House to widen E-Verify law

By Laura Leslie

Posted: 4:54 p.m. yesterday
Updated: 9:47 p.m. yesterday

State House lawmakers gave tentative approval today to require businesses with 25 or more employees who provide services to cities or counties to use the federal E-Verify system to check any new workers’ immigration status.

The bill’s sponsor, Rep. George Cleveland, R-Onslow, says the measure would ensure only legal workers could be paid with public dollars. “It’s a jobs bill,â€