Iowa House committee sends traffic camera ban to floor
A bipartisan 15 to 6 vote sends House File 2048 banning red light and speed cameras to the floor. Amendments carve out police and school bus cameras, set curbside limits on fines, and require warning signs. House members from both parties cite compromise as key to statewide action.
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Mike Wiser
Des Moines
House
Howev
Chris Hall
Dsioux
Sioux City
Hall
Bob Scott
Jim Lyham
Davenport
Lyham
Walt Rogers
Cedar Falls
Brez
Cedar Rapids Traffic Cameras Revenue and Citations
A Cedar Rapids police report shows 102,959 citations and 164,084 total offenses from March 2010 to December 2011. Revenue reached 8.79 million dollars. The Gazette provided map links to camera locations.
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Cedar Rapids
TheGazette
Iowa House overturns lead shot ban in dove hunting rule
The Iowa House voted 73 to 27 to nullify the Natural Resources Commission ban on lead shotgun pellets. The decision follows claims the NRC overstepped authority and defied legislative intent as it moved to permit dove hunting for the first season since 1918.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
State Natural Resources Commission
Iowa House
Administrative Rules Review Committee
Commission
House
Senate
Dick Dearden
D-Des Moines
Natural Resources and Environment Committee
NRC
Mike Gronstal
Council Bluffs
Hak Yoo
Jead
Clel Baudler
R Greenfield
Baudler
Natural Resources Commission
Sharon Steckman
Mason City
Steckman
Capitol Digest highlights and legislative actions summary
The recap covers Senate actions on Felony Choking creating a new class A offense, House approval, and a $366,000 impact. It notes Gov Branstad signing SF 2018 for a $3 million one time appropriation to restore the Battleship BB-61 as a Los Angeles museum. Also featured are Black History Month events at Camp Dodge with the Gold Star exhibit and Eagled protection bills with penalties up to $1,500 and $4,500, plus a Quote of the Day on Second Amendment rights.
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Howe
uPeetsey
Senate
House
Terry Branstad
Port of Los Aapeles
Iowa Gold Star Military Museum
Camp Dodge
Johnston
Iowa education group questions Branstad on third grade retention
Governor Branstad faced skepticism from about 60 members of the Iowa Association of Colleges for Teacher Education during a Capitol Rotunda session. They pressed on the proposed third grade reading retention policy and on measures to judge tightening future teacher screening, including a 3.0 GPA requirement.
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Mike Wiser
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Iowa Association of Colleges For Teacher Education
Capitol Rotunda
Dale Blez
St. Ambrose University
Florida
Blez
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