Congress halves drought relief amid farm bill stalemate
Congress moved a half step toward drought relief for Iowa farmers but failed to act before a five week recess. The House approved an emergency drought relief bill, while the Senate would not take it up until the September farm bill. A disaster declaration by the U S Department of Agriculture allows farmers in Linn and Johnson counties to seek Farm Service Agency aid and low interest loans. Democratic reps Braley and Loebsack criticized Republicans for political vacation while Iowa farms struggle.
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Court confusion may force Iowa couple out of country
Alicia Rivera and Israel Martinez, an Iowa City pair married years ago, face potential deportation as a court dispute and immigration status issues loom. The couple, parents of two, arrived in the United States from Honduras and El Salvador in 1994 and later obtained temporary protected status.
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Supreme Court decision notes conditional protected status renewal
The Gazette reports the ruling that standing provides legal status with annual renewal requirements. Rivera, with a string of misdemeanors, says she only learned years after pleading guilty to theft convictions that such status could be at risk, per Iowa City attorney Rockne Cole translating.
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Alliant to Build 700 Million Marshalltown Gas Plant
Alliant Energy plans a 700 million dollar natural gas fired power plant in Marshalltown with capacity for about 500 000 homes. The project follows the 2009 cancellation of a 1 3 billion coal plant and is expected to create 600 plus construction jobs and boost local property tax revenue.
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Deimerly
White vans linked to child abduction case in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police say tips about suspicious white vans surged after a 5 year old boy's attempted abduction. The suspects fled in a white 1990s Chevrolet Astro van on Kirkwood Boulevard SW, drawing more than 30 calls. Officers stress pursuing only substantiated leads while noting ongoing reports from Marion police about a man in a white van.
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Cristy Hamblin
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