Growth and immigration drive local population gains
Iowa counties show 8 841 person rise since 2000 and a 21.7 percent increase led by Johnson Linn and immigrant inflows. Pocahontas suffers 6.3 percent loss while state growth runs 1 percent with births and international arrivals offsetting domestic outmigration.
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Clinton
Delaware
Dubuque
Fayette
Iowa
Jackson
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Linn
Muscatine
Poweshiek
Tama
Winneshiek
Beth Henning
State Library of
Henning
Pocahontas County
Johnson and Linn
Johnson Counties
Johnson County
Utilities deny city bid power by lobbying groups
Kalona officials say investor owned utilities push back as cities, including Kalona and Iowa City, weigh municipal electric utilities. The Iowa Utilities Board bid faces coordination shifts as CPP challenges and associations adjust funding for attorneys and consultants.
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Doug Morgan
Morgan
Alliant Energy
State Association
Iowa Utilities Board
Jim Laren
Iowa City
Citizens For Public
MidAmerican Energy
Haug
Alliant
Scott Drzycimski
Nicipal
Allan Arliss
Arliss
MidAmerican
Association
Doctor with high dose prescriptions given 25 year sentence
William E. Hurwitz a prominent pain management doctor was sentenced to 25 years in prison for drug trafficking causing a patient death and for health care fraud He prescribed high doses of morphine and OxyContin to patients nationwide in a case centered in Alexandria Virginia AP reports.
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Alexandria
William E. Hurwitz
Bankruptcy bill sparks political clash over consumer safety
Debates in the House over S. 256 pit Democrats against Republicans as the income based test for debt repayment could bar thousands from filing bankruptcy. Advocates say the bill saves families money. critics warn it harms single mothers minorities and the elderly while taxpayers bear the cost. MoveOn launches ads opposing lawmakers on both sides.
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Alice Hastings
D-Fla
Congress
Financial Services
David Dreier
R-Calif
American Bankruptcy Institute
MoveOn
House
Leach seeks automatic netting in derivatives to avert global ripple
Rep Jim Leach argues the bankruptcy bill must include a complex provision for automatic netting of derivatives contracts if a financial institution fails. Mov On's Tom Maizzie supports the idea. U.S. bankruptcy filings fell from 1,613,097 in year to June 30, 2003, to 1,599,986 last year. judges determine if individuals repay debt under current law.
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Jim Leach
Tom Maizzie
Washington
MoveOn
Political Action Committee
Marion clown on sex offender registry linked to party work
Police linked the clown Magi to a sex offender registry listing after neighbors noticed him in costume and a now taken down site advertised birthday party and event services. Authorities said no reports of criminal wrongdoing were received, and background shows prior convictions and probation on related abuses.
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Johnston
Marion
Magi
Maji
the Gazette
Mike Dirks
26Th Ave
Dirks
Todd Tripp
Linn County
Texas
Tripp
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