Wells and Grants Drive Iowa Well Plugging Efforts
Iowa counties report rising new well permits reaching over 2 500 this year while plugged wells decline from 2 018 in 2011 to just over 1 700. State programs offer up to 400 to plug and 600 to rehabilitate wells funded by pesticide tax within rural public health efforts.
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Tell
Iowa
Johnson County Public Health
Peck
Lacina
Johnson County
Butch Kasparek
Novotny and Son Well Service
Swisher
Iowa Water Well Association
Kasparek
Gingrich
Dennis Chittick
Kalona
Washington
Obama to lead interagency panel on gun reform
President Obama named Vice President Biden to head an interagency commission to draft concrete gun reform ideas by January. Grassley urged a Senate role, Feinstein backs a revived 1994 assault weapons ban, and Harkin and Loebsack push mental health and sensible limits on high capacity clips.
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Barack Obama
Joe Biden
Interagency Commission
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
Washington
Obama
Grassley
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Daniel Inouye
Hawaii
Barbara Mikulski
D-Md
Judiciary Committee
Dianne Feinstein
D-Calif
Feinstein
Congress
Connecticut
Wans
Tom Harkin
Senate Health Committee
Harkin
House
Dave Loebsack
Loebsack
Tion
Bruce Braley
Lowa
Braley
Branstad Defends Bonuses Versus Permanent Pay Increases
Iowa's governor defends bonuses for agency chiefs arguing they are one time rewards while permanent pay raises cost the state more. The report notes Courtney Kay-Decker and Debi Durham received substantial bonuses. London and Trombino received recruitment and relocation benefits. Critics urge oversight and clarify salary cap limits.
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Department of Revenue
Courtney Kay-Decker
Brian London
Public Safety Commissioner
Branstad
London
Debi Durham
Iowa Economic Development Authority
Kay Decker
Des Moines
Davenport
Paul Trombino III
Iowa Department of Transportation
Wisconsin
Trombino
Johnston
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U.S
Culver
Tom Courtney
D-Burlington
Courtney
Government Oversight Committee
Department of Administrative Services
Lake Mills
Robert Ray
Erin
Jordan
Sourcemedia
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