The state Senate has officially passed the bill we've been pushing - adding cell phones to the No Call list and blocking those recorded political calls like you got last October and November. The bill now goes to the House. The Senate vote was 33-0. That's great, but a bit anticlimactic, in that the Senate the last several years has done that.

The problem lies in the House, which our blog mentioned last week. FYI, this would also allow fax numbers on the No Call list. And by registering your cell phone, you would block text message solicitations as well.