AFSCME contract grants health benefits key to agreement
Wages and benefits totaling 56.1 million will be paid to about 13,000 Iowa state employees over two years under a new AFSCME Iowa Council 61 pact ratified early this week. The deal freezes first-year wages, raises second-year by four percent, and caps health costs, with dental insurance added in year two.
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Senate debate seen soon on parimutuel betting bill
Iowa Senate could begin debate next week on a parimutuel betting bill that would authorize an unlimited number of dog and horse tracks with 60 mile spacing. The measure, approved by several committees, faces growing opposition from critics while Gov Branstad and Lt. Gov Anderson comment on hearings.
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Lawsuit in U of tenure flap prematurely filed
Iowa officials ask Johnson County District Court to dismiss the lawsuit by Dr. Asa Black against the University of Iowa arguing lack of final U I decision and missing state board appeal, making the case premature. The suit targets U I, the state, President James O Freedman, Dean John Eckstein, and Terrence Williams over tenure and promotion denials. A Feb. 24 hearing is set.
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Mistrial Declared in Western Iowa IRS Case
U S District Judge Donald E O'Brien ordered a new trial for six individuals from Oto and Correctionville after witnesses violated a court order during an IRS raid related case. The retrial will be moved to Fort Dodge and begin February 28.
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Fort Dodge
Lawmakers push doubling capacity at Luster Heights camp
Iowa lawmakers urge funding to move 30 beds from Anamosa Men’s Reformatory to Luster Heights in Allamakee County. The plan riders cap at 50 000 dollars for dormitory construction and inmate labor. The subcommittee on corrections and mental health may act early next week. Public agencies would must consider vacant public buildings under a new Senate measure.
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Court nominees named for Supreme Court vacancy
DES MOINES Iowa The State Judicial Nominating Commission nominated three district court judges to fill a Supreme Court vacancy. James Havercamp of Davenport Charles Wolfe of Sioux City and Louis Lavorato of Des Moines were named as candidates.
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