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Bills Will Keep Poor People & Drug Offenders On the Road...
One of the bills approved Tuesday eliminates a mandate that judges take away the drivers' licenses of citizens found guilty of drug crimes. Judges will still have the discretion to do so.
More than 14,000 Wisconsin licenses were revoked because of drug violations in 2006.
The other bill allows poor defendants who are convicted of traffic crimes to pay their fines and court costs in installments rather than all at once. Judges routinely revoke driving privileges for failure to pay.
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State Assembly, Senate Approve Measures...
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