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No. 1 Georgia and SEC rival Florida need no introductions, but their quarterbacks are getting their first taste of the annual neutral-site clash in Jacksonville, Fla."We did a little work last week.

Do you suddenly need to know how many more times you can take driving school? Florida has you covered.

The Florida Smart ID app is a secure version of your driver's license, which can be downloaded on your smart device when launched.

No. 1 Georgia and SEC rival Florida need no introductions, but their quarterbacks are getting their first taste of the annual neutral-site clash in Jacksonville, Fla."We did a little work last week.

Are we ever going to be able to leave our driver’s licenses at home and use a smartphone app if pulled over by police? It’s an enticing idea — one

Florida has paid $1.5 million since 2020 to develop a digital driver's license that users can keep on their phones. But few businesses and police agencies have adopted it, and motorists still must carry physical copies of their licenses when they drive.

There were 17.9 million drivers in the state as of February, but as of March 9, the state’s digital driver’s license app had been downloaded 154,631 times. The state contractor has been paid nearly all of the $1.8 million contract.

Raising the base pay for state troopers had been a longtime goal of the Department.

Rhodes has led FLHSMV since 2014.

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