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House Oversight Calls NCSBE Ballot Decisions into Question

The House Oversight and Reform Select Committee has called elections officials and an expert to testify before the committee on...
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NCInnovation to Report on Spending, First Round of Grants

The House Oversight and Reform Select Committee has called NCInnovation (NCI) CEO Bennet Waters to testify before the committee Tuesday,...
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Committee Members Press DMV on Pattern of Questionable Interpretation of Laws

A hearing that began with conflicting stories between the Department of Motor Vehicles and a vendor ended with questions of...
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Driver’s License Backlogs, Kiosks, Summer Rush Top of Mind for House Oversight, Commissioner to Testify

Raleigh, NC – The House Oversight and Reform Committee has requested Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Wayne Goodwin to appear...
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Joint Transportation Oversight Committee Seeks Answers for DMV Customers

It is not only widely accepted but widely expected that the Division of Motor Vehicles does not serve its customers...
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Targeted Reforms Could Shrink the Reinsurance Facility and Save Most Drivers Money

Members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee gained a clearer understanding of the North Carolina Reinsurance Facility Tuesday, January...
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House Oversight Seeks Answers Department of Insurance Couldn’t Give

Members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee will continue their attempt to get concrete answers from the Department of...
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Bell: Get Flood Resiliency Plan Right and in Timely Manner

Early intervention was top of mind for the members of the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations Subcommittee on Hurricane...
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Gov Ops Committee Checks Progress on Flood Resiliency Plan

In the wake of catastrophic floods in eastern North Carolina from hurricanes Matthew and Florence and western North Carolina from...
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Oversight Hearing cannot determine if North Carolina benefits from auto Reinsurance Facility

House Oversight and Reform Committee members sought to get solid answers on the value of the North Carolina Reinsurance Facility—the...
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Do North Carolinians Pay Too Much for Car Insurance? House Oversight Committee to Examine Auto Insurance Market

Do North Carolina drivers pay more than they should for car insurance? Would a change in regulations lead to higher...
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Unemployment Benefit Timeliness and Accuracy Still Have Room to Improve

Division of Employment Security (DES) Assistant Secretary Antwon Keith touted his agency’s efforts in correcting improper unemployment insurance payments and...
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House Oversight Committee to Examine Unemployment Insurance Payments

Raleigh, NC — The House Oversight and Reform Committee has invited Division of Employment Security (DES) Assistant Secretary Antwon Keith...
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DMV Testifies on Driver’s License Controversies

Division of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Wayne Goodwin defended the DMV’s handling of two driver’s license controversies in his testimony before...
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House Oversight Committee Investigates DMV Contract and Renewal Extension; Commissioner, Deputy to Testify

Raleigh, NC – The House Oversight and Reform Committee has issued a letter to the Division of Motor Vehicles Commissioner...
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Five Years After Florence, a Year Into Hearings, Homeowners Finally Seeing Progress

It’s been five years since Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach and sat for five days before moving inland....
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NCSBE Can Take Additional Steps to Ensure Election Integrity

North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell recently responded on July 26 and July 28...
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Improving Trust in Elections

“If people can't trust the elections process, how can they trust anything else in government?” House Oversight and Reform Committee...
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Governor’s Staff and SBI General Counsel Provide Few Answers

On Tuesday, May 2, House Oversight and Reform Committee members pursued allegations by State Bureau of Investigation Director Bob Schurmeier...
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Statements from House Oversight and Reform Co-Chairs Regarding May 2 SBI Hearing

Representative Jake Johnson: "I think it is extremely troubling that the General Counsel of an Independent state agency, and the...
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