State of the Judiciary Push Seeks Court Funding Shift
Iowa Chief Justice W. Ward Reynoldson urges state takeover of court costs to relieve counties from property tax burdens. He cites rising local costs, tensions with officials, and a proposed phase in plan with an estimated net cost around 12 million dollars after 18 million raised by courts. Representative Halvorson questions capacity to implement.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court
W. Ward Reynoldson
Reynoldson
Senate
Roger Halvorson
R-Monona
Halvorson
College District and Staff Reach Tentative 1979-80 Pay Pact
A tentative two-year contract on salaries and health plans for College Community Education Association staff was reached with the school district. Details will be released after a 7:30 p.m. Friday board meeting in Prairie High School library, with employee voting set for Thursday afternoon.
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College Community Education Association
Board of Education
Prairie High School
Ken Schriner
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Penick and Ford Ltd
First St. SW
Penick and Ford
Linn Courthouse South
Supplementary ADC Checks to Arrive by Friday
Extra Aid to Dependent Children payments will reach recipients whose February checks were short. The checks are prepared in Des Moines and should be mailed today or Wednesday, according to officials.
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Bill Ramsden
Linn Department of Social Services
Ramsden
Linn
Des Moines
Social Services Department
Iowa City Council Hears Linda Eaton Breastfeeding Case
The city council met in executive session to discuss Linda Eaton's dispute over breastfeeding during rest breaks at the main fire station. A temporary injunction bars suspending or firing her until the Civil Rights Commission reviews the matter, with no formal council position yet. Eaton told ABC’s Good Morning America she may resign if courts limit her access to feeding.
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Iowa City
Iowa City City
Linda Eaton
Eaton
Iowa State Civil Rights Commission
Council
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IDOT Commissioner Thoms Sees No Legal Conflict In Trucking Job
Allan Thoms of Dubuque says he has not decided if he should resign from the Iowa Department of Transportation. He notes no legal conflict between his role as IDOT commissioner and his upcoming presidency of Rowley Transport Co. He plans to discuss with Gov. Ray and may decide before starting the trucking post. Elizabeth II succession noted with 1952 date.
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Ames
Iowa
Department of Transportation
Allan Thoms
Dubuque
Thoms
Robert Ray
IDOT
Transportation Post
Ray
Rowley Transport Co
May pleads innocent to 18 counts in federal case
Maj. Gen. Joseph G. May former adjutant general of the Iowa National Guard pleads innocent to 18 counts in a federal indictment detailing 12 embezzlement and government property charges plus false statements and document offenses. Trial date tentatively set for April 9 in Des Moines with attorney Robert Dreher present. May, 55, formerly married to Gwendolynne Applequist, now lives in Pensacola Florida.
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DES Moines
Joseph G. May
Iowa National Guard
May
National Guard
Florida
Gwendolynne Applequist
Ronald Longstaff
U.S
Roxanne Conlin
Robert Dreher
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