Iowa City Fire Department trains in improvised and future facility plans
The Iowa City and Coralville fire departments train amid demolition sites, using a former nursery and its own planned four story tower. Officials note ongoing use of Coralville’s facility, coordination with backfilling Iowa City, and a new public works campus training area to be built with burn rooms smoke generator and adjustable floor plans.
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Zach Hickman
Brandon Smith
Smith
Brian Platt
Public Works
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Iowa City
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Randy Miller
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Iowa bills sign bans texting while driving and expands impaired driving tools
Governor Branstad signed two measures to curb dangerous driving. One makes texting while driving a primary offense with a $30 fine for texting starts July 1. The other allows twice daily sobriety monitoring and ignition interlocks for intoxicated drivers, with local option on program enrollment.
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Des Moines
Terry Branstad
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Kim Reynolds
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Iowa Senate approves expanded medical cannabis measure
The Iowa Senate voted 45 to 5 to advance SF 506 creating a broader medical cannabis program. Up to four manufacturers and twelve dispensaries would operate by 2018 under tight regulation, with patient registries for qualifying conditions and a nine member medical advisory board.
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Matt McCoy
House
Brad Zaun
Urbandale
Charles Schneider
West Des Moines
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