Iowa House votes to raise rural speed limit to 70 mph
The Iowa House approved a 51 to 49 vote to raise the rural interstate speed limit from 65 to 70 mph and to boost fees to fund courthouse operations and new state trooper cars. Speaker Rants said highway sentiment differs from Capitol sentiment, noting modernization and enforcement goals.
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Panel approves Cedar Rapids city charter by 12 to 2 vote
The Home Rule Charter Commission endorsed a new city government charter in Cedar Rapids with 12 voting yes and 2 no, one abstention. The charter now goes to voters, with an initial election planned for June 14, after weeks of decisions on the alternative council manager form and part time mayor.
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Cedar Rapids
Home Rule Charter Commission
Terri Schiavo dies after long right-to-die battle
Terri Schiavo, 41, died Thursday 13 days after feeding tube removal ending a landmark right-to-die dispute that divided the nation and drew in courts and government. She died peacefully at a hospice in Pinellas Park, with her husband Michael at her side and her family absent.
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Mary Schindler
Capitol Hill
White House
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Jetseta Gage death shocks Cedar Rapids community
Visits to the Iowa Sex Offender Registry surged after the abduction and murder of 10-year-old Jessera Gage. Authorities say Roger Bentley, 37, is charged with kidnapping and killing her, and the registry lists Bentley among 6,341 offenders among a total of 370,000 entries.
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Gazette
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Roger Bentley
Jessera Gage
Gage
Bentley
Gazette to publish sex offender list and public mood study
Coming Sunday The Gazette will print a list of registered sex offenders in Eastern Iowa and survey public sentiment after the murder of a 10 year old girl abducted from a northwest Cedar Rapids home last week. Life prison term urged, 5A Vigil held for Jetsera, 10A hits on Tuesday. On Wednesday the site was viewed 6,259 times per hour and some users could not access the site due to high traffic.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Jetsera
Pope John Paul I In Critical Condition Amid Illness
The pope, age 84, suffered heart failure and was described as very serious after doctors earlier said he was in stable condition with a high fever. He has been on a feeding tube since Wednesday and reports noted he received last rites on Thursday.
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Timeline of Terri Schiavo case highlights key dates
Timeline tracks events from the 1990 collapse linked to a possible potassium imbalance through multiple court rulings and appeals to 2005 when Judge Greer approves tube removal and Terri Schiavo dies at age 41. It notes guardian disputes, legislative intervention by Gov. Jeb Bush, and the Florida Supreme Court ruling on the intervention law.
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Mary Schindler
Terri
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Michael Schiavo
Greer
Florida
Jeb Bush
Florida Supreme Court
Bush
Linn board delays Highway 100 land deal decision
The Linn County Conservation Board delayed a vote on accepting 400000 for 100 acres of donated land near the Rock Island State Preserve to enable a Highway 100 extension around west Cedar Rapids. The panel, under city and county pressure, plans to decide by April 18, with a 3-2 vote to delay.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
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