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$2,000 Fine for Driving and Texting Proposed in Oregon

Two bills in the Legislature would increase the maximum penalty for using a cellphone while driving, the highest profile effort among a number of legislative attempts to rewrite the rules of the road.

Two bills in the Legislature would increase the maximum penalty for using a cellphone while driving, the highest profile effort among a number of legislative attempts to rewrite the rules of the road.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.