Real deadline for REAL ID really is May 7 this time

Twenty years after Congress passed the REAL ID Act, and after numerous postponements, the Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, will require travelers have an approved identification to board an airplane as of May 7.

Which means Wrangell residents who don’t have a REAL ID issued by the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles — the cards have a star in the upper-right corner of the license — are running out of time to get a new license.

People need to get to the DMV office in the Public Safety Building to fill out the forms and provide proof of residency to show they are eligible for the RE...

 
 

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