N.H. Gov. signs bill that rejects federal Real ID law
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New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch has signed a bill that prohibits the state's government agencies from complying with the federal Real ID law.
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A bevy of bold-faced celebrities is backing a bill to allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses. More than 30 actors, writers and musicians &#151; including Diane Keaton, Carlos Santana and "Million Dollar Baby" writer Paul Haggis &#151; took out an ad Monday in the trade paper Variety urging Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to approve the bill, claiming it would make roads safer and that driving is a civil right.
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Arizona has become the first state to require proof of citizenship when registering to vote, a measure that supporters say is intended to prevent voter fraud.
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Privacy advocates say flap over Real ID Act requirements was the last straw for a bill to overhaul immigration laws.
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The cost to consumers for helping to secure America became clearer yesterday as a coalition of state groups tallied the bill for implementing the Real ID Act and federal officials divulged the price that some of its workers must pay for new smart cards.
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a law on Friday making it a crime to buy telephone records or obtain them through deceit, an issue that has become important amid a furor over Hewlett-Packard Co.'s attempts to track down boardroom leaks to the press.
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State lawmakers approved a measure late Monday that would force a million people receiving state or federal aid to verify their citizenship, part of a package of bills dealing with illegal immigration that Democrats called the toughest in the nation.
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California lawmakers Thursday sent a bill to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that would bar state agencies from hiring service job contractors unless they certify their work is done within the United States.
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California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger signed a law on Friday making it a crime to buy  telephone records or obtain them through deceit, an issue that  has become important amid a furor over Hewlett-Packard Co.'s   attempts to track down boardroom leaks to the press.
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A federal judge has ruled that groups  attacking a new law requiring Medicaid recipients to show proof  of citizenship do not have legal standing to make such a  challenge, a lawyer in the case said on Tuesday.
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The Identity Cards Bill, published today, seeks to create by 2010 a system of ID cards with embedded chips that carry personal information and biometric identifiers.
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Some businesses and lawmakers are worried that new identification requirements going into effect Thursday at the borders with Canada and Mexico could create widespread confusion and delays and discourage some people from making the trip.
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Foreigners could have a harder time seeking asylum in the United States and illegal immigrants would be barred from getting drivers licenses under a bill approved on Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Chertoff: technology will make privacy better The Department of Homeland Security fronted up as a reasonable gent yesterday when it granted state civil servants extra time to implement the Real ID Act.â¦
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The Department of Homeland Security is continuing to finish work on the controversial Real ID law despite growing criticism from states and privacy advocates
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NEW YORK The head of the state&#39;s DMV says the department may suspend the driver&#39;s licenses of up to 300-thousand people because their Social Security numbers couldn&#39;t be verified.
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A revolt against a national driver's license, begun in Maine last month, is quickly spreading to other states.