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[ ![North Carolina businesses creation exceeds 103,000 in first 6 months of ’26](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-07/ba2e7e3a96.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/north-carolina-businesses-creation-exceeds-103-000-in-first-6-months-of-26)

##  [ North Carolina businesses creation exceeds 103,000 in first 6 months of ’26 ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/north-carolina-businesses-creation-exceeds-103-000-in-first-6-months-of-26) 

 

 By Katherine Zehnder | Carolina Journal

(Carolina Journal) – Eighth-term Democratic Secretary of State Elaine Marshall announced a record high 100,000 new business developments in North Carolina in the first half of 2026.

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[ ![State budget signed into law](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-07/619f3eb004.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/state-budget-signed-into-law)

##  [ State budget signed into law ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/state-budget-signed-into-law) 

 

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – For the second time in nearly 11 years, North Carolina has a signed budget.

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[ ![Jaleeyah’s Law toughens penalties tied to gangs, recruiting minors](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-07/76216fcfbb.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/jaleeyahs-law-toughens-penalties-tied-to-gangs-recruiting-minors)

##  [ Jaleeyah’s Law toughens penalties tied to gangs, recruiting minors ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/jaleeyahs-law-toughens-penalties-tied-to-gangs-recruiting-minors) 

 

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Prevention of violent crime, protection of the most vulnerable and stronger tools for lawmen and prosecutors are in Jaleeyah’s Law, a crackdown on gang violence signed into North

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