Bills on cats and kerosene win final approval
Iowa lawmakers approved a measure banning abandonment of cats and dogs after July 1. The House and Senate traded amendments on election laws and landlord tenant eviction rules. The House OKd kerosene labeling and debated petition notarization for statewide candidates, amid broader action on public intoxication testing and utility regulation.
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Iowa House approves tax break for growing firms
The Iowa House on Wednesday backed a plan to cushion unemployment taxes for expanding businesses and to limit tax bracket increases for growing firms. The measure preserves jobless tax relief for angel employers, resisting Republican calls to slash wage bases and deepen cuts.
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Bill backs public campaigns but no funding included
The Iowa House Appropriations Committee approved a public financing bill setting spending limits for governor and other statewide offices and for legislative races. It proposes a future fund from lottery revenues but that provision was removed. the plan would apply to the 1988 elections and aims to broaden access to elected office.
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Iowa Senate approves limits on landfills plan
The Iowa Senate approved a bill to curb landfill disposal requiring local governments to draft alternative waste methods such as incineration or recycling. Plans must be in place by 1988. The measure passed 46 to 1 after earlier House approval 93 to 5 and returns to the House for amendments.
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