Zimmerman accused of selling fund-raiser tickets out of office
Iowa Republicans allege Democratic Lt Gov JoAnn Zimmerman sold tickets for a fundraiser using a Statehouse office, potentially violating state law. A party calendar listed a Waukee picnic with contact details, and an aide was said to have told a caller tickets cost 10 dollars in the office. Zimmerman acknowledged erroneous office disclosure and said tickets were available only from her or her daughter.
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Des Moines
Iowa
JoAnn Zimmerman
Statehouse
GOP
Ronda Menke
Democratic Party
Zimmerman
Waukee
Brett Toresdahl
Menke
Officials warn higher rural phone rates with plan
The NTCA says deregulation of exclusive local franchise rights could spark steep increases in rural areas. The Justice Department proposal is set for discussion at a six state NTCA regional conference in Cedar Rapids. Nearly 300 managers and directors from 50 independent telcos and coops attend as debates focus on competition, the future of independents and coop relations.
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Cedar Rapids
Beechcraft
Collins General Aviation
Rockwell International Corp
Collins
National Telephone Cooperative Association
Justice Department
Association
Stouffer’s
Five Seasons Center
Marlee R. Norton
NTCA
Norton
Michael E. Brunner
Brunner
Coops
Sympathy strike workers denied unemployment benefits
About 1,200 UFCW members at John Morrell & Co. Sioux Falls plant cannot collect unemployment benefits as a labor dispute ongoing. state official cites law. Union plans appeal. class-action may cover all locals. The Sioux City strike has idled about 800 workers since March 9.
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Sioux Falls
S.D
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
John Morrell & Co
State Department of Labor
UFCW
Don Kattke
Department of Labor
Kattke
Sioux City
Clude
Des Moines man named head of Kansas counties group
John Torbert 37, longtime executive secretary of the Iowa Association of Counties since 1980, was named executive director of the Kansas Association of Counties. He will replace Fred Allen who retires August 26 after being chosen from 150 applicants, announced by KAC president Keith Devenney at a Topeka meeting.
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Topeka
Kansas Association of Counties
Des Moines
John Torbert
Iowa Association of Counties
Fred Allen
Torbert
Keith Devenney
KAC
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Gazette
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D.M. Man
Kansas
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Westdale Mall
PTT
First Ave
N.E
Zimmerman Ford
Hof L Lindale Mall
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BASF
Mastercard
Maxell Arso
Pioneer
Mec
Sansui
Technics Slp
Ignal Witer
Tandon Access
Tat
Reais
General Electric
RCA
Sylvania
Hotpoint
Hotpoint Auto
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Sharp HQ
Toshiba
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