Tuesday, August 28, 2012

No-Call List Expansion to Take Effect

(Missouri Digital News) -- A bill expanding Missouri's No-Call List to cell phones and fax machines will become law on Tuesday, Aug. 28.

The measure allows Missouri cell phone users to register their phones on the Attorney General's website to prevent receiving calls from telemarketers via phone call or text message.

Well before the law was to take effect, the Attorney General's office began accepting applications for registering cell phones on the new call list.  The office claims that 1.8 million cell phone users have already registered their phones. The site to register is http://www.ago.mo.gov.

Also slated to become law on Tuesday, Aug. 28, is a bill requiring MoDOT to develop a statewide minimum time interval for yellow lights. Supporters argue the measure would prevent municipalities from creating shorter yellow lights in an effort to issue more red light camera tickets.  

Bills expanding charter schools to failing school districts, and a sales tax increase (upon voter approval) for St. Louis to redevelop the area around the Gateway Arch will also become law.

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