Despite a much-touted House compromise Monday on a bill to allow felony charges against frequent drunk- or drugged drivers, it looks like bill is about to evaporate in the state Senate.For all the wrangling and deal-making in the House, Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown said…
After years of considering a two-strikes, three-strikes and four-strikes law that would allow a felony charge for chronic drunk- or drugged drivers, lawmakers have settled on five strikes. It was a balance, proponents of the compromise bill say, between public safety and the reality that…
