IPBN employee faces ultimatum over reassignment or firing
Michael Feld an IPBN fundraiser hired in September was given a 10 day deadline to accept reassignment or be fired from a 16700 a year post. Feld said he might quit, calling the move unfair and saying it signals reprisals against employees who cooperate with legislative investigators. The board approved the ultimatum on a recommendation from Acting Executive Director Hugh Cordier.
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IPBN board wrestles over Feld firing and home work issue
The IPBN board debated Feld's dismissal after he challenged his firing by Ditzel and alleged influence by Michael LaBonia. Cordier upheld the firing while considering broader political realities. The panel also asked the attorney general to review $1,680 in allegedly improper travel expenses from Ditzel.
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Iowa Bar Plans Limited Ad Rules for Lawyers
Iowa lawyers could advertise in newspapers magazines and on radio under proposed guidelines requested by the Iowa Supreme Court but television ads would be barred. The rules would allow firm names birth data education and languages and even fee advertising for simple services while prohibiting fees for court appearances investigations or negotiations. Ads must be dignified though the exact meaning of dignified is not defined.
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State seeks repayment for faulty West Union Hopkinton plants
DES MOINES UPI The head of the Iowa Department of Environmental Quality says action may be taken to recover federal money spent on sewage projects including plants at West Union and Hopkinton. The Iowa Water Quality Commission was told 11 of 17 major municipal plants built in the last three years are not operating properly. Federal grants covered about 29.2 million of the 43.9 million total for the 11 plants.
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