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Bald Head Island, transportation provider split on lawsuit’s timeline

The Village of Bald Head Island and the provider of transportation services to and from the mainland are taking contrasting approaches to the timeline for resolving a legal dispute. Competing court filings Thursday at the North Carolina Court of Appeals exposed the divide.

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Lawmakers insist DMV improve operations amid ongoing failures

Pressures were high Thursday at a Transportation Committee hearing in Raleigh as state legislators criticized Commissioner Wayne Goodwin’s ‘broken’ operations at the DMV that have caused major frustrations for North Carolina customers.  The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles is the largest customer-facing agency in the state government, but legislators condemned ongoing dysfunction and questioned...

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NC owns a railroad? Well, yes.

The State of North Carolina is the sole shareholder of a 317-mile rail corridor, winding from Charlotte to the Port of Morehead City, known as the North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR). That is the short answer, to be sure; the whole story of how NCRR came to be is a tale of North Carolina history,...

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Gastonia replacing fixed-route buses with microtransit

The Gastonia City Council recently announced plans to phase out its fixed-route bus system in favor of a new microtransit system with the ability to reach more of Gastonia’s residents. Microtransit is comparable to current rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft. In a press release, the city council stated that a 36-month, $1.65 million...

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DOT appeals Wake County cases with major Map Act implications

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is asking the state’s second-highest court to take up two cases that could have a significant impact on payments to property owners targeted by the Map Act. In both cases, a Wake County judge issued rulings in June 2023 that favored property owners over the DOT.

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Electric vehicle uncertainty in North Carolina

While electric vehicle industry is growing in NC, the trajectory of the EV sector appears uncertain. Industry giants like Ford, General Motors, and Tesla have collectively opted to delay their expansion plans in the year 2024 amid big losses in Q3.

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Appeals Court rules Robeson sheriff, DOT contractor liable for deputy’s injuries

The North Carolina Court of Appeals has determined that both the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office and a private Department of Transportation contractor bear responsibility for a deputy’s injuries during traffic duty in 2019.

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State Supreme Court splits evenly in Harkers Island Bridge legal fees dispute

The state Supreme Court split, 3-3, on whether a trial judge could award nearly $90,000 in legal fees to critics of the state’s Harkers Island Bridge replacement project. The deadlock means a decision from the state’s second-highest court will stand. The case will head back to a trial judge to revisit the legal fees and other issues.

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State Supreme Court grants stay to DOT worker fired over bus driver recertification

The state’s highest court has granted a temporary stay to a former state Department of Transportation worker challenging his dismissal. DOT had cited Thurman Crofton Savage’s violations of bus driver recertification rules when firing him.

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