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House panel parks proposal to tow unlicensed drivers' cars

A state House committee on Wednesday voted down a bill that would require a vehicle operated by an unlicensed driver to be towed away from a traffic stop unless a licensed driver could be found to drive the car away.

Matthew Burns

House panel parks proposal to tow unlicensed drivers' cars

House panel to debate towing cars of unlicensed drivers

A state House committee this week will debate a proposal to require vehicles driven by unlicensed drivers to be towed away from a traffic stop unless a licensed driver can be quickly found to drive the car away.

Laura Leslie

House panel to debate towing cars of unlicensed drivers

NC lawmakers seek immigration crackdown

Two bills filed in the state House would subject local governments to loss of state funding and citizen lawsuits if they are deemed to be turning a blind eye to immigration enforcement.

Laura Leslie

Undocumented ID crackdown moves forward

A bill that passed the House Regulatory Reform Committee on Wednesday would ban law enforcement agencies from recognizing community-based or other non-state-issued identification cards.

Laura Leslie

Ethics complaint filed over towing bill

Rep. George Cleveland, R-Onslow, has filed an ethics complaint against Rep. David Lewis, R-Harnett, over towing legislation. Cleveland says Lewis broke a handshake agreement, Lewis says the complaint is part of an internal House Republican caucus feud.

Mark Binker

House bill tightens checks on immigrant workers

Thousands of North Carolina businesses would have to start using a federal system to check their employees' immigration status under a bill that cleared the House Commerce Committee on Wednesday.

Matthew Burns

House bill tightens checks on immigrant workers

Anti-Sharia law heads to House floor

A House committee gave its blessing today to the latest version of a bill intended to protect the constitutional rights of North Carolinians from "foreign laws."

Laura Leslie

House lawmakers file bills to push back against federal laws

A House resolution would lay claim to North Carolina's ability to "claim sovereignty" over powers not enumerated by the U.S. Constitution. Another bill would direct Attorney General Cooper to challenge the federal government's 2012 National Defense Authorization Act.

Mark Binker

House lawmakers file bills to push back against federal laws

Bill would confiscate cars from uninsured motorists

Rep. George Cleveland says the Highway Patrol pulls over 45 to 50 drivers a month who do not have insurance on their cars.

Mark Binker and Amanda Lamb

Bill would confiscate cars from uninsured motorists

Climate change denier behind Public Staff bill?

A proposal to muzzle the Public Staff of the NC Utilities Commission came out of an email exchange between a member of the staff and a noted climate change denier.

Laura Leslie

Climate change denier behind Public Staff bill?