On September 12, 2025, the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles announced that all road tests scheduled at the Laurelton Road Test site in Cambria Heights, Queens County, would be relocated for that day due to construction. The DMV explained that the Laurelton location would be unavailable...

On September 10, 2025, the Montana Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) announced that it is now accepting applications for grants from the agency’s Chrome for Kids Wish Fund. The special program, administered by the Montana Department of Justice, was established by the state legislature to support projects...

After a statewide network outage that shuttered important systems across the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, customers are once again able to handle many vehicle‑related transactions. The outage, which began Aug. 25 and continued for several days, forced DMV offices across the state to offer...

On September 10, 2025, the Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) issued a public warning about a statewide shortage of license plates. According to statements reported by local media, more than half of Washington’s counties are now out of stock of at least one type of standard plate. Until...

On Sept. 9, 2025, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced that the federal government has decided to end the Clean Air Vehicle (CAV) decal program. Under the program, certain fuel‑efficient and low‑emission vehicles could travel in the state’s high‑occupancy vehicle lanes even if...

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has sharply criticized a budget plan proposed by Republicans in the Michigan House of Representatives, warning it would decimate the services her department provides to residents. In a statement released on Sept. 8, 2025, Benson said the plan contains...

On Sept. 8, 2025, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows issued a statement rejecting a U.S. Department of Justice request for personally identifying information about every registered voter in the state. The federal government’s request, sent by the U.S. Attorney’s Office on Aug. 18, 2025, sought...

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has issued a weekend freeway travel advisory for Sept. 5–8 that Phoenix-area drivers should heed. The agency will close several freeway ramps and lanes across the metropolitan area to accommodate maintenance, pavement improvements and other...

In early September 2025, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and Idaho Division of Motor Vehicles experienced a statewide network outage that temporarily halted many critical transactions. On Tuesday, Sept. 2, the agency announced that network issues affecting multiple state offices were...

On September 3, 2025, Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford announced that the downtown Pensacola and Molino service centers will transition to appointment‑only service for all driver license and motor vehicle transactions. This change is intended to streamline operations at two of the...