The Iowa Senate has passed a bill to ban traffic cameras for the third year in a row. Supporters of banning traffic cameras say they violate due process rights and are a money-making scheme for local governments.
Senator Brad Zaun of Urbandale, the self-described “poster boy” on this topic, says it’s the right thing to do.
0326zaun1 :12 “I want to make it very clear: our traffic laws are there for a reason. They need to be obeyed. But I have to stand up when our citizens are being taken advantage by these gotcha cams.”
The bill passed the Senate with a 30 to 19 vote, with some Democrats joining the majority and some Republicans joining the minority. Some opponents of the bill say traffic cameras are important for road safety and should be regulated by the state, not banned.
Lawmakers in the House have a bill to regulate traffic cameras. It’s not clear if the two chambers will reach an agreement this year.
Iowa Republican Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are part of a bipartisan group of lawmakers pushing for the Robert Mueller report to be made public. Certain details of the investigation must be redacted by law. Barring that, Republican Senator Chuck Grassley says transparency around the report’s findings will bring greater accountability.
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“And so I’m for transparency. Not only in this case but generally. You hear me use the word transparency because the public’s business oughta be public.
According to the attorney general’s analysis, Mueller did not establish coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia. The special counsel also didn’t make a call on obstruction of justice: while he didn’t say the president committed a crime, Mueller also didn’t exonerate him.
