With the spike in traffic fatalities in Iowa last year, the state Senate’s Democratic leader says traffic safety should be a priority issue for the 2017 Iowa legislature. Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids was elected leader of Senate Democrats after the November election.
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Hogg says legislators need to make sure there are enough state troopers patrolling the state’s highways.
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Hogg says the state needs “better” laws about distracted driving, too.
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