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Cuomo Scraps License Replacement Program Amid Public Uproar Cuomo Scraps License Replacement Program Amid Public Uproar
Cuomo Scraps License Replacement Program Amid Public Uproar In the wake of a new Siena poll that found that about two-thirds of New Yorkers opposed New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed license plate plan, his administration is hitting the brakes on the proposal to have vehicle owners pay for the new plates. The plan called for drivers being forced to swap out their license plates if they were at least 10 years old for a $25 fee for new plates, regardless of their conditions. Drivers were also to be charged $20 to keep the current license plate number. The proposal has come under fire, with politicians and New Yorkers alike expressing their displeas…

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by Zak Failla
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The Winner Is: Here's NY's New License Plate The Winner Is: Here's NY's New License Plate
The Winner Is: Here's NY's New License Plate Click here for a related story: Push For New NY License Plates Sparks Backlash New York State license plates are getting a makeover, and this time, the state is left it up to residents to vote for their favorite design. The design that got the most votes that will become the state’s official license plate, becoming available to motorists in April 2020, is shown above. The new plate, showing images from throughout New York with text reading "EXCELSIOR," Latin for "ever upward," will replace the Empire Blue & White plates, the majority of which are more than a decade old. There were fiv…

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by Joe Lombardi