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[ ![Ground Game Not A Shouting Match - Daily Update May 15, 2026](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/daily_update/2026/may/may15/may152026-square.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/ground-game-not-a-shouting-match-daily-update-may-15-2026)

North Carolina backs conservative ideas but trusts Democrats to deliver. Why this election must be a Republican ground game, not a shouting match.

  May 15, 2026

 

 

 

 

[ ![Restricting North Carolina Farmland From The Chinese - Daily Update May 14, 2026](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/daily_update/2026/may/may14/may142026-square.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/restricting-north-carolina-farmland-from-the-chinese-daily-update-may-14-2026)

North Carolina moves to restrict Chinese‑linked land near military bases and protect farmland and national security.

  May 14, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![Annexed, Ignored and Over-Taxed– Daily Update May 13, 2026](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/daily_update/2026/may/may13/may132026-square.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/annexed-ignored-and-over-taxed-daily-update-may-13-2026)

Wilmington plans a nearly 20% tax hike and a $44M bigger budget. Should annexed communities like Landfall and Pine Valley finally leave the city?

  May 13, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![Doing Away With Transparency At Our Universities - Daily Update May 12, 2026](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/daily_update/2026/may/may12/may122026-square.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/doing-away-with-transparency-at-our-universities-daily-update-may-12-2026)

NC lawmakers move to hide UNC athlete pay from taxpayers, raising big questions about transparency and public money.

  May 12, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![Districts for Americans, Not Races – Daily Update April 8, 2026](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/daily_update/2026/may/may11/may112026-square.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/districts-for-americans-not-races-daily-update-may-10-2026)

Supreme Court rejects Louisiana’s race-based map; what new districts mean for voters and why race-based lines insult equal representation.

  May 11, 2026