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[ ![Daily Update - December 31, 2025](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/daily_update/2025/december/dec31/DailyUpdate-December312025-square.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/daily-update-december-31-2025)

HUD blew $5B on “questionable” rental aid under Biden, even paying dead tenants. The Wilmington Standard calls for accountability and state-led reform.

  December 31, 2025

 

 

 

 

[ ![Daily Update - December 30, 2025](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/daily_update/2025/december/dec30/DailyUpdate-December302025-square.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/daily-update-december-30-2025)

Wilmington Standard calls for ending college tenure, arguing universities have become liberal indoctrination centers and students are finally pushing back.

  December 30, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![Daily Update - December 29, 2025](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/daily_update/2025/december/dec29/DailyUpdate-December292025-square.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/daily-update-december-29-2025)

NC charter schools surge as parents seek options beyond unions and the status quo, with diverse Wilmington charters outpacing traditional public schools.​

  December 29, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![Daily Update - December 26, 2025](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/daily_update/2025/december/dec26/DailyUpdate-December262025-square.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/daily-update-december-26-2025)

Student loan garnishments return in January as a broken federal system fuels defaults, tuition inflation, and low‑value degrees. Time for risk‑based reform.

  December 26, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![Daily Update - December 25, 2025](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/daily_update/2025/december/dec25/DailyUpdate-December252025-square.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/daily-update-december-25-2025)

Wilmington Standard’s Christmas Daily Update shares Luke 2:1–20, recounting the birth of Jesus, the angelic announcement, and the shepherds’ visit.

  December 25, 2025