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North Carolina Lawmakers Propose Allowing Range Of Voter IDs
North Carolina Republican legislators implementing a new change to the state constitution are thinking about allowing a relatively broad range of photo identification to validate voters who cast in-person ballots in future elections.
Proposed legislation state Senate staffers circulated Tuesday would require voters to show a driver's license, passport, state university ID, tribal enrollment card, or a new type of photo ID issued free by county elections boards. IDs that expired after a voter's 70th birthday also would be accepted.
The General Assembly returns to work next week after voters this month approved a state constitutional amendment requiring photo identification to vote in person.
Greensboro Adopts New Rules For Scooter Rentals
The City of Greensboro on Tuesday adopted new rules for the use of electric scooters.
The new ordinances apply to riders as well as businesses marketing the vehicles.
According to a news release, residents can only ride scooters on city streets with a speed limit of less than 35 miles an hour.
Riders must follow all traffic laws, and will be allowed in bike lanes.
But scooters will be banned from sidewalks and parking decks, and there will be regulations for parking on sidewalks.
Council also created a permit pilot program for businesses that rent scooters.
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story reported there would be time restrictions for riding scooters on city streets. There will be no time restrictions.
Hanesbrands To Hire 200 For New Distribution Center In High Point
Hanesbrands will be opening a new distribution center in High Point, with plans to hire 200 workers.
The Winston-Salem Journal reports the 340,000-square-foot center was recently occupied by Ralph Lauren.
Hanesbrands officials said the center will focus mainly on men's athletics and jersey apparel for the company's Champion brand.
Hansebrands is based in Winston-Salem, and has about 2,500 employees in Forsyth County.
Lawsuit Continues Against Novelist Sparks, School He Started
A federal judge says the former headmaster of a private Christian school founded by novelist Nicholas Sparks can continue to sue the author, the North Carolina school, and the foundation Sparks created to support it.
U.S. District Judge James Dever III ruled last month that a jury should decide whether the author of "Message in a Bottle" and "The Notebook" defamed Saul Hillel Benjamin and violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Sparks allegedly told parents, a job recruiter and others that the former Epiphany School of Global Studies headmaster suffered from mental health problems. Benjamin was in the position for less than five months and said he was forced out.
North Carolina Sheriff Dubs County 'Drug Hub' Of Southeast
A North Carolina sheriff targeted in a lawsuit seeking to block him from applying to help enforce immigration laws said he wants more officers to stop drug traffic he says is fueled by Mexican cartels.
Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson told county commissioners Monday that he needs 18 more officers in next year's budget. In addition to rejoining a program which lets local agencies perform immigration enforcement, Johnson plans to rent county jail space to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house detainees being deported.
The sheriff's office previously had an agreement with ICE. The Justice Department sued Johnson in 2012, saying his office routinely targeted and discriminated against Latinos.
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