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Georgia is among 25 states that prohibit drivers from holding a cell phone or similar device.
After helping craft a 2019 law that strengthened Florida’s ban on texting while driving, Rep. Emily Slosberg, D-Boca Raton, is seeking to require motorists to go fully “hands free” while using wireless phones.
Slosberg on Friday introduced a bill (HB 91) for the 2021 legislative session that would make it illegal for people to operate vehicles while “manually holding or otherwise touching” wireless devices.
“Cell phones are the number one source of distraction for drivers and I have fought for years to ban using them while driving,” Slosberg said in a prepared statement. “The texting while driving ban we passed during the 2019 legislative session was a great start, but it was just that - a start. We must do more to limit distracted driving and keep our roadways safe.”
Unemployed workers fearful CARES Act programs will expire December 14, 2020 at 3:05 PM EST - Updated December 14 at 7:16 PM
Nearly 500,000 Florida residents could lose their unemployment benefits by the end of the month, according to a recent report by the Century Foundation.
A Boca Raton resident named Stephanie, who did not wish to provide her last name, said she wouldn’t have any income next year without any new federal support.
She has been living off unemployment since May.
Her job with the cruise lines is currently on hold, and she s terrified her source of income will stop on Dec. 26. Who is going to hire me at any job? My job is gone, Stephanie said.
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