division of North Carolina Department of Transportation responsible for licenses and registration
Stein has declared the Medicaid shortfall urgent and proposed a “Critical Needs Budget” for FY 2025–26 to address “funding needs that cannot wait until next year.” The proposal primarily focuses…
When I look at the voter registration changes numbers at Carolina Transparency, I am usually interested in changes in party registration. But what caught my eye this week was a…
News & Observer reports the Council of State approved a 15-year lease on a new Division of Motor Vehicles headquarters in Rocky Mount. The council, made up of Gov. Roy…
During a brief trip back to Raleigh, state lawmakers approved another $850 million in hurricane relief. Becki Gray analyzes the state’s efforts to respond to Hurricanes Florence and Michael for…
Interesting column in the News & Observer by Rob Christensen wondering if it’s time to mover state government out of Raleigh—well, at least some of it: The Department of Administration…
Greensboro News & Record editorial writer Steven Doyle’s column starts out innocently enough—the state Division of Motor Vehicles snafu that had him living in Rockingham County when he really lived…
Upon news of this audit from Beth Wood’s office, as reported by Carolina Journal’s Dan Way: A state Division of Motor Vehicles inspector violated agency policy by improperly collecting pay…
A unanimous three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court’s ruling that ends a man’s attempt to strike down the N.C. Felony Firearms Act as…
Yesterday the senate passed, by a party lines vote of 33-16, the state’s two-year spending plan after over an hour of debate. The Senate will make their third and final…
Beginning today, NC automobile owners can choose between a “First in Flight” or First in Freedom” license tag. We’re leaning towards “First in Freedom” around here, as Mitch explains in…
My latest court story for Carolina Journal: RALEIGH — Charges against Mount Airy resident Myra Combs of driving while impaired were dismissed after a judge ruled that the traffic stop…
A unanimous three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals upheld this morning a 2013 trial-court ruling favoring a group of retired state employees led by former state Supreme Court…