Paul Tine

The leader of North Carolina's Division of Motor Vehicles says he's hoping to open four new offices within months. The legislature recently approved funding for new DMV offices in Fuquay-Varina, the town of Garland in Sampson County, Cabarrus County and the town of Leland in Brunswick County.

The Division of Motor Vehicles is using interns to help manage long lines at driver's license offices. DMV wants to put people at office entrances to help check documents and paperwork, a process referred to as "triage," but in many locations it doesn't have enough staff.

A state legislator who was previously a Democrat has become unaffiliated because he feels he can get more done that way for his district. Representative…