REAL ID sees nationwide state government compliance ahead of deadline, but it wasn't always that way

REAL ID sees nationwide state government compliance ahead of deadline, but it wasn't always that way

While all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories are all currently in compliance ahead of the federal deadline of May 7, REAL ID was once roundly opposed by several state governments.As soon as two years after the law’s 2005 passage by President George W. Bush, several state leaders had already expressed objections to complying with the nationwide standard.Then-Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat, called REAL ID a "harebr…

Costly identity deadline looms

Thirty-five bucks. These days it might get you a couple dozen eggs. A gallon or two of gas. A bag of avocados. Maybe even a California burrito with extra guacamole. But it will definitely get you one step closer to … well, we’ll see. As the deadline for REAL ID approaches no doubt millions of Americans are scrambling to make arrangements to get their identification squared away by May 7. Twenty-five years ago the REAL ID Act was passed by Congre…

REAL ID sees nationwide state government compliance ahead of deadline, but it wasn’t always that way

While all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories are all currently in compliance ahead of the federal deadline of May 7, REAL ID was once roundly opposed by several state governments. As soon as two years after the law’s 2005 passage by President George W. Bush, several state leaders had already expressed objections to complying with the nationwide standard. Then-Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat, called REAL ID a “hare…