Senate votes to suspend drivers licenses for drug offenders
The Iowa Senate approved a bill to revoke licenses for drug crime convicts and send the measure to the House by a 44 to 4 vote. The proposal includes 180 day suspensions with a waiver for temporary privileges upon court demonstration of extreme hardship and faces federal funding penalties if enacted.
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House
Randal Giannetto
Marshalltown
Iowa
Sen
Richard Drake
Muscatine
Drake
Iowa House Adopts Dvorak New World as State Anthem
The Iowa House approved a 95 to 0 vote designating Dvorak’s Largo from the New World Symphony as the state anthem for this year. The measure honors Spillville’s ties to Dvorak while lawmakers noted the brief performance and light-hearted mood of the session.
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DES Moines
House
Chuck Gipp
R-Decorah
Largo
Antonin Dvorak
New World Symphony
Iowa
Dvorak
National Conservatory of Music
New York City
Spillville
New York
Keith Weigel
New Hampton
Senate
Statehouse
William Witt
Cedar Falls
Panel OKs changes in ethics rules in Iowa
The Senate Ethics Committee approves a revised ethics package addressing gifts from meals and services, income disclosures for legislators and lobbyists, and a separate ethics board for the executive branch. It keeps a $3 food cap, extends to services, and sets income reporting thresholds. campaign finance reform remains unresolved and unlikely this year.
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Ken Sullivan
Des Moines
Senate Ethics Committee
Don Gettings
D-Ottumwa
Gettings
Ralph Rosenberg
Dames
Senate
Ethics Committee
Iowa lawmakers urged to tell legislators on gambling expansion
Des Moines report notes critics claim a majority oppose expanding gambling in Iowa as a bill on parimutuel wagering and casino changes nears Senate debate. Sen. Andy McKean cites debt and outflow as consequences while police and religious groups express concern about security and social impact.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Polk County
Waterloo
Cattle Congress
McKean
Marion County
Marvin VanHaaften
van Haaften
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
DCI
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