Web Site for Driver's License Info Sparks Concerns

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A state senator, along with newspaper owners and insurance companies, say a plan by the state to hire a company to create a Web site to make it quick and easy to retrieve driver's license information could make getting public information more expensive.

The state Taxation and Revenue Department last month issued a request for proposals for companies interested in creating an "electronic portal" for the Motor Vehicle Division. Whoever wins the state contract would be paid not by the state, but instead by fees paid by those seeking driver's license and vehicle information.

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Web Site for Driver's License Info Sparks Concerns

State Sen. Carroll Leavell, R-Jal, called a meeting at the Capitol on Tuesday with Taxation and Revenue offic...

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