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December 14, 2025

Michael Lazzara

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NC shrimp trawling ban bill saga ends

July 11, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — House Bill 442, introduced in April, aimed to extend the recreational flounder fishing season to six weeks and establish a year-round red snapper season with catch limits. The bill passed the House in […]

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Outdoors commission honors inductees, legislators

May 18, 2025 K.D. Beard

WALLACE — As society becomes increasingly reliant upon the internet and the devices that connect to it, technology can seem inescapable. For most young Americans, it’s all they’ve ever known — born into an age […]

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House bill would extend driver’s licenses to address DMV backlog

April 24, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A bill filed in the North Carolina House would extend driver’s license expiration dates tied to long wait times at the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles. House Bill 821, which has already […]

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Cooper makes 95th veto on DOT agency bill

May 1, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper made the 95th veto of his two terms over billboard signage vegetation clearing in a North Carolina Department of Transportation agency bill. House Bill 198 contains requests made by […]

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District-offered driver ed wait times, quality frustrate families 

April 10, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles has been the subject of at least two legislative oversight committee hearings in the last six months. Most recently, lawmakers focused on contract issues during a […]

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Oversight committee questions DMV chief

March 7, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — During a Feb. 29 meeting of the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee, the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Wayne Goodwin was questioned about a host of issues, including long wait times, modernization […]

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DMV privatization? It’s a goal of an Onslow County senator

February 22, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Sen. Michael Lazzara (R-Onslow) would like to see the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) move to the private sector. In an interview with North State Journal, Larazza said he is optimistic […]

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