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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state has been granted another temporary extension from the enforcement of federal requirements for state driver's licenses and ID cards. The federal government informed the state last week that it would receive the extension through Oct...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The House has passed a measure that would create a two-tiered licensing system that seeks to bring Washington state in line with federal identification requirements. The measure was approved by the Democratic-led chamber on a 69-28 bipartisan vote, and it now heads back to the Senate — which passed the bill in February — for concurrence on changes made in the House... Read Mo

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Senate has approved a measure that seeks to bring Washington state into compliance with federal identification requirements. Senate Bill 5008 passed on a 45-4 vote and now heads the House for consideration. For years, lawmakers have struggled on how to best comply with the REAL ID Act, a 2005 federal law that requires state driver's licenses and ID cards to have security

OLYMPIA (AP) — A Senate panel has approved a measure that seeks to bring Washington state into compliance with federal identification requirements. On Tuesday, the Senate Transportation Committee passed Senate Bill 5008 on a 9-2 vote. The measure now heads to the Rules Committee, its last stop before a potential floor debate in the Senate...

OLYMPIA (AP) — Last month, signs started popping up at airports across the country warning travelers that unless their driver's licenses are from states already in compliance with federal identification requirements, or states with a limited extension, they'll need additional documentation to board domestic flights starting in January 2018...

OLYMPIA (AP) — Airport officials told a Senate panel that they worry that thousands of passengers may be turned away from the state's airports starting in 2018 if the state doesn't move quickly to ensure the state is compliant with a federal law that requires state driver's licenses and ID cards to have security enhancements and be issued to people who can prove they're legally in the United State