Former POW Wins Iowa Lotto Jackpot After War Hero Luck
John Fields a former Air Force retiree and WWII prisoner of war claimed the first installment of a 3.02 million dollar Iowa Lotto prize. He received 113250 after taxes at his Thurman Iowa home and said the windfall would let him pay bills and start a clean slate. Fields served as a radio operator gunman on a bomber shot down near Vienna on May 10 1944 and retired in 1965 from Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.
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Technical changes delay AIDS bill in Iowa House
The Gazette misreported that a bill extending town civil rights protection to AIDS victims had gone to Gov. Branstad. Two technical edits by senators require the bill to return to the House. One deletes redundant language. the other fixes a grammatical error. An amendment adopting these changes passed on a voice vote.
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Senate moves budget bills toward Branstad next week
DES MOINES Iowa Senate on Thursday completed the first round of deliberations on nine bills totaling 2.6 billion for operating state government for the new fiscal year beginning July 1. Senate Majority Leader Hutchins said the action brings spending bills closer to Gov Branstad with a vote of 39 to 8 approving 443 million for programs run by the Department of Human Services. Charles Bruner described the package as welfare reform aimed at reducing welfare dependency, noting about 5.8 million in improved services aligned with reform efforts.
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Expanding sales tax faces tough Senate fight
Iowa House plans to raise 8.2 million by widening the sales tax base and adding a filing fee on some corporate income tax returns. Senate leaders say the measure lacks popularity and may require changes or be blocked. If sent to Gov Branstad, scope and funding for ADC payments are debated.
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Iowa House of Representatives
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D-Audubon
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