Nuclear power bill delayed due to missing committee vote
Action on the MidAmerican energy nuclear proposal was postponed after Senate Commerce Committee member Sen. Tom Rielly was absent. supporters fear insufficient votes to advance before the March 16 deadline while opponents lobby against shifting plant costs to ratepayers.
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D-Des Moines
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Iowa House Roundup on Markets Fires and Fireworks
The Iowa House passed a bill redefining farmer markets and raising vendor permit fees, and approved a plan to allocate hunting licenses to veterans and active duty service members. Officials debated mental health funding, child pornography charges, and a push to ban traffic cameras. Toni Urban praised retiring Gaming Commission head Jack Ketterer as Brian Chorilko becomes interim director.
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Washington
Iowa
Natural Resources Commission
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Urbandale
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Commission
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Jack Ketterer
Ketterer
Rainbow trout stocked at Heritage Pond in Dubuque
Randy Mack of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources stocks Heritage pond in Dubuque with about 1,800 rainbow trout on a sunny day. The DNR notes more than 130 million fish are stocked annually into Iowa waters.
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Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Heritage Pond
Dubuque
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DNR
Ex-Supreme Court Justices to Get Kennedy Courage Award
Three Iowa Supreme Court justices who were removed in 2010 will receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. Former Chief Justice Marsha Ternus and former Associate Justices David Baker and Michael Streit are set to receive the honor May 7 at the Kennedy Library in Boston amid praise from advocacy groups. The award honors officials whose actions reflect Profiles in Courage principles, acknowledging their role in upholding the Iowa Constitution during the same sex marriage ruling.
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Iowa
Lambda Legal
Justice Not
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Kennedy
U.S
John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
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