Saturday, April 16, 2011

Committee kills ban on cellphones while driving

Anchorage Daily News
April 16, 2011
By CHRIS STEIN
Associated Press

JUNEAU -- Efforts to ban the use of cellphones while driving came to a screeching halt in the Alaska Legislature on Friday.

The House Judiciary Committee killed the bill during the first hearing that panel gave the measure, a move that caught bill sponsor Cathy Muñoz, R-Juneau, by surprise.

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