BREAKING: Washington State courts office hacked

The Washington state Administrative Office of the Courts was hacked in February, and up to 160,000 Social Security numbers and 1 million driver license numbers may have been accessed during the data breach of its public website.

Officials with the courts announced Thursday that so far, it has been confirmed that 94 Social Security numbers were obtained. Initially, authorities didn’t think confidential information was taken, but following an investigation by the [...]

Bill Would Require Teens To Take 3 Drug Tests Before Getting Driver’s License

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A bill proposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates would require three separate drug tests before teenagers could get a driver’s license. It is the latest in a string of proposals to expand government-mandated drug testing in the state.

Read more:

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2013/02/19/w-va-bill-would-require-3-drug-tests-for-teenage-drivers/

Stores Scanning, Storing Driver’s Licenses To Prevent Repeated Returners

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) – When you make a return this holiday season you may have to hand over more than just your receipt, as retailers try to prevent repeated returns.

“I was required to provide them a copy of my driver’s license, where they actually took the information and scanned it into their database,” said a shopper who asked to be identified only as Leslie.

Leslie told the sales associate at [...]

MYSTERY: Broadwell’s driver’s license found in D.C.’s Rock Creek Park

The woman revealed to have been carrying on an affair with former CIA Director David Petraeus lost her driver’s license in a Washington, D.C., park recently, sources tell U.S. News.

A Maryland National Capital Park Police spokesman confirmed that a jogger found a North Carolina license in Rock Creek Park belonging to Paula Broadwell. Park Police planned to hold it for 90 days, per policy, and then send it back to the [...]

New Jersey Bans Smiling in Driver’s License Photos

Going to the department of motor vehicles can put a frown on anyone’s face, but for New Jersey residents, smiling is officially against the rules.

The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission has cracked down on drivers smiling in their driver’s license photos because their smiles could interfere with new facial recognition software.

New Jersey resident Velvet McNeil told the Philadelphia Inquirer Thursday that when she went to get her license at her [...]

Broad Smiles Banned On NJ Driver’s License Photos

CHERRY HILL, N.J. (CBS) — Most of us, quite frankly, don’t like the pictures we carry on our driver’s license for one reason or another. But going to extremes to create a photo you might like can cause some security problems for you if you live in New Jersey.

It comes down to facial recognition softwareused in most states these days. Smile or frown too broadly, and your picture could raise a red flag, suggesting [...]

Breaking: House Votes 45-25 to Strike Down Driver’s License Law (NM-banning DL’s for illegals)

After more than three hours of debate, the House of Representatives has voted to overturn the controversial state law that allows foreign nationals to obtain New Mexico driver’s licenses, regardless of whether they are in the country legally.

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CA county now accepts Mexican ID’s as valid

CA DMV

Mexican nationals will be able to give their country’s state-issued identification cards as valid ID to Santa Rosa police officers and Sonoma County sheriffs the same as a California license.

In Sonoma County, a California driver’s license is accepted as valid identification — but so is a card issued by the Mexican consulate.

Mexican nationals will be able to give their country’s state-issued identification cards as valid ID to [...]

PAPER: Man Jailed for Cashing Chase Check at Chase Bank

AUBURN, Wash. – Buying his own home was a big accomplishment for construction worker, Ikenna Njoku, of Auburn. He’s only 28 years old.
“I was really excited. For the first time, I actually got to buy a lawn mower, mow my lawn and everything,” said Njoku.

Njoku qualified for the first time home buyer rebate on his tax return.

“It was really important, I had a vehicle I was looking [...]

No “mess” at all, just a total raging roaring economic cataclysmic catastrophe of humongous proportions!

What the United States Corporations have done by buying out Congress and the last 4 or 5 presidents, is horrible. It is now estimated that out of 168 million Americans (of working age)
38 million are now unemployed. That’s almost 1 in 4 Americans ages 17 – 65!

What does this mean?
38 million Americans that had credit, now have none.
42 million Americans on Food Stamps
20 million Americans w/out a driver’s license
30 million [...]