Schwarm says GOP primary in Iowa too close to call
Iowa GOP Chairman Rich Schwarm predicts a tight June 7 gubernatorial primary between Gov. Terry Branstad and Fred Grandy with two to three weeks of sparring left. He backs Branstad but says either candidate could win and expects the race to hinge on TV ads.
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Associated Press and Gazette
Johnston
Richard Schwarm
Schwarm
Terry Branstad
Fred Grandy
Branstad
Grandy
Charles Robbins
Sioux City
Republican
Particu
Robbins
Fred
Iowa
Eric Tabor
Bonnie Campbell
Des Moines
Bill Reichardt
Tabor
State Party
Missouri Voters Face Riverboat Gambling Issue
Missouri voters confront Amendment 3 as riverboat gambling supporters push for economic gains and proads. Opponents use crosses and sermons to awaken voters while backers report about 3.2 million in contributions and 23 000 jobs tied to riverboats ahead of election.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Larry Rice
New Life Evangelistic Center
Statehouse
Mississippi
Joe McNamara
McNamara
Paul Brown
Hannibal-LaGrange College
Inmates injure prison guard at Fort Madison
Prison guards captured two maximum security inmates after they climbed from an exercise area and armed themselves with broom-handle weapons. Lt. Dan George, 29, of Burlington, was treated in stable condition at University Hospitals in Iowa City. Authorities say the inmates remained inside the facility during the capture and were not identified.
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Fort Madison
Dan George
Burlington
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Ron Welder
Welder
George
Iowa law raises gambling limits could hit South Dakota casinos
Deadwood gaming official warns Iowa’s new law allowing higher bet limits and new wagering options may draw gamblers away from South Dakota. Iowa Governor Branstad signed the measure enabling riverboat casinos to raise limits and expand gambling age, while tribal casinos plan no unlimited bets. Rodman says Deadwood could suffer as visitors shift to Iowa.
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Sioux Falls
S.D
Iowa
South Dakota
Deadwood Gaming
Deadwood Gaming Association
Mike Rodman
Rodman
Terry Branstad
Cedar River Paper seeks Ipsco-type tax incentives
Cedar River Paper Co. requests a quality jobs enterprise zone designation from the Iowa Department of Economic Development to mirror Ipsco style incentives for its Cedar Rapids recycling plant. Officials weigh if the project is new development. a decision is due by Monday.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
State Department of Economic Development
Ipsco Inc
Muscatine County
Cedar River Paper Co
Weyerhaeuser Midwest Inc
Midwest Recycle Co
DED
Allan Thoms
C St
Bob Henningsen
Cedar River Paper
Thoms
State Community Economic Betterment Account
CEBA
Henningsen
Weyerhaeuser
Ipsco
M&e
Iowa economy shows better than expected gains in 1994
Iowa tax receipts for fiscal 1994 were lower than projected due to flood damage but March filings rose in average per return as higher grain prices benefitted taxpayers. Dennis Prouty said March receipts up 3 percent year to date 7.3 percent, with $331.5 million in March and $2.81 billion for nine months. He may urge upward revision of the 5 percent growth forecast, though surplus funds go to the cash reserve.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Iowa
Dennis Prouty
Legislative Fiscal Bureau
Prouty
Iowa Treasury
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