ESTACADA, Ore. — All Oregon school districts have adopted cell phone bans due to Gov. Tina Kotek's executive order that she issued last year. Now that all schools have implemented the ban, Kotek ...

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Oregon is leading a coalition of 24 states in a federal court challenge to President Trump’s latest tariffs, arguing the president exceeded his authority. I-5 southbound lanes close during Vancouver ...

The bill, which now awaits the governor's signature, expands on a previous ban for elementary and middle schools. Proponents argue the ban will reduce distractions and disruptions, while some ...

Starting this fall, Kansas will join at least 20 other states that ban student cellphones in K-12 classrooms statewide. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday signed into law a bipartisan bill that ...

A cellphone ban by Los Angeles Unified in the nation's second largest school district will take effect in mid-February, about a month later than originally announced, and will also apply to smart ...

The Georgia Senate has passed a bill banning the use of cellphones during the school day at high schools. The bill previously passed the Georgia House earlier in the session and now heads to the ...

In a 135-1 vote, the Maryland House of Delegates on Monday passed a bill requiring public schools statewide to sharply limit student use of personal electronic devices during the school day, as ...