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Texting ban moves forward
Here's a new reason to keep your thumbs on the wheel and your eyes on the road: Action to outlaw texting while driving is off to a speedy start in the Legislature.
A House committee unanimously approved a proposed bill Wednesday that would ban sending or reading text messages while operating a car or truck -- and, presumably, cut down on lane-weaving inattention, a leading indicator of a
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