{
  "id": 6615815,
  "title": "Steve Hilton vows to abolish California DMV if elected governor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/steve-hilton-vows-to-abolish-california-dmv-if-elected-governor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T17:12:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/10/steve-hilton-california-abolish-dmv"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Republican calls department of motor vehicles a ‘bloated bureaucracy’ as he seeks to boost his longshot campaign The longshot California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton pledged this week to abolish the state’s department of motor vehicles if he is elected, promising to shutter the oft-criticized department for good and set a flat $73 annual registration fee per car. Hilton, a Trump-backed…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}