Kansas unveiled a new blue and gold license plate. People hated it and now it's back to square one
- Kansas Governor Laura Kelly halted production of a criticized new license plate design, promising a public vote on alternative designs.
- The now-disfavored design, featuring mostly gold with a navy strip at the top and no art, faced backlash for its resemblance to a New York plate and its unappealing appearance.
- Responding to public criticism, Kelly emphasized the need for officials to be responsive to their constituents and announced an adjustment in the process to allow input on the state's next license plate.
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Kansas will redo its new license plate design because a lot of people hate it - Garden City Telegram
BY DYLAN LYSEN KCUR/Kansas News Service Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said the state will listen to residents and lawmakers opposing the new design and try again. Kansas will try again on revamping its standard license plate after public outcry over the recently announced design. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said on Tuesday that the state will pause production on the new plate and give Kansans a chance to vote on the final design. “I’ve heard you l…
People in Kansas are not happy with the new license plate design
With a yellow background and a black banner on top, some Kansans say it looks too much like New York's plates — or the University of Missouri's colors. Gov. Kelly says it's back to the drawing board.
Kansas will redesign its new 2024 license plates after hundreds of people complained its colors resembled other states
Kansas is going back to the drawing board after hundreds of people blasted the state’s new license plate design for next year, with many saying it resembled those of other states and a rival state university from neighboring Missouri.
Kansas unveiled a new blue and gold license plate. People hated it and now it’s back to square one
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has had enough problems with some outsiders seeing it as flyover country, so perhaps it didn’t need a new license plate that many people saw as ugly and drab. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly announced Tuesday that in response to criticism of a new navy blue and deep gold plate, she had slammed the brakes on its production — only six days after her office unveiled the design. Facing a threat that the Republican-controlled L…
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