Road to reform? States with lax DWI laws risk loss of more lives, funding
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MATT CAMPBELL The Kansas City Star Missouri drunken drivers kill and maim at a horrifying rate, and critics say that for years state lawmakers have done little to stop them. Now legislators face an ultimatum from Congress to toughen the state’s laws against drunken driving or lose millions in federal highway construction money. Across Missouri, anti-drunken-driving activists are demanding tougher laws and more innovative and effective prevention programs. Yet in recent years, tougher laws failed repeatedly in… Source : nl.newsbank.com |