Bradley George

1 week ago | wunc.org | Bradley George

The new commissioner of the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles says he's working as fast as he can to eliminate long waits at driver's license offices. Paul Tine joined Gov. Josh Stein and Transportation Secretary Joey Hopkins for a visit to a busy NCDMV office in east Raleigh Friday morning. The three spent about 20 minutes speaking with people who had been waiting in line for hours for a driver's license or road test. Tine, a former state lawmaker, was named commissioner last month.

1 week ago | wunc.org | Bradley George

The Trump administration froze funding for a new passenger rail line between Raleigh and Richmond, but the North Carolina Department of Transportation says work on the project continues. In 2024, the Biden administration approved more than $1 billion for the S-Line, which will shorten travel time between the two state capitols and create faster service for trains serving Washington, D.C. and New York. Funding came from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

2 weeks ago | wunc.org | Bradley George

A town in northwest North Carolina has won a $1.7 million federal grant to clean up a long-abandoned tannery. The Environmental Protection Agency announced the award to the town of North Wilkesboro Friday, one of 23 projects selected for brownfield cleanup in the southeast. The announcement comes as EPA is still trying to cancel hundreds of funding requests and reduce its workforce. Last year, town officials applied for a grant to clean up the site.

1 month ago | wunc.org | Bradley George

There's been another breach involving student and teacher data stored on PowerSchool software, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mo Green said at a Wednesday evening press conference. "It is completely unfortunate that the perpetrators are preying on innocent children and dedicated public servants," Green said.

1 month ago | wunc.org | Bradley George

A private foundation will help a North Carolina nonprofit that lost federal funding last month. The Trump Administration, through Elon Musk's DOGE cost-cutting entity, rescinded grants to state and territorial humanities councils offered by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The endowment laid off 80% of its staff. North Carolina Humanities, based in Charlotte, receives about $1.6 million from the NEH each year.