'I think this is the year': Iowa lawmakers push for bill banning cellphones while driving
Iowa lawmakers are trying again, after years of efforts, to pass a law banning the use of cellphones while driving. And they say it has new momentum.
Iowa House leaders say new urgency behind hands-free driving bill push
DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - An Iowa bill that requires drivers to put their phones down when they’re behind the wheel is advancing through the Senate. Senate lawmakers have passed similar bills before, but the House hasn’t.
Will Iowa pass a hands-free driving bill? Lawmakers say ‘this could be the year’
Iowa Republican lawmakers say this could be the year they finally ban motorists' handheld use of cellphones behind the wheel.
Families urge Iowa lawmakers to finally pass hands-free driving law
Iowa could soon join 30 other states that have a hands-free driving law. The issue has come up for years in the session, but a bill has never been sent to the Governor’s desk. Iowa law currently bans drivers from texting when they’re behind the wheel.
Two Mt. Pleasant women urge Iowa lawmakers to ban handling cell phones while driving
A bill to make it illegal to be handling or scrolling on a cell phone while driving has cleared a Senate subcommittee and two women from Mount Pleasant were at the subcommittee’s hearing to urge lawmakers to act.
Iowa bill would require schools, child care facilities to disclose vaccine exemption info to families
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Iowa Cheerleader taken out on stretcher during men's basketball game
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What you need to know: Iowa Senate District 35 special election
On Jan. 28, a special election will be held to fill the Iowa Senate District 35 seat left by Chris Cournoyer after she was appointed lieutenant governor. The two candidates running to fill the seat ...
Iowa Senate bill would give $1 million to program that helps SNAP users buy produce
Iowans may see a $1 million boost to the Double Up Food Bucks program that helps SNAP users buy fresh produce.
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Dickinson County has the highest melanoma rate in Iowa
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More than a dozen new higher education proposals introduced in the Iowa House
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House lawmakers share appetite to ban several food dyes in Iowa school meals
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State proposal would remove 'climate change' and 'evolution' from Iowa science standards
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Subcommittee advances bill that would require fetal development videos in Iowa schools
Subcommittee meetings continued in Des Moines on Thursday. One that received a lot of attention was discussing a bill that would require schools to show ...
Where's the snow? New Orleans to Houston, these southern cities have more snow than Iowa
While Iowa is recovering from a cold snap with negative 30 wind chill, the state is running about 20 to 30 inches below ...