Adding to the crunch, Congress required REAL IDs in order to board a plane if flyers don’t have a passport or another form of acceptable ID. The state has pushed for improvements to efficiency ...

One State Pushes for an Exception While nearly every state has ended license renewal extensions, North Carolina is considering a limited exception. House Bill 821 proposes to keep regular (Class C ...

You're not in the six-month window to renew, but you need the REAL ID. If you go to the DMV and get the REAL ID, you have that gold star on your license.