GOVERNOR TIM KAINES IS STILL GETTING AN EARFUL FROM VIRGINIANS UPSET ABOUT THE COSTLY NEW ABUSIVE DRIVER FEES, BUT HE’S STICKING BY THEM. THE GOVERNOR SAID LAWMAKERS HAVE GOTTEN THE MESSAGE LOUD AND CLEAR THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE ANGRY THAT THE FEES APPLY TO VIRGINIANS BUT NOT TO OUT-OF-STATE DRIVERS, AND THEY’LL REVISIT THE EXEMPTION WHEN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RECONVENES IN JANUARY. KAINE SAYS HE WANT TO SEE WHAT THE IMPACT OF THE FEES ARE OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTH – WHETHER THEY IMPROVE DRIVER SAFETY, WHETHER PEOPLE ARE BEING HIT WITH FEES WHO SHOULDN’T BE, OR WHETHER ABUSIVE DRIVERS ARE NOT BEING FINED.