Iowa lawmakers push 1000 foot sex offender rule amid court doubts
Des Moines County Attorney Barb Edmondson urged that a 1000 foot setback from schools and day cares for sex offenders likely cannot survive constitutional challenge. Senator Larson支持 the measure noting it adds security despite court scrutiny as lawmakers press ahead with reform.
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Cedar Rapids
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Iowa House boosts corrections budget for sex offender tracking
The Iowa House approved a 7 million increase to the Department of Corrections budget to improve sex offender tracking. The 409 million plan adds 2.1 million for electronic monitoring, proposes fees for ankle bracelets, and creates a DNA registry for felons. The measure followed the Jesseta Gage case, with critics urging more funding.
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Des Moines
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Cedar Rapids
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Sioux City
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Senate funnels split as Iowa House bills face gridlock
Senate committees kept alive 13 bills on early childhood education abortion records and disabled children while House criticism accused Senate obstruction. The second funnel deadline nears with nonmoney measures needing cross‑chamber approval amid partisan tensions and no Friday meetings.
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Speed limit bill clears committee amid procedural maneuver
The Iowa Senate Transportation Committee voted 7-5 to move House File 826 to the debate calendar with no recommendation. Lawmakers debated raising rural interstate speed limits from 65 to 70 mph while funding courthouses and state trooper cars.
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Iowa House approves deer thinning measure to boost hunts
The Iowa House voted 98 to 0 to bolster deer culling by expanding antlerless licenses and enabling special regional hunts. Officials project about 200000 deer killed to cut herd 10 percent this year and 20 percent next year. The plan, tied to Nat Resources, faces the Senate.
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