Couple’s $100 gift to aid Iowa education
Wayne and Phyllis Wasta of Guttenberg mailed $100 to Lt. Gov. Robert Anderson for a fund to help teacher pay. The gesture, welcomed by Anderson and Iowa State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald, symbolizes support for educational funding though no guarantee funds will be used as requested.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
ES Moines
Iowa
Wayne
Phyllis Wasta
Guttenberg
Robert Anderson
Anderson
Wastas
Michael Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Governor Branstad to canoe the Turkey River in June
Governor Terry Branstad will lead the annual Governor's Invitational Canoe Trip on Saturday June 14 from Turkey River Park Elkader to Motor Mill. About 100 to 150 participants attend by invitation as part of Iowa River Month promotions with arrival around 10 a.m. The trip lasts about 11 hours including lunch.
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Turkey River
Elkader
Terry Branstad
Turkey River Park
Motor Mill
Raccoon
Adel
Wapsipinicon
Stone City
Anamosa
Mississippi River
Garnaville
Des Moines River
Boone
Don Menken
Clayton County Conservation Board
Iowa River
Out-of-state bank bill inches toward passage in Iowa
The Senate Commerce Committee is poised to reluctantly approve a bill allowing sale of two Iowa bank holding companies to out-of-state firms, including First Bank System of Minneapolis acquiring Banks of Iowa. Hawkeye would join if Chapter 11 bankruptcy occurs, with units sold together and Iowa firms given a chance to compete.
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Ken Sullivannette
Des Moines
Senate Commerce Committee
Iowa
George Kinley
D-Des Moines
First Bank System of
Minneapolis
Banks of
Merchants National Bank
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Bancorporation
Hawkeye
Kinley
Iown
Edgar Holden
Holden
Senate
Senate panel trims Iowa lottery spending plan
DES MOINES The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a revised plan for the state's lottery revenue, earmarking about 30 million dollars a year for the next two years. The plan reduces funding from last year's 50 million and prioritizes economic development and jobs, with 6 million for capital improvements under the jobs now program.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Senate Appropriations Committee
House of Representatives
Iowa
Art Small
Iowa City
Halvorson Undergoes Appendectomy in Des Moines
Rep. Roger Halvorson of Monona was hospitalized after an appendectomy on Thursday at Des Moines General Hospital. The 52 year old legislator reported lower abdominal pain at the Statehouse and finished dictating his district newsletter before his departure.
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Des Moines
Roger Halvorson
R-Monona
Des Moines General Hospital
Halvorson
Statehouse
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