Lowans Back Redwood Park Expansion Plans
In a Senate vote of 74 to 20, lawmakers approved immediate federal acquisition of 48,000 privately owned acres in northern California to nearly double Redwood National Park and authorize option to add 30,000 more if needed to protect trees. Critics warn for private property rights and jobs.
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Lowans press for criminal code reform amid civil liberties critique
The proposed Criminal Code Reform Act drew opposition from the ACLU which called it a civil liberties compromise. The bill would expand government power over demonstrators and obscenity publication while the House debates hearings later this month. Clark and Culver voted for the reform.
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Iowa House approves $100 daily fines for corporate farm reports
The Iowa House advanced a plan to stiffen penalties on corporations owning farmland that fail to file annual reports. A $100 per day fine would be added to the existing $1,000 penalty, with the secretary of state notifying delinquents and penalties accruing after 30 days. The measure aims to curb evasion of the 1975 family farm law.
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Iowa House restores 80,000 to troopers budget
A budget subcommittee in Des Moines voted 6 to 5 to add 80,000 to the Iowa Highway Patrol budget, bringing the patrol appropriation to 10.9 million. The panel had cut 144,000 previously as part of a 400,000 state funding cut for law enforcement.
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