UI panel urges severing ties with Iowa Lottery
The University of Iowa Athletics Department should end advertising ties with gambling entities, a UI committee recommended by a 12 2 vote with two abstentions. The advisory panel asked Athletics Director Gary Barta and interim President Gary Fethke to decide, noting the vote does not yet alter existing relations.
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Advisory group backs recommendation on athletic matter
The advisory group's vote is a recommendation only as Athletics Director Gary Barta and US Interim President Gary Fethke hold final say. Barta will meet Fethke to discuss the matter and maintains no stated preference, keeping a status quo stance.
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Democrats Gauge LabOr Plan Progress Amid Optimism
Lawmakers express cautious optimism as discussions advance on a broad labor agenda. Party leaders say progress is steady, with key committee votes anticipated in coming weeks and potential bipartisan support under consideration.
Culver Supporters Talk With Maytag Workers In Newton
gubernatorial candidate Chet Culver chats with Maytag employees at a UAW Hall in Newton on June 12 alongside John Edwards. The piece notes Culver signing a minimum wage increase into law earlier, with phase one raising the rate to 6.20 and next phase to 7.25 on January 1.
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Upgrades at prisons advocated in Iowa draft report
A consultant draft report on Iowa prisons outlines two options to upgrade Fort Madison with over 132 million in costs and a plan to replace aging housing at Anamosa with 1000 new beds for around 82.5 million. The study, prepared by the Durrant Group with Pulitzer Booth & Associates, warns aging facilities strain staff and budgets. It also suggests consolidating women’s facilities at Mitchellville.
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Recommendations for updating Iowa prisons in Eastern Iowa
A consultant outlines plans to overhaul Iowa's prison system with a focus on Eastern Iowa facilities. The recommendations emphasize funding for upgrades, staffing, and safety improvements, aiming to modernize infrastructure and reduce inmate counts.
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Fort Madison plans split on prison upgrade and new 800-bed
City weighs two options for Fort Madison state prison. Either replace the old facility at a cost of 132 million dollars or construct a new 800-bed prison at the prison farm and upgrade portions of the existing prison at about 110 million dollars.
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Anamosa Penitentiary to Add 1000 Beds in $82.5 Million Upgrade
Anamosa State Penitentiary plans a major upgrade replacing aging units with 1,000 new beds in a project costing $82.5 million. The upgrade aims to modernize facilities and improve housing capacity at the Iowa prison.
Mitchellville prison expansion adds 512 beds for women
Plans call for Mitchellville to add 512 beds and relocate all female prisoners to that facility at a cost of 47 million dollars. Also proposed are 400 new beds in Newton at 523 million and community based expansions adding beds in Ottumwa Sioux City Davenport Waterloo and central Iowa at 45 million.
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Heredity and Hair Trigger Temper Help Explain Hatfield McCoy Feud
Doctors at Vanderbilt suggest an inherited disease causing high blood pressure and extreme adrenaline could fuel short tempers in McCoy descendants involved in the Hatfield McCoy feud. The condition may help explain some explosive clan behavior without blaming the entire feud.
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