Editorial urges focus on distracted driving bill not camera ban
The Gazette argues for expanding Iowa's distracted driving law and splitting Senate File 3016 from a proposed ban on automated traffic enforcement cameras. Testimony cited a Bremer County fatal crash and advocates call for hands free devices to reduce deaths while opposing tying camera bans to the broader bill.
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Senate
Senate Transportation Committee
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Republi
Kim Reynolds
Veronica Young
Subcommittee
Bremer County
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Brenna Bird faces scrutiny over penalties and hypocrisy
The letter argues for tougher penalties on assaults against police and other workers while accusing Attorney General Brenna Bird of hypocrisy for supporting Trump. It cites the Capitol attack, pandemic violence, election threats, and opposition to funding rape victims, urging focus on policy over politics.
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Iowa
Brenna Bird
Trump
Capitol
Canada endorses risky play to aid child development
Lenore Skenazy reviews a Canadian Paediatric Society white paper urging risky outdoor play to curb anxiety, obesity and myopia. Mariana Brussoni argues unstructured, kid led play builds autonomy and social skills while being safer overall than organized sports.
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Mariana Brussoni
University of British Columbia
Paediatric Society
Brussoni
Washington, D.C
Canada
Persuasion and turnout in a fatigued political moment
J D Scholten reflects on grassroots campaigning in northwest Iowa and how conversations at a Sioux City bar show shifting views among voters. He notes fatigue with national politics, door to door outreach, and the challenge of registering new voters before the 2024 election.
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Americans For Prosperity
Nikki Haley
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