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The Tennessee driver’s license is getting a redesign

Marianna Bacallao

August 19, 2024

Starting now, Tennesseans applying for an ID will be issued a new card with a new design.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: drivers license, Jeff Long

Immigrant rights groups file federal complaint over lack of language access to Tennessee driver’s licenses

Alexis Marshall

August 15, 2024

Driving is an essential part of life in most parts of Tennessee. And if you don’t speak English — or a handful of other languages — getting a driver’s license can be difficult. That’s why a coalition of Tennessee-based immigrant rights groups is filing a federal complaint against the state.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: American Muslim Advisory Council, drivers license, English Language Learners, federal funding, Never, Somali Community Center of Middle Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security

Curious Nashville: Arabic is the third-most spoken language in Tennessee. So why isn’t it offered on the state’s driver exam?

Alexis Marshall

June 1, 2022

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Driving is an essential part of life for most Tennesseans. But, for some, getting a license is a real challenge. That’s because tens of thousands of residents don’t understand the languages the exam is offered in.

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: Arabic, drivers license, English Language Learners

Nashville Aims To Ease Court Fines And Fees With Help Of Outside Consultant

Meribah Knight

June 3, 2019

Listen Nashville plans to conduct an in-depth analysis of the fines and fees associated with its criminal justice system. The announcement comes in the midst of a national push to overhaul the criminal justice system’s reliance on court and jail fees. One that advocates say is an antiquated system that disproportionately impacts poor and minority […]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: drivers license

Nashville Judge Strikes Down Law That Has Revoked Thousands Of Tennessee Driver’s Licenses

Chas Sisk

July 3, 2018

A federal judge in Nashville has ordered the state to reinstate driver’s licenses for more than 146,000 Tennesseans who lost them because they couldn’t pay their court fees.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: courts, drivers license

Self-Service Kiosks Renew Photo IDs

Nina Cardona

January 22, 2013

Driver’s license renewal lines may get a little shorter soon. The Tennessee Department of Safety has opened 30 self-service kiosks, with ten more set to be installed in the next month or so.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: drivers license, Tennessee Department of Safety, Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security

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