Senate set to weigh consumer advocate in Iowa utility bill
Senate debate opens on a rewritten utility regulation measure with a Senate crafted consumer advocate office to replace the House version. Key issues include advocacy scope and transition, salaries, and penalties for overcapacity, with amendments likely before a House return and Gov Branstad’s prior reservations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Sullivan
DES Moines
Senate
House of Representatives
Senate Commerce Committee
Office of Consumer Advocate
Iowa Commerce Commission
William Palmer
D-Des Moines
Commission
Consumer Advocate
Dale Tieden
R-Elkader
Advocate
House
Tieden
Patrick Delahery
D-Davenport
Democratic Caucus
Consumer Advocate Post
Senate Republican
Senate Committee
Commerce
Senate bill lets workers pick doctors from panel
Iowa Senate approved a panel of physicians for workers compensation care. Employers must provide three doctors for small firms and seven for larger ones, enabling employee choice while addressing cost control and medical decisions. The measure moves to the House with mixed Republican opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Ken Sullivan
Des Moines
Anderson
Richard Drake
R-Muscatine
Upper Iowa president Darcy Coyle to resign in 1984
Upper Iowa University president Darcy Coyle, age 65, will resign July 31 1984 after five years in office. He will stay a year beyond retirement to aid a successor search and will continue to aid off campus degree programs and foreign operations from Fayette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Northeast Iowa Bureau
Fayette
Darcy Coyle
Upper Iowa University
Coyle
New Jersey
David Bolger
Upper
Iowa
Bolger
Upper Iowa
Board of Trustees
Darcy
Legislature Tables 76 Bills for This Year in Iowa
Gazette Des Moines Bureau reports 76 bills, 51 from the House and 25 from the Senate, were re referred to committees. The move ends chances for floor debate this year in the 70th General Assembly as bills originated in their chambers fail to advance. The step clears calendars and allows focus on measures previously acted upon by the other chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Iowa
State Board of Regents
South Africa
House of Representatives
Senate
General Assembly
House
Fluoride Levels Exceed Limit In Denmark Iowa
The Denmark Water Co reports fluoride in water may exceed the 2 mg/L DEQ limit for Denmark Lee County Iowa. About 160 customers were warned by mail that no hazard exists now and further notices will follow if a hazard develops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark, Iowa
Denmark Water Co
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
Denmark
Lee County
Branstad backs land bill for area schools including Kirkwood
A final legislative approval sends to Gov Branstad a bill allowing area schools to buy over 320 acres of land. Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids supports expanding its Johnson County campus needs and already holds 329 acres. The measure addresses centers in counties over 50 000 people and notes foundations sometimes used to bypass limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Iowa
Kirkwood Community College
Terry Branstad
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
Iowa City
Kirkwood
Senate raises small claims limit to two thousand dollars
Iowa Senate rejected a move to return the small claims cap to 1500 and kept the 2000 ceiling. Senators noted inflation and comparisons with other states while a fallback clause preserves the 1000 level if courts strike down the higher limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Sullivan
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Senate
Donald Doyle
Sioux City
Supreme Court
Sen
Douglas Ritsema
Orange City
Alvin Miller
Ventura
Tennessee
House of Representatives
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Gallagher
Diesup
Delihery
Ned Chiodo
Sens
Merlin Hulse
Clarence
Edgar Holden
Davenport
Norman Goodwin
de- Witt
Branstad
Wmt-Fm
Klinger’s
Our
Minwax
Fifth Ave
Geneva Tower
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!