Capitol Week: Military Gun Permits and Arts Core Bills
The Iowa House advanced a bill allowing active duty military to buy firearms without a permit and expanded jailer protections. Sen Zaun launched a bid for Congress while Vander Plaats weighs a 2014 Senate run. Aarts education bill would require fine arts in core standards, and discussions continued on broadband expansion and ICN privatization. Simon Estes performed for lawmakers advocating arts in the curriculum.
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Iowa
House
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Dwayne Alons
Hull
Alons
Marty Ryan
Justice Reform Consortium
House Judiciary Committee
Brad Zaun
Urbandale
Iowa Supreme Court
GOP
Jim Nussle
Senate
State Department of Education
Leon Kuehner
Iowa Alliance For Arts Education
Bob Dvorsky
Coralville
Jerry Behn
Boone
Subcommittee
Senate Education Committee
Simon Estes
Estes
Centerville
Achmakers
Iowa Communications Network
ICN
Peter Downie
West
Des Moines
Michael Sadler
CenturyLink
Mary Wiibergister
God Bless America
Iowa Senate
Statehouse
Dogs steal show at Puppy Bowl watch party in Shueyville
Tank the therapy dog wins the costume contest at an Animal Planet Puppy Bowl event hosted by Last Hope Animal Rescue at Shuey’s Restaurant in Shueyville. Shannon Richardson of Earlville adopted Tank from a Dubuque shelter. Penny, a 3-year-old terrier mix, is up for adoption at Cedar Rapids Animal Care and Control.
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Tank
Animal Planet
Last Hope Animal Rescue
Shuey's
Shueyville
Shannon Richardson
Earlville
Dubuque
Dorothy Topie
Lisbon
Critter Crusaders
Penny
Cedar Rapids Animal Care and Control
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Capitol
Legislative
Lob Vander Plaats
Language Arts
Iowa House
Joe Riding
D-Altoona
Connie Ryan Terrell
Iowa Interfaith Alliance
Clel Bandler
K Greenfield
Towa
R-Boone
Tim Kapucian
R-Keystone
Dan Zumbach
R-Ryan
Senate Transportation Committee
Ulling Koay
WATS
Walter Mitty
Captain Phillips Pare Wayyy
Dallas Buyers Club
Nebraska
UICCU
Erat
CTU Eh
Eastern
NCAA
Uiccu.org
Community Credit Union