Amendment to raise political age proposed as jest in Iowa notes
Legislative notes describe Senator Philip Hill as fronting for Willard Hansen to amend a bill raising the lieutenant governor age to 32 and requiring Senate service, a gag that could have blocked Branstad and Oakley from the nomination. The item also recounts a gas pump robbery incident involving State Rep. Scott Newhard, who chased the thief but stranded without fuel before coasting to another station.
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Des Moines
Philip Hill
Hill
Willard Hansen
Cedar Falls
Hansen
Iowa Senate
Terry Branstad
Blake Mills
Brice Oakley
Clinton
Branstad
Oakley
Scott Newhard
D-Anamosa
Newhard
Iowa Senate rejects House changes on hunting fishing fee bill
The Iowa Senate refused to accept 20 House amendments to a bill raising hunting and fishing license fees. The chamber sent the measure back to the House with a conference option if the House stalls. The House had removed a requirement for written landowner permission and date lists for hunting. Other changes reshaped the fee schedule.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
House
The
Iowa House OKs open meetings bill to tighten secrecy
Iowa lawmakers approved an open government reform by an 80 to 4 vote. The measure tightens rules for when meetings may be closed, limits the catchall provision, requires detailed minutes and tape recordings, and outlines penalties and exemptions while aiming to favor openness. Senator Rush predicted Senate passage, calling it a major step to close current loopholes.
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Des Moines
Iowa Freedom of Information Council
Iowa House
Herb Strentz
Drake University School of Journalism
Senate
House-Senate Conference Committee
Strentz
Willis Junker
Sioux City
Robert Rush
Cedar Rapids
Iowa surveys farm health after Michigan PBB contamination
A University of Iowa survey asks 675 Iowa farm families across 28 eastern counties to study health effects from exposure to the Michigan PBB contamination, with data to guide farm health needs and the role of women in farming. The study runs from this week through October and ties to confinement feeding operations and potential for allergies and other disorders.
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Iowa City
Michigan
Iowa
Institute of Agricultural Medicine
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Cedar
Washington
Keith Long
Institute
Dr. Long
Long
U of I
Iowa lawmaker objects to brochure noting racial makeup
Rep. Thomas Jochum of Dubuque urged the Iowa Development Commission to stop distributing a brochure that promotes Iowa and includes a racial composition line. He questioned phrasing and said the item risks implying race as a positive attribute, while IDC officials considered rereprinting without that detail.
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Des Moines
UPI
Dubuque
Iowa Development Commission
Iowa
Thomas Jochum
D-Dubuque
House
IDC
Jochum
Phil Morgan
Morgan
Nixon welcomes Humphrey into presidential race
Legislative bills digest notes a 10 years old report recalling Richard Nixon welcoming Vice President Humphrey into the presidential race.
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Richard Nixon
Humphrey
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