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Driver's license tracking chip
A state lawmaker wants to keep the federal government from taking over your state-issued drivers license.
State Representative Paul Wesselhoft introduced a bill that would make Oklahomans exempt from the federal Pass ID Act. He calls it "The Anti-Big Brother Act".
Posted: Tuesday, February 2 2010, 09:55 PM CST
• IN OKLAHOMA NEWS
Bill targeting cell phone use while driving OK'd
March 10, 2010 18:35 EST
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Motorists who violate traffic laws while using a cell phone to send text messages could be ticketed under a bill approved by the Oklahoma Senate.
The Senate voted 30-14 on Wednesday that defines distracted driving to include violation of traffic laws while using personal communication devices, including cell phones.
The bill by Sen. Anthony Sykes also puts into law a fine of $100 and allows court costs of up to $35 for violating the provision.
The Moore Republican says the fine would apply only if a motorist is found to have broken a traffic law and is then determined to have been texting or engaging in other activities that cause distraction.
The bill prohibits police from making routine traffic stops of motorists specifically for enforcing the act.
• OKLAHOMA HEADLINES
Bill targeting cell phone use while driving OK'd
House passes phone deregulation bill
Bill would require 4 years of math for students
Oklahoma's jobless rate continues to improve
CompSource sale bill dead for the year
Pharmacist waives preliminary hearing
Bill to ban cell phone use while driving approved
Bobcat blamed for south Oklahoma power outage
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• OKLAHOMA WEATHER
47°
From the FOX 25 First Storm Watch Forecast Center:
Tonight it will be partly cloudy and cold. Lows will drop to 38 in the metro. For your Thursday look for partly sunny skies going mostly cloudy. ...
• BUSINESS NEWS
Wholesale inventories down as sales rise
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Commerce Department says businesses trimmed inventories at the wholesale level again in January.
• CONSUMER INFO
La. senator: Are deaths linked to Chinese drywall?
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- U.S. Sen. David Vitter is calling on federal officials to do a thorough probe into the deaths of several people who lived in homes built with suspect Chinese drywall. ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- U.S. Sen. David Vitter is calling on federal officials to do a thorough probe into the deaths of several people who lived in homes built with suspect Chinese drywall. ...
• SCIENCE/TECH NEWS
IN THE NEWS: VIDEO GAMES BRINGS REAL GUITARS INTO MIX
NEW YORK (AP) -- It's a new musical video game -- and this time, there ARE strings attached.
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RESTAURATEUR-BREAST MILK
NEW YORK (AP) -- How's this for a gourmet treat?
