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One-third of Virginia's watermen have offered to sell their licenses back to the state under a buyback program intended to ease pressure on the Chesapeake Bay crab.
Leading senators from both parties expressed a willingness Wednesday to revamp the nation's stalled plan to secure driver's licenses in an effort to thwart terrorists.
The Senate wants to replace a Bush administration program to secure driver's licenses with a plan that would cost states less money — a plan that some say is a relaxation of the post-9/11 rules.
The Texas Department of Public Safety is appealing a ruling that blocks the enforcement of new rules preventing some immigrants from getting drivers' licenses and identification cards.
In an online Spanish language chat room, people from all over the East Coast seek tips on how to get driver's licenses in Maryland even though they don't live there.
Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan may keep a substantial part of the state pension that was canceled following his conviction on racketeering and fraud charges, an appeals court ruled Friday.
While the news media riveted attention on his scandal-plagued successor, former Illinois Gov. George Ryan apologized Friday for crimes in office that landed him in federal prison, saying he had given "less than my best" as a public official.
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin asked President Bush on Monday to consider commuting former Gov. George Ryan's 6 1/2-year racketeering sentence to time served, standing firm on his appeal for mercy despite an outpouring of criticism.
The words "bride" and "groom" will reappear on all marriage license applications issued in California starting next month, state health officials said.
Gov. John Baldacci signed into law a bill to tighten standards for getting a Maine driver's license, acknowledging that the measures were a tough issue for lawmakers.
Federal officials on Wednesday granted Maine an extension to comply with Real ID driver's license security requirements after giving the state an extra 48 hours to refine its request.
South Carolina residents will continue to be able to use their driver's licenses to get on airplanes and into federal buildings, the Department of Homeland Security said Monday as it granted the state an extension to comply with a new federal ID law.
The Bush administration accepted a compromise from New Hampshire on Thursday that will ensure the state's residents will not be barred from using their driver's licenses to enter federal buildings and board airplanes beginning in May.
Homeland Security officials are pushing recalcitrant states to adopt stricter driver's license standards to end a standoff that could disrupt domestic air travel.
Two North Dakota farmers who received the nation's first state licenses to grow industrial hemp have been granted renewals, though forces outside the state will largely decide whether the farmers will ever get a crop in the ground.
British Columbia is developing a new high-tech driver's license that could be used as a passport alternative to enter the United States by land and sea, officials said Monday.
Remember the great passport-processing debacle of 2007? I hope so, because if you don’t, you may get to relive it all over again.
Millions of air travelers may find going through airport security much more complicated this spring, as the Bush administration heads toward a showdown with state governments over post-Sept. 11 rules for new driver's licenses. By May, the dispute could leave millions of people unable to use their licenses to board planes, but privacy advocates called that a hollow threat by federal officials.
Americans born after Dec. 1, 1964, will have to get more secure driver's licenses in the next six years under ambitious post-9/11 security rules to be unveiled Friday by federal officials.
Charging into the frenzied national debate over immigration, New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer had insisted that giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants would make life safer for all.
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer said Wednesday he was abandoning a plan to issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, but said that the federal government had "lost control" of its borders and left states to deal with the consequences.
Accompanied by his wife and a longtime friend, former Illinois Gov. George Ryan avoided the media but not the inevitable Wednesday when he walked into prison to start serving a 6 1/2-year corruption sentence.
Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan arrived at a rural federal prison Wednesday to begin serving a 6 1/2-year sentence for corruption.
Pressed anew on whether she supports granting driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday it depends on the state.
Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan lost his final bid Tuesday to delay starting his prison term when Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens turned down his request to remain free on bail.
Pilots of wayward jet lose licenses -The Federal Aviation Administration revoked the licenses of two Northwest Airlines pilots Tuesday in an extraordinary letter in which the agency chastised the pair, saying they endangered the public by flying an hour and half without contacting controllers "while you were on a fr …
Drug denial letter covered in drugsExcerpt: A nightclub boss who wrote a letter to police denying that drug use was rife in her club has lost her license, after cops found that the letter itself was covered in cocaine.
Blackwater founder resigns as chief executiveThe chief executive of Blackwater Worldwide, the private security firm whose guards are accused of killing Iraqi civilians while protecting U.S. diplomats, is stepping down, the company said on Monday.
Warning: Fake Security System Salesmen In SanfordTwo guys have been walking around Sanford's historic district telling homeowner's they're selling home security systems, but they city told Eyewitness News they're crooks.
Casey Anthony's attorney concerned about police questioning of private investigatorExcerpt: Casey Anthony's defense attorney wants a judge to appoint someone to oversee any law-enforcement questioning of a private investigator who worked on the case.
Fewer Youths Jump Behind the Wheel at 16 - New York TimesDETROIT — For generations, driver's licenses have been tickets to freedom for America's 16-year-olds, prompting many to line up at motor vehicle offices the day they were eligible to apply.
Sonic Solutions Advanced Technology GroupJim Taylor, General Manager of Sonic Solutions advanced technology group and author of DVD Demystified said "Everything is ready to go--all of the licenses are in place, the format specifications are ready to go.
Microsoft not so 'open' after all?The head of the open-source group that will decide whether to certify Microsoft Corp.'s "shared source" software licenses as open-source licenses said that more than half of Redmond's licenses appear to automatically fail the group's rules.
Advanced features in FLEXlm - Borrowing LicensesA short article regarding an interesting and advanced feature in flexlm - Borrowing Licenses (floating licenses). FLEXnet (Globetrotter FLEXlm) is a license manager from Macrovision.
A license manager keeps a pool of floating licenses. Users can activate the software by using floating licenses from the pool. The pool of licenses determine how many users can work at the same time - if 10 licenses are available then only 10 users are able to work concurrently.
Microsoft Watch - Vista - Stacking Vista Licenses Too HighMicrosoft's claim of 20 million Vista licenses sold simply doesn't add up when trying to assess who realistically bought them in the time frame—"in the opening month"—stated in today's press release.
Munich sticks to old licenses to avoid Vista costs With the prohibitive costs of rolling out to a new operating system and Microsoft's draconian stipulations on licensing of old software, it's no surprise at all that some companies, and in fact, some Governments, are purchase used licenses for older vesions of Windows.
CompUSA to sell small business Vista licenses beginning November 30If you run or support a small business, it may be worth circling November 30 on your calendar instead of January 30.
Microsoft blesses Datacenter users with limitless OS copiesAs of Oct 1, Windows Server Datacenter Edition operating system customers will have the right to run "an unlimted number of virtualized Windows Server instances." This policy applies to licenses covering new servers and previous licenses upgraded with new version rights.
Four-Step Health Care Solution, AFour simple but drastic steps to solve the healthcare problem. Older, but still relevant.
EFF: 24 Hours to Save Internet Fair UseThe entertainment industry has sneaked language into an obscure copyright bill that could smash Internet fair use.
Worldwide Energy licenses ORNL fuel cell techWorldwide Energy has announced an agreement to develop and commercialize an advanced solid oxide fuel cell technology developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge NationalLaboratory.
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