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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

New Michigan Law Prohibits Teens From Using a Cell Phone While Driving

Local state legislators support new law.

A new Michigan law prohibits teen drivers from using a cell phone while driving a car. According to MichiganVotes.org, Senate Bill 756 applies to any driver with a temporary drivers permit or a level 1 or 2 graduated license—meaning any driver under the age of 17. The law, building on current texting and driving laws, makes it a civil infraction for a teen to use a hands-on cell phone. Dubbed "Kelsey's Law, the legislation is named for a 17-year-old Sault Ste. Marie girl who died in a car crash in 2010 while she was using her cell phone. Snyder signed the bill into law Tuesday, according to the Detroit News. The law passed 74-33 in the House of Representatives and 28-10 in the Senate. Reps. Dian Slavens (D-Canton) and Kurt Heise (R-…

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Can You Get Pulled Over for Texting and Driving in Dearborn? (in Dearborn Patch)

Anne Leskie

10:18 am on Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Now how about some enforcement of these laws!   more ›

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Voting Records Indicate Local Legislators Had Productive 2012

Plymouth and Canton legislators introduced many bills, missed few votes in 2012.

Local representatives for Plymouth and Canton had a productive year in Lansing, according to MichiganVotes.org, a voting records database published by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Dian Slavens, a Canton Democrat representing Michigan's 21st House District, introduced 27 bills or resolutions, including 14 that were passed by the House. Among the proposed bills introduced by Slavens were House Bill 2907, which establishes procedures for replacing a county executive removed by the governor for misconduct and House Bill 5846, which would require officeholders who switch parties to refund campaign contributions made during the preceding year, with interest.  Slavens missed just one of the Michigan House's 914 votes in 2012, Senate …

John Stewart

1:12 pm on Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Clearly, the reporter of this article just repeated what he was provided in a Press Release by Slavens, Heise and Colbeck. MIRS newsletter and Inside Michigan Politics have done an analysis of strategic votes by all State Senators & Representatives. Dian Slavens is one of the top 5 "Most Liberal" and Heise & Colbeck are in the top 5 "Most Conservative." So much for "Voting their District" which …   more ›

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