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…
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…
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…
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…
Just in time for the New Year, another shoe has dropped in the long-running story about law-enforcement corruption in Western NC. As usual, the issues involved are cloudy.
Gov. Mike Easley announced today that he wants to merge the Division of Motor Vehicles into the N.C. Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. It will save at least $4 million, and is about time.
Eliminate the DMV enforcement unit altogether as part of a comprehensive reorganization of public safety functions.
