The end of the state plate debate?

the white and two-tone blue plates are still going away.

get used to it New York, because they are coming anyway.

The latest news from Albany is that the mandatory new license plate program is now a dead issue, however, the new plate design is not. Governor Paterson has indicated that the older plates will still be issued until existing inventories are depleted, at which time the new 1973-’86 throwback plates will be issued to all newly registered or re-registered vehicles. It is expected that the new plates should be seen on cars by the end of 2010 but the additional $25 charge ($45 if you want to keep your old number) will not be instituted. A small victory for the taxpayers of New York State who are still looking at huge budget deficits and recent shenanigans by the Governor who has held some of the state payments to school districts in order to cover bills that will be coming due at the end of December. Although the projected $130 million in revenue would have been a small cupful in the state’s deficit budget, New York lawmakers need to focus on their own appropriations and other areas to find really meaningful and lasting cost reductions and savings.