By Stu Johnson, Kentucky Public RadioA bill that would ban texting while driving has easily passed the Kentucky Senate. The measure, sponsored by Louisville senator Denise Harper Angel, would also prohibit juveniles from talking on a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle.“The act will be a deterent to reckless driving by stopping it before it becomes reckless driving,” Angel said.Similar legislation had already passed the Kentucky House. The Senate measure will be sent to the House to reconcile any changes.
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.
