Farm activist from Baxter enters Iowa secretary race
Baxter resident Sue Atkinson longtime farm activist and former Farm Credit employee announced as an independent candidate for Iowa secretary of agriculture in 1994. She calls for debt moratorium low interest credit and pricing parity to promote independent food production and warns of a NAFTA driven food cartel and looming foreclosures. She will face incumbent Dale Cochran and Republican Tom Cory.
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Campbell urges caution on death penalty amid Grinnell case
Democratic candidate Bonnie Campbell warned Iowans not to rush to judgment on reinstating capital punishment after the Grinnell homicide of a 9 year old girl. She argued the policy should be weighed by cost and deterrence evidence, not emotion, and cited life imprisonment as a cheaper, equally protective option.
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Deputy denies aiding courts in 1992 child abuse cases
Campbell deputy says prosecutors may have declined to assist county attorneys in some 1992 child endangerment and sexual abuse prosecutions. Rep. Millage requested a list. official notes suggest context was misread. Timing of the request amid a Branstad campaign drew comment.
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Campbell proposes tough, multi pronged plan for Iowa juvenile justice
Iowa Attorney General Campbell outlines a comprehensive strategy to curb youth crime. The plan combines prevention, stricter penalties for juvenile gangs and adult accomplices, sex offender registry, expanded school searches, and transfer of certain juvenile offenders to adult court, aiming to reduce violence and overcrowding.
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