Iowa hospital bonds stalled by call for documented proof
In Des Moines the Iowa Legislature postponed final action on a 20 million revenue bonds plan for University of Iowa Hospitals second south pavilion phase. House Republicans demanded a public hearing to press for an amendment requiring documented proof of need, delaying the measure beyond next week.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
University of Iowa
Iowa
House
Lyle Krewson
Urbandale
Krewson
Gasohol tax hike approved with possible July adjustment
Iowa House Transportation Committee backs a 1 cent state gasohol tax increase effective April 1, matching a federal rise, and weighing a 2 cent July increase. Governor Branstad urged keeping the exemption to spur alcohol plant growth while revenue shortfalls prompt review.
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Des Moines
House Transportation Committee
Jack Woods
Woods
Fort
Sungad
House
Harold van Maanen
Roskaloosa
Iowa
Senate backs land purchases for merged area colleges
Iowa Senate approved a bill allowing merged area schools to buy more real estate with State Board approval. The cap remains 320 acres excluding donated property, prompting concerns that Kirkwood Community College and others may fail county program mandates. Critics warned the plan could threaten private colleges and create more state universities in the area.
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Des Moines
Dubuque
Iowa Senate
State Board of Public Instruction
Kirkwood
Community College
Cedar Rapids
James Wells
Johnson County
Bob Carr
D-Dubuque
Iowa
Plant closing rules said to be negative by business leader
Iowa legislators study a plan to require six months to one year notice for plant shutdowns, severance and insurance for workers, and 85 percent tax reimbursement. Don Hauser of the Iowa Manufacturers Association calls the idea negative and says the state needs incentives to create jobs. A public hearing is set for 7 p.m. February 15 in Des Moines, pending participant counts.
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Connolly
Board of Regents
Dennis Nagle
Des Moines
Don Hauser
Iowa Manufacturers Association
Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee
Ted Anderson
D-Waterloo
Anderson
Hauser
Iowa
48th arrest in Waterloo drug probe hits Fairbank man
Lonson Luloff, 31, of Fairbank, was arrested Monday afternoon by Waterloo police at a local law firm and charged with delivery of cocaine. He is held on a $50,000 bond, the 48th arrest in a Waterloo area drug trafficking investigation that began with 47 arrests on January 27.
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Fairbank
Waterloo
Lonson Luloff
Luloff
Iowa Senate approves waste compact join Midwest facility plan
DES MOINES The Energy Committee of the Iowa Senate on Monday adopted a measure to make Iowa a member of the Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact. If approved by the Legislature, Iowa would join several states in building a disposal facility for low level radioactive wastes.
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Des Moines
Energy Committee
Iowa Senate
Iowa
Muscatine Board Allows Home Teaching for Rowe Family
Muscatine school board will not sue Howard and Patti Rowe for not sending two children to a state approved school. The board learned Mrs Rowe is a certified instructor and teaches a curriculum matching state standards using materials from a Florida based Christian satellite program.
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Rowes
Florida
Wheelchair Bound Woman Dies in Waterloo Fire
Frances Dallenbach, 70, who used a motorized wheelchair, died Monday in a fire at her one story home south of Waterloo. Firefighters pulled the burning wheelchair from the house and found her body in a back bedroom. The cause is not yet determined per the Waterloo Fire Department.
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Waterloo
Frances Dallenbach
Waterloo Fire Department
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