The “blackout” plates are definitely cool looking, especially if you drive a black or white car. But they aren’t my favorites, because they don’t tell any kind of story about Colorado.

For instance, California allows drivers to retain and reassign plates designated as Personalized or Special Interest, such as the black-and-yellow 1960s Legacy plate. Similar rules exist in Colorado, ...

MADISON — Among the hundreds of ideas Democratic Gov. Tony Evers pitched in his two-year budget plan Tuesday night are butter-themed and 'blackout' license plates for Wisconsin motorists.

A pace car at Road America displays the specialty license plate, personalized with the message "GOFAST." If you're a fan of the simple, black-and-white license plates popular in states like Iowa ...

But they didn't strike Evers' proposals for two new license plates — a "blackout" plate with white letters on a black background, and a "retro" plate featuring black letters on a yellow background.