Iowa legislators race to finish a packed 2009 session
Des Moines Democrats push to wrap up the 2009 session with a week of votes on infrastructure bonds up to 750 million dollars, tax reform to cut rates, and labor policy changes while debating same sex marriage protections and a revised fiscal 2010 budget. Leaders warn of potential Good Friday and Easter debates as the adjournment nears.
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Iowa
Senate
Mike Gronstal
Council Bluffs
House
Pat Murphy
D-Dubuque
Kevin McCarthy
D-Des Moines
Chet Culver
Steve Kettering
Lake View
Culver
Murphy
Mous
Iowa Supreme Court
GOP
Kraig Paulsen
Hiawatha
Vander Plaats attacks Dems tax plan in Iowa race
Sioux City businessman and likely GOP gubernatorial hopeful Bob Vander Plaats blasts a Democratic plan to eliminate federal tax deductibility on Iowa returns and cut rates, arguing it could push firms out of state. Analysts estimate 667000 would save, 450000 pay more, 242000 no change in 2010.
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Charlotte Eby
Cus
Iowa
Caligiuri
Ames man convicted of two stabbing deaths
A Nevada County jury convicted Atiba Spellman of two counts of first degree murder for the stabbing deaths of Shakena Varnell and Michael Odikro in Ames. The bodies were found December 6 in Odikro’s apartment. Spellman was arrested days later in Pikeville, North Carolina. He admitted to the killings at trial but claimed self defense.
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Story County
Ames
Atiba Spellman
Spellman
Shakena Varnell
Michael Odikro
Odikro
Pikeville
N.C
Spellman faces life without parole in premeditated attack
Prosecutors argue Spellman planned the assault in a jealous, premeditated motive. A life without parole sentence is mandatory. The report notes flood protection work is planned along the Des Moines River in the southeast city area.
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Spellman
Des Moines
Army Corps to upgrade Des Moines levees along key facilities
The Army Corps of Engineers outlines plans to strengthen levees protecting major industries, a sewage treatment plant, and an ape research center in Des Moines. The project aims to improve flood defense along these priority sites.
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Des Moines
Ape
Army Corps of Engineers
Italian Film Crew Studies Muslim Integration in U S Elkader
An Italian documentary team led by Frederique Boudouani and Brian Bruening visits Elkader Iowa to explore Muslim integration in America. They note Elkader’s Algerian ties and the town as a model of welcome while contrasting U S policies with Italy’s immigration experience.
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Elkader
Emir Abd-el-Kader
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Middle America
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Frederique Boudouani
Shera’s
Brian Bruening
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Algiers
MIT
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United States
Cedar Rapids
Clayton County
Mascara
Algere
Bruening
New Hampton
Iowa
Algeria
Italy
Paola Terzoli
Karina Moyal
New York City
Dearborn Mich
Moual
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