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ALBANY — New York drivers will start paying for new license plates next year — whether they want to or not....   >>>

ALBANY — New York drivers will start paying for new license plates next year — whether they want to or not.

...The new plates, featuring a bold new gold hue and a highly reflective surface, will make the roads safer and “reflect New York’s force and its resilience,” according to the state’s commissioner of motor vehicles.



They will also generate $260 million in revenue and create more than 100 jobs — at the maximum security prison where inmates make the plates for up to 42 cents an hour.



...Last week, Gov. David A. Paterson acknowledged the anger over the issue in a radio interview, but pointed out that the state “needed the revenues.”