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New reforms to Kansas’ suspended license rules went into effect at the start of 2025. It should help drivers avoid being stripped of driving privileges just because they can't pay the fines for a traffic ticket.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would enable the state to overhaul the Kansas Crash Data System and better integrate the system with law enforcement agencies statewide.

Pre-filed bills aim to prevent transgender Missourians from using their gender identity on state-issued licenses. Current policy requires a person to provide proof of gender transition surgery to change their gender marker, which LGBTQ advocates say is discriminatory.

Nearly all of Missouri’s 174 DMV offices are run by private businesses. Kansas City wants to open its own city-run office to shorten wait times and help residents to keep their registration up to date.

The Missouri Department of Revenue will activate new equipment at its offices in early November to streamline the process of applying for licenses. Adult drivers will also be able to renew their licenses online every other period, so they only need to come in person every 12 years.

The nonprofit Kansas Legal Services works to provide "equal access to justice for the most vulnerable Kansans," including helping clear records and get driver's licenses restored. A new study found that free and low-cost legal assistance is also positive for the economy at large.

When the state of Missouri suddenly, and quietly, raised its requirements for changing gender markers on state IDs, it came as a shock to LGBTQ advocates and residents. The policy change the latest state effort restricting the rights of transgender and gender-nonconforming people.

An LGBTQ+ advocacy group says the Missouri Department of Revenue's recent policy change to identifying documents poses challenges for trans and nonbinary people.

The Missouri Department of Revenue used to allow the signature of a physician, therapist or social worker before approving the change of a gender designation. Now, it requires residents to provide either documentation of gender reassignment surgery, or a court order.

Traffic tickets for low-income drivers can snowball into thousands of dollars of debt and revoked licenses. A new law aims to reduce fines and fees to help get them reinstated.

Republicans say the bill’s intent is to help decrease voter fraud in Missouri, but opponents worry it could lead to greater discrimination against noncitizens.

Refugees coming to Kansas City often need to learn how to drive in order to get a job or go to school. One Congolese man is stepping up to teach his fellow compatriots. Plus: Despite the fact that child care can cost more than a mortgage in Kansas, providers say they can barely afford to stay open.