The golden Kia
Sources: Missouri Motor Vehicle Bureau, Kansas Department of Revenue, state and federal courts records, interviews with former owners. Graphics reporting by Ken Bensinger and Doug Smith; illustrated by Lorena Iñiguez Elebee; animated by Lorena Iñiguez Elebee and Raoul Rañoa; edited by Les Dunseith, Robert Burns, John Corrigan and Steve Eames.
The view from Sacramento
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