Last train leaves Iowa Capitol as many bills die for year
A roundup shows most bills fail to clear committees under the Hansen Funnel rules. Only a few measures remain alive or may be attached to bills that passed. House and Senate leaders weigh rare maneuver options as school and utility issues fade from action.
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Des Moines
Iowa Statehouse
Iowa Commerce Commission
Iowa Supreme Court
Ray
Senate
Washington, D.C
Iowa
District of Columbia
Congress
Department of Environmental Quality
House
Wilton Civil War group recruit draws mixed local view
Richard W. White 31, a first lieutenant and Midwest commander of the Army of Tennessee, promotes a Civil War reenactment unit in the Quad-City area. Reactions range from rejection to apathy as he notes only six tentative members and stresses not refighting the war.
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Wilton
Richard W. White
Dixie
White
Midwest
Army of Tennessee, Inc
Quad-City
Atalissa
Tampa
Fla
Vernon McMichael
Army of Tennessee
Hill and Dale
Plan compensates victim rehabilitates offenders
Iowa pilots a victim oriented juvenile program in Black Hawk Grundy and Buchanan counties aimed at repaying victims, teaching work habits, and requiring community service. Offenders earn two dollars an hour with most wages returned to victims, while lawmakers debate statewide expansion and funding.
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Des Moines
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Black Hawk
Grundy
Buchanan
Dell
Terry Branstad
Appropriations
Forrest Schwengels
Rfairfield
Robert Rush
Ccedar Rapids
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Roger Munns
Gazette
Statehouse
Robert Ray
Commission For the Blind
Commerce Commission
Tama- Toledo
Roger Halvorson
R-Monona
Willard Hansen
South
Deep South
Confederacy
4Th
Florida Volunteer Infantry
Mason-Dixon Line
Sammie Dell
Collins Employees Credit Union
42Nd St. N.E
Cedar Rapids
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