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Business Leaders Call for Driver’s License Reforms
April 15, 2024 – Washington, D.C. – Last week, business leaders, policy experts, nonprofit advocates, and community leaders joined together
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What is the Driving for Opportunity Act?
Introduction In the U.S., where over 85% of people drive to work, taking away a person’s driver’s license is the
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The Driving for Opportunity Act Passes Through the Senate Judiciary Committee
The Driving for Opportunity Act advances through Senate Judiciary Committee backed by a coalition of criminal justice, law enforcement, civil rights,
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22 States in 5 Years: Bipartisan Lawmakers Coalesce Behind Curbing Debt-Based Driving Restrictions
10 States Enact Legislative Reform in 2021, But New Challenges Lie Ahead Millions of people in the U.S. currently have
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Sens. Coons, Wicker Re-Introduce The Driving for Opportunity Act
WASHINGTON – On March 25th, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) reintroduced the bipartisan Driving for Opportunity
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50+ Institutions Call on U.S. Senate Leadership to Pass the Driving for Opportunity Act
July 16th 2020 — Today the Free to Drive campaign sent a letter to U.S. Senate leaders, signed by over
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Press Release: Bipartisan U.S. Senate Bill Targets Debt-Based Driver’s License Suspensions
The Driving for Opportunity Act is backed by U.S. Senators Coons and Wickers, as well as a diverse coalition of
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Over 50 Groups Send Letter to AAMVA Calling For Emergency Measures to Stop Debt-Based License Suspensions
Today, over 50 organizations from the Free to Drive coalition sent a letter calling on the American Association of Motor
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‘It’s not America’: 11 million go without a license because of unpaid fines
Visit ABC News to read the full piece. The Fines and Fees Justice Center, a non-profit which focuses on this
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Wall Street Journal: Debt Shouldn’t Stop You From Driving
For the Wall Street Journal, Free to Drive steering committee member Koch Industries’ Jenny Kim announces the launch of the
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