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I m Kerry Bringhurst, and you re listening to Utah Public Radio. As we begin a new year, we also look forward to new classes beginning here on the campus at Utah State University. And that leads to the return of our conversations with USU President Noelle Cockett.
And President, I understand a report has been released, outlining some of the positive aspects of how things were dealt with regarding COVID-19 at USU during the last semester, including the fact that USU was recognized nationally for the amount of financial support they ve been able to provide to students, but there have been other recognitions as well.
Itâs technically been illegal since April 2019 for motorists to use a hand-held cell phone.
But until now the law allowed police to issue only a warning, though some communities had their own bans.
All that changes on Friday when the law gets real teeth.
How real?
A first time offense would result in a fine of up to $149, though it could be no less than $75. Subsequent violations could lead to fines up to $250.
It almost didnât happen.
Many Republicans favored a different measure that was aimed at âdistracted driving.ââ
Proponents of that version argued that the problem with simply focusing on texting and cell phone use is that it fails to address other things that people do.
PHOENIX A 2019 law about driving while texting becomes real in a few days.
It s technically been illegal since April 2019 for motorists to use a hand-held cell phone.
But until now the law allowed police to issue only a warning, though some communities had their own bans.
All that changes on Friday when the law gets real teeth.
How real?
A first time offense would result in a fine of up to $149, though it could be no less than $75. Subsequent violations could lead to fines up to $250.
It almost didn t happen.
Many Republicans favored a different measure that was aimed at distracted driving.
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Fake Arizona electors vote for Trump. Real Arizona legislators ask Congress to accept them Laurie Roberts, Arizona Republic
The election is over. The Electoral College has voted …
… And the never-say-die (unless it’s for Trump) Arizona Republican Party continues with its delusion that the state’s election was stolen from the president.
If state GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward’s Republican Party was a person, I’d guess it might rate its own entry right about now in the DSM (the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) … something in the denial category, an extreme defense mechanism employed when its leaders simply cannot cope with the reality that they lost.