Kentucky Governor Supports "In God We Trust"License Plates At No Added Cost

Kentucky's Governor Steve Beshear says he will press next year for legislation authorizing an "In God We Trust" license plate to be available at the same cost as regular plates. Yesterday's Louisville Courier-Journal reports that the governor's call came after a bill to authorize plates with the national motto on them failed to pass the state Senate this year. Originally the state's transportation officials expressed concern about the added cost of producing the plates, but now Transportation Secretary Joe Prather supports the governor's position. Earlier this year, the state's Transportation Cabinet rejected a proposal by an anti-pornography group to have the "In God We Trust" plates issued as specialty plates to support their cause.