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[ ![Republicans, Libertarians gain, Democrats lose – all dwarfed by independents](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/e5003bb27b.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/republicans-libertarians-gain-democrats-lose---all-dwarfed-by-independents)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Voter registrations that do not affiliate with any of three approved parties in North Carolina managed 94% of all changes for the most recent seven days updated.

 

 

 

 

[ ![Audit: Durham Tech financial integrity at risk with $15M in misstatements](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/4b94aab874.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/audit-durham-tech-financial-integrity-at-risk-with-15m-in-misstatements)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Warning of degradation of financial integrity with a second consecutive poor audit in three years, this one with more than $15 million in misstatements, Durham Technical Community College

 

 

 

 

[ ![Attorney general, governor join request line for regulation on data centers](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/36d60dc348.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/attorney-general-governor-join-request-line-for-regulation-on-data-centers)

 By David Beasley | The Center Square contributor

(The Center Square) – North Carolina’s attorney general has asked the state utility commission to create a separate rate for large users of electricity such as data centers, an idea that was

 

 

 

 

[ ![JetZero cites state budget turbulence, gets adjustment on $1.5B incentive](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/4a739c6850.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/jetzero-cites-state-budget-turbulence-gets-adjustment-on-1-5b-incentive)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – JetZero, two weeks from its formal groundbreaking ceremony, gained a soft cushion to meeting requirements for its $1.5 billion incentive package provided by North Carolina taxpayers because the

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![Elon Poll says 2 in 3 proud to be American and Signers would be disappointed](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/106ca043e2.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/elon-poll-says-2-in-3-proud-to-be-american-and-signers-would-be-disappointed)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Sampling 1,000 adults nationwide ahead of America’s 250th anniversary on July 4, a poll released Tuesday finds 68% are proud to be American and 69% believe signers of

 

 

 

 

[ ![In 1 week, gas down 22 cents, diesel 28 cents](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/01716b09bb.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/in-1-week-gas-down-22-cents-diesel-28-cents)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – In the past week for North Carolinians, unleaded gasoline prices are down 22 cents and diesel 28 cents.

 

 

 

 

[ ![Op-Ed: Targeting fraud can help rural hospitals](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/4db1e0c10d.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/op-ed-targeting-fraud-can-help-rural-hospitals)

 By Liam Sigaud | Paragon Health Institute

Vice President J.D. Vance recently traveled to Bangor, Maine, to spotlight the Trump administration’s crackdown on fraud in Medicaid and other critical federal health programs.