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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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Bill could help ease tension at traffic stops

An evening TV news program showing a traffic stop “that got out of hand and escalated” led Rep. Ken Goodman, D-Richmond, to introduce a bill requiring instructions of how motorists should interact with police. “My wife and I were talking, and you know, we said a lot of people don’t know how you’re supposed to...

Barry Smith
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Senators outline confirmation process over Cooper’s objections

As a special Senate committee on Tuesday began hammering out details for confirming Gov. Roy Cooper’s Cabinet nominees, the back-and-forth between the governor and the General Assembly over the legality of the confirmation requirement continued. The process will mirror that used by the U.S. Senate, with an added step: North Carolina Cabinet-level nominees will have...

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Lawmakers return to Raleigh, immediately get to work

Lawmakers began filing bills, assigned committee members, and remembered a former state representative as the N.C. General Assembly returned to the state capital after a two-week break. Democratic leaders laid out an agenda they hope the Republican majority might consider. Sen. Dan Blue, D-Wake, and Rep. Darren Jackson, D-Wake, the minority leaders in their respective...

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DMV Supervisor Flagged In Audit Placed On Leave

A Division of Motor Vehicles supervisor who was identified in a Jan. 28 state audit as having a conflict of interest for selling and servicing fire extinguishers to some of the automotive dealerships he regulated is on administrative leave. The Insider reported Thursday that Wes Little — son of former Republican gubernatorial candidate George Little — had...

Barry Smith

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