Ban on driving while ‘distracted’ advances in capitol

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By Jordan Williams/Arizona Sonora News Capitol Bureau PHOENIX — Distracted driving or texting and driving? How about both? The Arizona Senate considered and passed two different measures for dealing with distracted drivers. The Senate passed Senate Bill 1165 , which would ban texting while driving, by a bipartisan vote of 20-10 Under the bill introduced…

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Sharp increase in fentanyl seizures at southern border

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By Madison Bullington/Arizona Sonora News       TUCSON – A confiscation of 254 pounds of fentanyl at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales last month provided a highlight into the pipeline of drugs coming from Mexico.    “People will smuggle drugs any way you can imagine. Whether it be through trucks, produce, cars, planes….

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