislation advances](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-05/575cd0970e.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/expansion-of-childhood-workforce-legislation-advances)

 By Andrew Pomeranz | Carolina Journal

(Carolina Journal) – Expansion of the early childhood workforce and strengthening provider support to address the root causes of a childcare shortage is advancing in the North Carolina General Assembly.

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![Democrats, Republicans both dip below 30%; independents near 40%](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-05/e5003bb27b.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/democrats-republicans-both-dip-below-30-independents-near-40)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Five months and two weeks from Election Day in North Carolina, Democrats continue to lose registrations, Republicans are gaining them nominally, and the independent ranks is swelling at

 

 

 

 

[ ![Election 2026: Cooper, again, increases polling lead over Whatley](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-05/f22dbe1667.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/election-2026-cooper-again-increases-polling-lead-over-whatley)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Democrat Roy Cooper, for the second time in five days, has increased his lead on Republican Michael Whatley to 49%-42% in a poll reflecting North Carolinians’ choice for

 

 

 

 

[ ![Polls: Voters’ money No. 1 campaign topic, and more of them trust Democrats](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-05/539752d143.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/polls-voters-money-no-1-campaign-topic-and-more-of-them-trust-democrats)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Inflation and the cost of living is easily the No. 1 choice for the top issue in the 2026 midterms for North Carolinians according to one poll, and