Iowa Senate Rejects Independent Ethics Panel Plan
The Iowa Senate scrapped plans for an independent ethics panel and backed four ethics studies and a bipartisan panel. The vote was 44-6 to pass the measure with critics arguing self regulation remains better and cost concerns cited up to 1 million dollars annually. House action and conference committee likely to resolve differences in the 1992 session endgame.
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Gazette and Wire
ES Moines
Iowa Senate
Lloyd-Jones
Hannon
Richard Running
Cedar Rapids
Richard Varn
D-Solon
Senate
Wally Horn
Paul Pate
Marion
Independent Commission
House
Independent Board
Bob Arnould
Davenport
Morality amendment to Senate ethics bill dies
An amendment by Sen. Don Gettings to bar infidelity by any senator was ruled irrelevant to the ethics reform bill. Other moves to tie behavior to Ten Commandments failed as the Senate pursued four ethics and campaign financing studies and bipartisan committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ES Moines
Iowa
Don Gettings
D-Ottumwa
Senate
al Sturgeon
Sioux City
Sturgeon
Gettings
Richard Warn
D-Solon
Iowa Senate defeats effort to disclose development trip costs
The Iowa Senate rejected Sen. Larry Murphy's amendment to require private funders to disclose trip value and the official involved in economic development trips. The proposal would omit destination and prospects, while supporters argued for transparency. Opponents favored a confidential gifts report instead, to protect business competitiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod Boshart
EL Moines
Iowa Senate
Larry Murphy
D-Oelwein
Murphy
Jean Lloyd-Jones
Iowa City
Senate
Jim Lind
R-Waterloo
Chambers of Commerce
Branstad signs Iowa franchise sales regulation into law
Gov. Terry Branstad signed House File 646 into law establishing state regulation of franchise sales in Iowa. The measure covers transfers, territorial protection and termination, plus a civil action for violators. It makes Iowa among the states with franchise regulation and followed intense lobbying and last minute letter writing.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Branstad
House
Senate panel approves $100000 Amtrak study for central Iowa route
The Senate Appropriations Committee votes to fund a $100,000 study of an Amtrak commuter line through central Iowa linking Chicago and Omaha via Clinton Cedar Rapids Marshalltown Ames and Carroll, instead of using $4 million in road taxes. The plan proceeds to the full Senate after House approval.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Senate Appropriations Committee
Amtrak
Iowa
Chicago
Omaha
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Ames
Carroll
Senate
House
Senate approves budget reform with 10 year suns ets
Iowa Senate passes a budget reform bill that requires 10 year sunsets for state programs and annual performance reviews while creating a biennial budgeting process. The measure limits new programs without funding and lets agencies keep up to 5 percent of unobligated dollars to improve efficiency.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Senate
House
Michael Connolly
D-Dubuque
State Department of Management
Ralph Rosenberg
D-Ames
Connolly
Bid to cap foster home placements fails in Iowa House
The Iowa House defeated Gov. Branstad's plan to cap group foster home placements 37 to 60 amid a partisan debate. Supporters said the bill would save about 4.5 million and curb growth, while critics argued it harms children and underfunds programs.
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John Kirsch
Des Moines
Iowa House
Terry Branstad
Johnie Hammond
D-Ames
House
Branstad
Rick Dickinson
D-Sabula
Steven Grubbs
Davenport
Joan Hester
Honey Creek
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Cynthia Alyce Neely
Christian Science Board of Lectureship
First Church of Christ, Scientist of
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