Branstad signs bills on rural tourism and bottled water labeling
Gov. Terry Branstad signed 15 laws including measures to promote rural tourism and require bottled water labeling. The bottled water bill tests products and requires a label stating Meets all FDA standards, while the rural tourism bill tasks the Iowa Development Commission with listing farm bed and breakfast homes.
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Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Food and Drug Administration
Senate
House
Iowa Development Commission
Iowa House OKs 29.1 Million Capital Bond Sale for State Universities
The Iowa House approved four measures to let the state’s three universities issue bonds totaling 29.1 million for capital projects. Opponents argued about affordability given existing bonds and tuition replacements. supporters highlighted safety, repairs, classroom space, and job growth.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Iowa House
Iowa
Senate
Dottie Carpenter
R-West
Measure would continue bans on hunting in Iowa
The Iowa Senate approved a bill by 43 to 2 to keep non residents banned from hunting deer and turkey and to modify hunting and fishing laws. It would create a three day fishing license for residents and non residents and allow the Conservation Commission a second deer or wild turkey license to Iowans. It would exclude motor vehicles from confiscation and extend free landowner licenses to the owner's immediate family tenants and tenant's family.
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Branstad
Iowa Conservation Commission
North America
Iowa
Des Moines
Senate
Terry Branstad
The
Conservation Commission
Iowa Senate approves secrecy bill for ecological sites
The Iowa Senate gave final approval to a bill allowing state archaeologist and Natural Resources director to keep information on endangered plants and ecologically sensitive sites confidential. The measure, added by Sen. Forrest Schwengel, passed 45-0 after House approval and awaits Gov. Branstad's signature.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Department of Natural Resources Authority
House
Forrest Schwengels
Fairfield
Terry Branstad
Widow of slain officer seeks police career in Newton
Julie McPherron 24 plans to return to Des Moines Area Community College for an associate degree in law enforcement. Her husband Daniel McPherren was killed in a Newton shootout after a grocery store robbery last September. Juries convicted Dennis Lamar 38 and Lawrence Gladson 41 of murder and robbery in the officer's death.
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Newton
Julie McPherron
Daniel McPherren
Iowa school districts settle EPA asbestos fines with small payments
Iowa districts have paid as little as 300 dollars on fines up to 20000 dollars for asbestos violations. EPA accepts small payments if records identify asbestos containing buildings and inspections are completed. Eight of twelve districts had paid nothing yet, with tentative agreements to erase most fines.
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DES Moines
Iowa
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Kansas City, Mo
House panel to probe Mingo incident sparks ethics review
Des Moines Iowa legislators face ethics scrutiny as the House Ethics Committee plans a meeting later this week to address complaints over a stag party. Rep Jack Holveck urges a rules of conduct and ethics code after the incident in Mingo. Dorothy Shohbek Council Bluffs.
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Des Moines
House
Iowa
Jack Holveck
Holveck
Ed Parker
Mingo
Woodbury County
Paul Jackson
Sturgeon
Dorothy Shohbek
Council Bluffs
Shahbek
Iowa House Passes Plan Aiming to Cut Auto Insurance Rates
The Iowa House approved a package requiring a study of savings from a new seat belt law and ordering rate cuts by about 18 million dollars in 1987 if confirmed. Supporters credit lower deaths and injuries with reduced health costs for insurers and consumers. The measure advances to the Senate after minor House changes.
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DES Moines
House
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Tom Swartz
Marshalltown
Bruce Foudree
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