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State halts facial recognition program to review legality
DMV Commissioner Rob Ide, from left, Col. Jake Elovirta, and Vermont ACLU staff attorney Jay Diaz. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerThe state is suspending its use of facial recognition...
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House backs reform of driver’s license suspension system
Rep. Chip Conquest, D-Wells River, reported the DLS bill on the House floor Tuesday. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerIn the course of working in the House Judiciary Committee on a bill to reform the...
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New license law corrects ‘financial injustice,’ governor says
Gov. Peter Shumlin speaks Tuesday in Burlington about a bill he signed to help people restore suspended licenses. Photo by Kelsey Neubauer/VTDigger BURLINGTON — Vermont has become the third state to...
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DMV changing application process after discrimination case
The Department of Motor Vehicles in Montpelier. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger The Department of Motor Vehicles has settled a case with a Jordanian national who was detained by federal law...
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Emails show DMV fraud-fighting spilled over into immigration enforcement
Migrant workers hold up signs depicting Vermont driver’s licenses at the signing of a bill in 2013 allowing them to obtain credentials so they can drive in the state regardless of whether they are in...
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DMV rolls out driver’s licenses with third gender, enhanced security
The Department of Motor Vehicles in Montpelier. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerThe Department of Motor Vehicles is debuting a new style of driver’s licenses and ID cards this month, updating...
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Scarcity of driver education instructors delays students’ ability to get...
Lander Magoon, left, checks behind him as he takes a lesson with driver’s education instructor Joe Barch in Shelburne on Saturday, Oct. 15. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Joe Barch sat calmly in the...
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Gov. Phil Scott signs law nixing many driver’s license suspensions
Starting next month, the DMV will no longer suspend a person’s driving privileges solely because they have not paid the fines for a moving violation. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Starting next...
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