Bill demanding hands-free cell phone finds little support Pawtucket Times
PROVIDENCE - In previous years, a legislative hearing on a bill to ban the use of cell phones in cars without a hands-free device would be sure to generate controversy and a long line of speakers seeking to testify.
Do cell phone driver bans work? Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Washington is halfway toward becoming the next state to regulate cell phone use while driving, but similar laws have had mixed results in altering drivers' behaviors.
County to take 911 cell calls Saratogian
BALLSTON SPA - Saratoga County will have the ability to answer 911 calls made by cell phone starting April 1 instead of state police dispatchers in Wilton and Albany.
Law could ban using phone in car News 14 Carolina
RALEIGH -- Lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban people from talking on the phone while driving. Last year, North Carolina adopted a law banning teenage drivers from chatting behind the wheel.
New York's FOIL laws frustrate filers The Auburn Citizen
ALBANY - Robert Hawley wondered who the mayor of Penn Yan was calling on his village-issued cell phone. So in March 2004, he filed a Freedom of Information Law request for a list of all calls.
Microsoft Suffers Latest Blow As NIST Bans Windows Vista InformationWeek
News is trickling in that the three-week early shift to daylight-saving time was not the disaster many feared. Perhaps it was all the advance mass almost-hysteria about the havoc it was going to cause that made everyone -- from us ordinary PC and cell phone owners to senior IT managers -- prepare sufficiently, but the ition seems to have gone smoothly.
Laws on Open Government Often Fall Short The San Francisco Examiner
(AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli) Robert Hawley poses for a photo in his home in Penn Yan, N.Y., Saturday, March 3, 2007. Hawley received documents, pictured on table, after filing a Freedom of Information Law request to the Finger Lakes village of Penn Yan for numbers on the mayor's cell phone bills.
Senate passes cell phone bill, now goes to House The Olympian
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The Washington state Senate approved a measure that would require drivers to use hands-free devices when talking on their cell phones, but it now heads to the House where the bill has been blocked in previous years.
Laws on open government often fall short Boston Globe
Though laws in every state say government records and meetings must be open to all, reality often falls far short: Laws are sporadically enforced, penalties for failure to comply are mild and violators almost always walk away with nothing more than a reprimand, an Associated Press survey of all 50 states has found.
Ore. legislators target automated political phone calls Freedom Forum Online
PORTLAND, Ore. — Those automated political calls that annoy some voters each election season irritate a few politicians as well. Two Oregon legislators say they want to rid the state of the unsolicited calls.

Wired News: Cell-Phone Ban Not a Good Call
The predominant approach is to ban most handheld cell-phone use by drivers, despite laws -- often already on the books -- banning any form of distracted
NYS DMV - Frequently Asked Questions
Cell Phone Law. What is the law on cell phone use while you operate a vehicle in NYS? New York State has passed a law that does not allow you to use a
III - Cell Phones and Driving
As many as 40 countries may restrict or prohibit the use of cell phones while driving. Countries reported to have laws related to cell phone use include
Do We Need Laws Against Cell Phones?
Do Cell Phones Cause Collisions?/ Enforce Existing Laws / Distractions and Of that number, 1.5 per cent were using or dialing a cell phone at the time
California Passes Cell Phone Law
California Passes Cell Phone Law - Human resources News on Motor Vehicles.
Cell Phone Laws & Policies Center – HR.BLR.com
Cell Phone Laws & Policies Center. Cell Phone Laws & Policies Center. Cell phones have become a valuable tool in conducting business, but they have also
Hands-Free Cell Phone Laws May Be Unsafe
NHTSA points to research that indicates driving while phoning is dangerous no matter how it's done.
Handheld phone ban for drivers
Schwarzenegger had a fundraiser with the cell phone industry earlier this week. Opponents believe the new law singles out cell phones when there are many
California Passes Cell Phone Law
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed legislation that prohibits the use of handheld mobile phones while driving in the state.
GHSA State Info & Laws
Only the state legislature can establish cell phone usage laws. The cities and parish governments are forbidden from enacting legislation. cell+phone+laws: cell+phone+laws