Iowa lawmakers weigh secondary texting ban in distracted driving debate
Iowa discusses making texting a secondary offense plus broader distracted driving rules. Supporters cite behavior change from bans while opponents seek general distracted driving language and funding for education. Lawmakers weigh amendments and potential passage as the session nears adjournment.
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Bowman
Iowa
Florida
Nebraska
Ohio
South Dakota
Governor’s Highway Safety Association
Washington, D.C
Kara Macek
Veterans push for marijuana access to treat PTSD
Federal officials and veterans groups say about 31 percent of Vietnam veterans and 20 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans face PTSD. Veterans like Parks lobby Congress and statehouses to support access as Suzanne Sisley leads a University of Arizona PTSD study using government-grown cannabis for 50 veterans.
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Raleigh
Perry Parks
Barack Obama
Winston-Salem
N.C
Parks
Capitol Hill
Congress
Iraq
Afghanistan
University of Arizona
Mississippi
Washington, D.C
Suzanne Sisley
Medical School
States list legal medical marijuana for PTSD in 11 states
The piece notes PTSD patients in 11 states may legally use marijuana for treatment including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. It covers federal stance, veterans groups push for more states, and quotes from activists and lawmakers.
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California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Mexico
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Veterans For Medical Cannabis Access
al Byrne
Virginia
Department of Veterans Affairs
Byrne
Florida
CNN
Sanjay Gupta
Equal pay becomes 2014 election issue amid pay secrecy focus
The Obama administration advances equal pay by curbing retaliation against workers who discuss wages and by requiring data on pay by sex and race from federal contractors. Democrats push bills to broaden enforcement while Republicans critique the approach as adding regulatory burdens.
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National Women’s Law Center
White House
Senate Democrats
Department of Labor
Obama
Kirsten Kukowski
Republican National Committee
Lilly Ledbetter
Supreme Court
Ledbetter
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Congress
Maquoketa River dam plan eyed for Lake Delhi restoration
Colgan outlines a run of river design with automatic spillway gates and no upstream storage. Leonard notes Phase 1 bids from Linda at 4.6 million dollars while Phase 2 requires a state permit, with a public comment period closing Thursday and bids expected after permit in early May for a 6.6 to 7 million dollar earthen dike and spillway. The project aims to restore lake levels by summer 2015 with multiple historic floods cited.
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Colgan
Maquoketa
Leonard
Linda
Department of Natural Resources
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Lee.net
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Michael Krawitz
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Elliston
Sisley
Robert Benvenuti
Lexington
Benvenuti
Kentucky
Lake Delhi
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