According to the 'Nevada Current', The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles confirmed Thursday that an anti-abortion specialty license plate has been discontinued after failing to prove its demand.
The “Values Life” specialty license plate debuted in July 2018 and had until Dec. 31, 2019 to receive 3,000 active registrations. It fell short of that quota.
According to a DMV spokesperson, 2,005 of the specialty were plates were registered by the midnight deadline.
The plate was a fundraising project of the Women’s Resource Medical Centers of Southern Nevada, which describes its mission as helping “save the lives of unborn children by sharing the love of Jesus Christ through spiritual, physical, emotional and educational support to our clients.” The center explicitly states it does not recommend, provide or refer for abortions.
Those Nevadans who signed up for the “Values Life” license plate will be able to keep them and re-register them, with $20 of the renewal fee going to WRMCSN.
Nevada has some of the least restrictive abortion laws in the country.
Also discontinued for failing to garner enough support is the “Heritage of Sparks” specialty license plate, which featured Last Chance Joe and supports the Sparks Heritage Museum and Cultural Center.

​Source:April Corbin Girnus, Nevada Current
Original article: https://www.nevadacurrent.com/blog/nevadas-anti-abortion-license-plate-discontinued-after-lack-of-support/

The Gulfarium in Fort Walton Beach recently received about $40,000 in grants to help sea turtles. ​According to a press release from the Gulfarium, the C.A.R.E Center got the grant to help purchase a vehicle to aid in the transport of rescued and rehabilitated sea turtles.
“This vehicle is going to help us accommodate the growing needs of our sea turtle rehabilitation efforts,” said Terra Throgmorton, Gulfarium’s medical and stranding coordinator.
The center was chosen for the award through a competitive application process that’s open to coastal county governments, educational institutions and Florida-based nonprofit organizations striving to improve the livelihood of sea turtles and conserve Florida habitats, the release said.
Additionally, the Florida Sea Turtle Grants Program also awarded the Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Foundation more than $15,000, which will help to purchase both an endoscope and a gas sterilizer for the sea turtle hospital.
Launched in 1996, the “Helping Sea Turtles Survive” specialty license plate raises money for two important programs that benefit Florida sea turtles — the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Marine Turtle Protection Program and the Sea Turtle Grants Program, which distributes money back to the local level for turtle conservation projects. The sea turtle specialty plate is currently No. 2 in sales, having sold about 66,000 plates in 2010, second only to the University of Florida specialty plate.
“It’s rewarding to know that so many people share our concern for Florida’s sea turtles,” said David Godfrey, sea turtle conservancy executive director. “What we do in this state has a dramatic impact on sea turtle populations around the world. By purchasing the sea turtle specialty plate, Floridians are voluntarily funding important programs to save these amazing creatures.”

“Fun in the Sun” artwork by 104 fifth-graders in Lee County has been selected to appear on 'specialty' license plates as part of the Lee County Tax Collector’s Kids Tag Art. Now in its fifth year, Kids Tag Art is a partnership between the Tax Collector’s office and the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools. Almost 4,000 designs were submitted in this year’s contest; the top two from each of the 52 participating Lee County elementary schools are recognized with an Award of Distinction. The winning designs can be displayed on front end license plates and will soon be available for public purchase, with 100% of proceeds going to each of the schools.
Previous years’ Award of Distinction winners are available for purchase at LCTC offices in Cape Coral, Fort Myers, South Fort Myers, Bonita Springs and Lehigh Acres. The cost is $20 and payable by check made out to The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools Inc.
“It’s heartwarming to see how Kids Tag Art inspires so many young minds in our community,” Lee County Tax Collector Larry Hart said. “The program shows students how they can apply their art in commerce, as witnessed by all the plate designs we have for sale.”
Mr. Hart also will honor a student designer with the Tax Collector Choice Award in a surprise ceremony at the student designer’s school. He will display the plate on the front of his truck for the year.
LCTC also sells sponsorships for the program, last year raising an additional $34,400 to support arts in the schools.
For information about sponsorships, call the LCTC Communications Department at 239-533-6060.
For more information but the Kids Tag Art program, call Beverly Burke of The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools at 239-337-0433.