Culver named in education lawsuit in Iowa
A lawsuit filed in Polk County accuses Gov. Culver and Judy Jeffrey of failing to meet state education standards. Marvin Pomerantz and three Iowa families seek a statewide curriculum and a performance based pay system for teachers.
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DES Moines
Board of Regents
Chet Culver
Marvin Pomerantz
Iowa
Doug Gross
Polk County
Culver
State Education Department
Judy Jeffrey
Pomerantz
Audit finds overcharges by Iowa regional planning group
An Iowa audit of Area XV Regional Planning Commission covering 2000 to 2006 says it overcharged 21 member cities by at least 91 177 with altered time sheets and unallocated hours. The report notes billing based on maximum allowable costs rather than actual expenses and calls for repayment and review with the Department of Economic Development. Ellen Foudree leads the commission with an 11 member oversight board.
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Des Moines
Area XV Regional Planning Commission
Regional Planning Commission
Iowa
Commission
David Vaudt
Department of Economic Development
Ellen Foudree
Foudree
Iowa 16th in pork-barrel spending per citizen
Iowa ranks 16th in per capita pork-barrel spending at 61.79 dollars per resident, with over 184 million dollars in earmarks for the state. The 2008 Congressional Pig Book notes Iowa rose from 37th in 2006 to this position as Democrats gained seats and Grassley leads in overall spending.
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Iowa
DES Moines
Pilot fired before 2006 Indiana plane crash.
NTSB report says pilot John Trewet of Atlantic was dismissed before takeoff from South Bend, as four Des Moines marketing firm employees died when the plane struck a farm field. The overweight plane and misread clearances caused disorientation and loss of control. no mechanical issues were found.
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DES Moines
Indiana
John Trewet
Atlantic
South Bend
National Transportation Safety Board
Trewet
Clayton nonprofits win grants totaling sixty two thousand
The Upper Mississippi Gaming Corporation awarded grants totaling 62 432.76 to Clayton County groups at its spring meeting on March 24. Largest, 10 082, to Volga Community Fire Department for new protective clothing. other sizable awards support fire safety, senior and youth programs, libraries, crisis funds, and historical preservation.
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Orlan Love
McGregor
Upper Mississippi Gaming Corporation
Clayton County
Volga Community Fire Department
Northeast Iowa Farm & Antique Association
Strawberry Point
McGregor Achievement Club
Dr. Smith Child Care Center
Clermont Emts Inc
Area Emergency Medical & Transportation Inc
Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation
Clayton County Crisis Fund
Friends
Iowa News Briefs From Des Moines To Sioux City
In Des Moines Robert Johnston pleaded guilty to second degree murder and willful intent in the September 2006 death of Matthew Stegman ending a first degree murder trial. Gurcharan Randhawa of Sigourney agreed to a 10000 dollar fine and testing for medical board concerns. In Mason City officials closed a 1917 bridge after an inspection deemed it dangerous. In Sioux City John Theros, 33, received 25 years for HIV exposure through two counts. A fuel spill closed a Sioux City street briefly after a semi trailer punctured its fuel tank.
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Des Moines
Robert Johnston
Johnston
Matthew Stegman
Polk County District Court
Stegman
Woodland Cemetery
Gurcharan Randhawa
Sigourney
Randhawa
Iowa Board of Medicine
Mason City
WHKS
Brent
Sioux City
John Theros
Theros
Marti Reilly
Volunteers Dig At Living History Farms For 19th Century Artifacts
Urbandale volunteers sifted soil at Living History Farms seeking items from the first 19th-century settler. Leah Rogers of Tallgrass Historians and 10 volunteers excavated a brick foundation believed to be a farmhouse site and found nails bottles plumbing fixtures and glass pieces on a under an acre of the 89 acre interpretive farm museum.
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Urbandale
Living History Farms
Leah Rogers
Tallgrass Historians
S.C
Judge rules English-only law violated by multilingual voter forms
Polk County Judge Douglas Staskal ruled that Iowa English-only law applies to voter registration forms and ordered Secretary of State Michael Mauro to stop using Spanish Bosnian Vietnamese and Laotian on official forms The ruling upholds Rep Steve King's 2002 English-only law claim and challenges a state rule permitting other languages.
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DES Moines
Secretary of State
Iowa
Steve King
Polk County
Douglas Staskal
King
Staskal
Michael Mauro
Mauro
Chet Culver
Tom Miller
Culver
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G&g Living Centers Inc
Edgewood Fire Department
Jaws of Life
Allamakee County Economic Development Organization
AAA Magazine
Pioneer Experience
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