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Our initial process clearly seemed to cause confusion the way we were messaging. So we backed off to say, ‘Stop panicking!’

Lucinda Babers, director of Washington, D.C's Department of Motor Vehicles, on why everyone in Washington will no longer have to get a new driver's license by January in order to be in compliance with federal ID requirements.

Lucinda Babers, director of Washington, D.C's Department of Motor Vehicles, on why everyone in Washington will no longer have to get a new driver's license by January in order to be in compliance with federal ID requirements.

Daniel Luzer is GOVERNING's news editor.