Legislator seeks curb on executive legal costs in Iowa
Iowa Senate critic Rob Hogg targets high outside counsel bills for the Branstad administration. He cites 484 124 spent through October to defend Branstad in Godfrey lawsuit and urges a defined litigation budget. Gov Branstad and allies push that executive authority should not be restricted.
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Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Godfrey
Branstad
Iowa Executive Council
George LaMarca
Hogg
Executive Council
Tom Courtney
D-Burlington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Charles Schneider
West Des Moines
Schneider
Eric Tabor
Tom Miller
Council
Teen pleads guilty to second degree murder in Cedar Rapids
A 16 year old Cedar Rapids girl pleaded guilty to second degree murder in Linn County District Court for a May 2013 robbery that left Ronald Kunkle stabbed 30 times. She testified against her boyfriend Anthony Curd who faces first degree murder charges. The plea may include a deferred sentence or probation due to her age with sentencing set after Curd's trial.
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Cedar Rapids
Daimonay Richardson
Linn County
Richardson
Anthony Curd
Ronald Kunkle
Kirkwood Blvd
Kunkle
Curd
Jerry Vander Sanden
Vander Sanden
Fayette County man sentenced to 110 years in federal prison
Benton Stong of Oran, 76, was sentenced to 110 years in federal prison after a jury found him guilty of one count sexual exploitation of children and four counts possession of child pornography. He enticed four children aged 10 and 12 to participate in a pornographic video and possessed material from 2009 to 2012. U S District Chief Judge Linda Reade imposed the maximum term.
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Fayette County
Benton Stong
Oran
Stong
U.S
Linda Reade
Woman to serve seven years for murder for hire scheme
A Dubuque woman Megan Schmidt age 23 pleaded guilty to using interstate commerce facilities in the murder for hire plot. She posted Craigslist ads seeking someone to kill a man for ten thousand dollars. An undercover deputy posed as the hit man, Schmidt was arrested after arranging a meeting at a Dubuque hotel. She will serve over seven years in federal prison and face three years of supervised release.
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Dubuque
Megan Schmidt
Navy
Schmidt
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M.T
Dubuque County
Deregulation timing debated in Iowa VoIP bill hearings
Lobbyists for telecoms urge early deregulation to spur VoIP tech and services in Iowa while state agencies and consumer groups warn against rushing. Legislators plan more talks and subcommittee work to shape a bill that preserves consumer protections and interconnection rights with carriers like AT&T, with AG and IUB cautioning.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Commerce Committee
Iowa Utilities Board
Attorney General’s Office
Kerri Johannsen
FCC
Brian Johnson
U.S. Cellular
Pat Fucik
Sprint
At&t
Unattended Death At Cedar Rapids Oak Hill Cemetery
Cedar Rapids police investigate an unattended death found in the gazebo at Oak Hill Cemetery on Mount Vernon Road SE. The adult male victim’s name will be released after family notification. foul play is not suspected and there is no immediate public threat.
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Cedar Rapids
Greg Buelow
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mount Vernon Road
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