In Washington state, will travelers without enhanced IDs face a new $45 TSA fee Feb. 1?

On May 7, 2025, flyers traveling domestically officially needed to have a real-ID compliant driver's license, or a passport.
JD Supra

Are Employee Driver’s License Requirements in the Rearview Mirror? What Washington’s New Law Says

Heads up, employers—a new law went into effect in Washington State this week (effective as of July 27, 2025) limiting when an employer can require job applicants and employees to have a valid driver’s ...
OPB

Washington erred in granting hundreds of commercial driver’s licenses to noncitizens

Washington State Standard is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501(c)(3) public charity. Interstate 5 from Evergreen Boulevard in ...
High Times

New Washington Driver’s-License Exam to Tackle Pot Legalization

According to the Seattle Times, Washington State is overhauling its driver’s-license exam for the first time in decades, requiring new drivers to not only understand traffic laws, but also to have a ...
KING5

Washington state allows blood type on driver’s licenses

SEATTLE — A new Washington state law that took effect January 1 is giving residents a simple new way to support public health: the option to add their blood type to their driver’s license or state ID.