The North Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to take a case involving legal liability for a Robeson County deputy sheriff’s injuries during traffic work. The state Court of Appeals ruled in December that the sheriff’s office and a private state Department of Transportation contractor bore joint responsibility for the deputy’s injuries in 2019.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is asking the state’s highest court to take a case dealing with a dispute over Map Act payments. DOT warns that a lower court ruling in the case could “create confusion” in future Map Act lawsuits.
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in Raleigh Friday on her plans to combat inflation, if elected. This follows former President Trump’s speech in Asheville on his plans, but the policy points demonstrate the candidates' very different approaches to economics.
Many problems deserve our attention. Motorists being gouged at the gas pump by our own state isn’t one of them.
Representing southern Wake County, Paré said her constituents are driving long distances to find alternative DMV locations due to long wait times and the inability to schedule appointments online within a reasonable timeframe.
The nearly half-billion-dollar project has been a contentious issue in Southeastern North Carolina for quite some time. The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, which opened in 1969 and carries over 70,000 cars and trucks every day, is reaching the end of its usable life according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals is ordering a trial judge to revisit the amount of money the state Department of Transportation must pay to resolve two Map Act disputes in Wake County. While that could mean less money for plaintiffs than the trial court had ordered, appellate judges rejected DOT’s argument that Map Act restrictions should be treated as “indefinite” rather then “temporary.”
The North Carolina Supreme Court has turned down a request to rehear a case challenging Greenville’s red-light camera enforcement program. Plaintiffs had asked the court to revisit the issue of North Carolinians seeking refunds from the government. The high court denied the request without comment in an order issued Thursday.
Modifications to the program were criticized as “mission creep” by one Republican lawmaker.
Plaintiffs who lost a state Supreme Court battle against Greenville’s red-light camera enforcement program are seeking a rehearing. They ask North Carolina’s high court to revisit the issue of people seeking refunds from the government.
Legally, the mobile driver’s license will be equivalent to a physical driver’s license, but before then, the DMV must conduct a comprehensive study and develop a plan addressing several critical areas.
