Horn signature attempts to modify Iowa patrol tactics fail
Des Moines reports Rep. Wally Horn seeks to strip 20 federally funded troopers, ban unmarked cars, and push for more women and minority hires in the Iowa Highway Patrol during transportation appropriation debate. The 20-trooper cut failed 62-20. unmarked car ban deemed germane later. In a separate move, Rep. Betty Hoffmann sought 75000 for mass transit subsidies, defeated later at 60-33.
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Des Moines
Wally Horn
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Highway Patrol
Horn
House of Representatives
Iowa
House
Betty Hoffmann
R-Muscatine
Phil Davitt
D-St. Charles
Hoffmann
Davitt
Iowa City
Coralville
Dale Hibbs
Hibbs
Robert M.L. Johnson
Hoffman
Parimutuel betting move nixed in Iowa House bill
In Des Moines Rep. Jack Woods sought to amend the natural resources appropriations bill to include parimutuel betting for racetracks. Speaker Rep. Floyd Millen ruled the move out of order after a ruling on germane issues, shelving the proposal.
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Des Moines
Jack Woods
Iowa
Floyd Millen
Farmington
Woods
Bill Dieleman
D-Pella
Dieleman
House
Natural Resources Appropriations
Kenneth Miller
D-Independence
Miller
John Patchett
North Liberty
Iowa Liquor Bottle Deposit Begins Next Tuesday
Iowa's liquor monopoly will add a five cent deposit on each bottle starting next Tuesday with refunds for returns. The state expects about half of bottles to be returned and directs 5 cent deposits on nonreturns to the general fund. 213 stores will update price stickers and clerks will apply blank stickers if needed. The department seeks $664,000 to operate, Gov. Ray recommends $500,000, funding decision awaits.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George Price
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
Price
Robert Ray
Five Eastern Iowans Named National Merit Scholars
Five Eastern Iowa students are National Merit $1 000 Scholarship winners. Sarah Nelson Decorah High School studies English and languages. Anne Fuller Iowa City High School psychology. Charles Platz Iowa City High School pre medicine. Margaret Ault Mount Vernon High School German or instrumental music. David Kerber Prairie High School electrical engineering. Scholarships are one-time nonrenewable and selected from finalists.
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Ill
Eastern Iowa
Sarah Nelson
Decorah
National Distillers Distributors Foundation
Anne Fuller
Iowa City
Zenith Radio Corp
Charles Platz
Mobil Foundation Inc
Margaret Ault
Mount Vernon High School
Santa Fe Railway Foundation Inc
David Kerber
Prairie High School
Cedar Rapids
Borg-Warner Foundation Inc
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Cherry Burrell
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