License Plates

Missouri Lawmaker: Keep 'Dreaded, Disgusting Jayhawks Symbol' Off Our License Plates

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.17.2012

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The 162-year-old border war between Missouri and Kansas heated up again this week as Show Me State lawmakers voted three times to ban a Kansas logo fr...

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Indiana Offers Nation's First License Plate Promoting LGBT Youth Causes

Posted 01.17.2012

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Indiana made U.S. history today by becoming the nation's first state to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth causes with a spec...

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Someone's Scanning & Storing All Of Our License Plates

| G.W. Schulz | Posted 03.13.2012

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Story comes courtesy of Cailfornia Watch. By G.W. Schulz Capitalizing on one of the fastest-growing trends in law enforcement, a private Califo...

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In Texas, New State Law Missing Key Sentence

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.16.2011

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A one-sentence omission in new Texas license plate law could jeopardize provisions for enforcing regulations on missing and illegitimate plates. Te...

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Boomers On Board: Personal License Plates For Post50 Generation Proposed

Posted 12.20.2011

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Boston-based baby boomers hoping to cruise smoothly into their golden years might soon be able to make that journey in a more personalized way -- lite...

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Scariest License Plate Ever?

Posted 11.16.2011

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Road rage may know no gender, but it appears that one Oregon resident fumes above and beyond normal levels. So much so that she spent a few extra buck...

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Tennessee Says 'F-U' To Tofu-Loving PETA Member

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 11.15.2011

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The Tennessee Department of Revenue, Taxpayer and Vehicle Services Division rejected a PETA employee's proposed personalized license plate -- "ILVTOFU...

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'Whale Tail' Specialty License Plate Gets Redesign

Posted 10.02.2011

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Thar she drives! This morning, the California Coastal Commission and the Department of Motor Vehicles officially launched the new Whale Tail® Special...

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Confederate Group Fighting For Confederate Flag On Southern License Plates

AOL Weird News | Michael McLaughlin | Posted 11.15.2011

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If the Sons of Confederate Veterans have their way, the South will rise again on license plates in three more southern states. The group, whose mem...

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Dem Lawmaker Treads On Arizona's Tea Party Licence Plates

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 06.20.2011

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A new Arizona license plate would say "Don't Tread on Me," but that's exactly what New York Democratic Rep. Gary Ackerman wants the federal government...

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The GOP's License Plate Slush Fund Agenda

Rep. Gary Ackerman | Posted 06.20.2011

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This morning, the Republican-controlled Arizona State Legislature sent Governor Jan Brewer legislation that would create a Tea Party license plate. It's an unabashed Tea Party political pay-off.

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The Profane, Sexual, And Hilarious License Plates Banned From The Road

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Banned plates flaunt bodily functions (BRKNWND), seem to taunt the law (BYECOP), titillate (NOBRA) and baffle (GOLFSEX). Much of the list, woven with ...

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License Plates, Heritage and Fellow Mississippians

Burns Strider | Posted 05.25.2011

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Some of my fellow Mississippian want to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with license plates honoring Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Forrest was one of the initial leaders of the Ku Klux Klan.

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License Plates as Art

Bill Lasarow | Posted 05.25.2011

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The California Arts Council recently launched campaign to re-inflate its operating budget with, of all things, auto license plates.

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Art Is Fundamental -- and Fundamental to Support

Maria Shriver | Posted 05.25.2011

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Think about what our re-commitment to the arts would mean - not just to our children - but to our economy. Creativity and innovation are part of California's fabric, and we can all honor and further that legacy.

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State Legislatures Take Aim at Women

Tamar Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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State legislatures are often fertile ground for contentious or ribald behavior. And, while great strides have been made in the past decade to diversif...

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Pro-Choice License Plate Advocated In Virginia: Supporters Threaten Lawsuit

AP | By DENA POTTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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RICHMOND, Va. -- Abortion-rights advocates have been unable to halt the "Choose Life" license plate variations in nearly two-dozen states, so now they...

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