ColumbiaMagazine.com
Printed from:

Welcome to Columbia Magazine  
 



































 
County-by-county Real ID rollout halted

By Ben Tobin, Louisville Courier Journal

After some initial difficulties, Kentucky is changing its plan to let people get Real IDs -- driver's licenses that can be used to fly domestically and access restricted federal facilities such as power plants and military bases -- from local circuit clerks' offices. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet had implemented two pilot programs in Franklin and Woodford counties to issue "voluntary travel IDs" that are in compliance with new federal requirements.

The deadline to obtain these licenses is Oct. 1, 2020. But in a Sept. 6 letter obtained by the Courier Journal and sent to the Kentucky Circuit Court Clerk Association and the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts, Cabinet Secretary Greg Thomas said that due to "significant unforeseen workload and staffing issues," Kentucky will be halting operations beyond the two existing pilot locations.

Read more at courier-journal.com




This story was posted on 2019-09-18 14:04:48
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know.



 

































 
 
Quick Links to Popular Features


Looking for a story or picture?
Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com.

 

Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728.
Phone: 270.403.0017


Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.