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MO Statehouse: texting ban
4:50 am
Tue January 3, 2012

Lawmaker will again attempt to ban texting while driving

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This fatal wreck along Interstate 44 in March 2010 was caused by a driver who was texting. A state senator hopes this accident, and a federal recommendation, lead to a statewide ban on texting while driving.
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In December, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that states ban drivers from using their cell phones in any way while operating a car.

In its report, the NTSB cited an Aug. 2010 accident that killed two people and injured at least 50 others. The crash took place on Interstate 44 near Gray Summit, Mo.

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Mo. PSC member stepping down
4:23 pm
Fri December 30, 2011

Jeff Davis stepping down from Mo. Public Service Commission

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Mo. Public Service Commissioner Jeff Davis (R).
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 A Missouri utility regulator is resigning next month from the Missouri Public Service Commission.

Jeff Davis said Friday his resignation from the commission would be effective Jan. 16. Davis joined the Public Service Commission in 2004 and served as the chairman from 2005 to 2009. His six-year term on the commission was expiring in April.

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MO Statehouse: New development director
12:30 pm
Fri December 30, 2011

Head of state technology agency named Mo. economic development director

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Gov. Jay Nixon has named Jason Hall, the current director of the Mo. Technology Corp., to be the state's new economic development director.
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Missouri  Gov. Jay Nixon has picked the head of the state-funded Missouri Technology Corp. to be the state's third economic development director in less than four year.

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