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Axios
18-02-2025
- Axios
The clock is ticking to get your Real ID in North Carolina
No more delays this time: You need to have a Real ID by May 7 if you want to travel by air, according to the Transportation Security Administration. Why it matters: After that, Real IDs or valid passports will be required for domestic travel and entry into certain government facilities like military bases, our Axios Richmond colleagues reported recently. By the numbers: The North Carolina DMV has issued 4.7 million Real IDs since May 2017, spokesperson Marty Homan tells Axios. In January, the NCDMV issued 64,220 Real IDs. Between the lines: The IDs are required if you're flying from Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Raleigh-Durham International Airport and other domestic airports. But Real ID is technically optional in North Carolina, meaning it's not required to drive, vote, open a bank account or apply for or receive federal benefits. Real IDs have a star in a black circle in the top right corner, differentiating them from a regular license. [Go deeper: Everything you need to know about Real ID in North Carolina] Catch up quick: Real ID implementation was delayed due to " the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic." Congress passed the policy in 2005. The goal is to make driver's licenses harder to fake, Axios Ashley Mahoney reported. How it works: To get your Real ID, you must go to the DMV in person and bring documents proving U.S. citizenship, your social security number and North Carolina residency. Find a full list of acceptable documents here. Yes, but: Be sure to plan ahead, Ashley says. Many local DMVs are slammed and don't have much availability in the near term.
Axios
11-02-2025
- Business
- Axios
Super Bowl drinks: $40 specialty cocktails and $14 Bud Lights
Fans inside the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans are shelling out $14 for a draft Bud Light while they watch Super Bowl LIX. The big picture: One of the specialty cocktails in the Dome is going for $40. A 16-ounce bottle of Bud Light is $13, and bottles of Aquafina are $7 at concession stands. A fountain drink in a souvenir cup will set you back $12. Zoom out: The prices are a little higher than a regular Saints game. Last season, draft beer was $11.49 and cans were $14.99. Dasani bottled water was $5.29 and soda was $9.99. Zoom in: Super Bowl fans in the suites are eating the most expensive food — seafood towers, tomahawk steaks and sushi. See photos. Sodexo Live runs the Superdome's food and beverage program. The other side: It's cheaper to party at home, but those prices are climbing too, writes Axios' Ashley Mahoney. The average cost for a party of 10 people is $139, a 0.1% increase compared to last year, according to Wells Fargo's Agri-Food Institute's Super Bowl Food Report. Go deeper. The bottom line: Attending the Super Bowl is expensive. Tickets started around $5,000, writes Axios' Maxwell Millington. When you're spending that kind of cash, what's $13 more for beer? Follow our live blog for all the Super Bowl news. Go deeper The cost of your Super Bowl feast The most expensive food you can eat at Super Bowl LIX
