Linn County Supervisor under ethics probe over campaign reporting
Iowa ethics board investigates Linda Langston for failing to report several campaign contributions and event costs from last year. Complaints mention private-home fundraisers, a Cedar Rapids Science Station event with a Red Cedar Chamber performance, and campaign HQ costs at the History Center. Langston says she may amend disclosures and will respond to the board.
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Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
Linn County
Linda Langston
Connie Wright
Toddville
Guy Geinzer
Lisbon
Langston
Autho
W. Charles Smithson
Cedar Rapids Science Station
Red Cedar Chamber
History Center
Smithson
Red Cedar
Ganesh
Ganpat
Amarillo
Texas
Joe Nolte
Science Station
Tobacco payout boosts Iowa tobacco settlement total
Iowa received a 42.9 million payment from the tobacco industry as part of a settlement, increasing the state total to over 250 million. Attorney General Tom Miller said the settlement curbs underage smoking and funds health programs with 9.4 million directed to the Endowment for Iowa's Health Account, while the remaining amount pays bondholders.
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Tobacco Industry
Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Tobacco Authority
Tom Miller
Miller
Endowment For
The
Tobacco Settlement Authority
Three Iowa men charged in meth conspiracy
Three Eastern Iowa men Mario Zuniga Neftali Torres and Juan Hernandez were charged with conspiring to distribute meth after undercover purchases totaling more than seven pounds. Zuniga allegedly brandished a pistol during a confrontation with a federal agent as investigations by multiple task forces proceeded.
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Christoph Trappe
Iowa City
Iowa
Mario Zuniga
Neftali Torres
Juan Hernandez
Muscatine
U.S. District Court
Davenport
Zuniga
West Branch
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