Capitol Digest: Iowa lawmakers weigh bottle bill repeal and civics exam
A roundup from the Statehouse notes HouseStudy Bill 74 would repeal Iowa depots on bottles and cans as recycling advances. Justice Not Politics seeks impeachment petitions. A civics exam proposal aims for graduation prereq. Ethics hearing delay, redistricting prep from census data, and a transportation quote cap the briefing.
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Ross Paustian
R-Walcott
Environmental Protection Committee
Paustian
House GOP unveils 2012 budget targets for Iowa spending
Iowa House Republicans propose a 2012 budget of about 6 billion dollars, cutting general fund spending by 5.5 percent and reducing programs by 347 million while offering 383 million in taxpayer relief. The plan, backed by Speaker Kraig Paulsen and Appropriations Chair Scott Raecker, aims to keep spending within revenues and avoid broad tax increases except Branstad's corporate tax cut with gaming offsets. Senate leaders warn education funding remains a concern as they craft competing targets.
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House Ethics Committee
Clel Baudler
Greenfield
Baudler
California
Bandler
House
Senate
85Th General Assembly
Mike Gronstal
Council Bluffs
Kraig Paulsen
Hiawatha
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Tom Rielly
D-Oskaloosa
Senate Transportation Committee
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Majority
Republicans
Terry Branstad
Scott Raecker
Urbandale
Appropriations Committee
Branstad
Raecker
Legislative Republicans
Bob Dvorsky
D-Coralville
Senate Appropriations Committee
Dvorsky
Lowans
Paul McKinley
Chariton
GOP
Tyler Olson
Olson
Boshart
Sourcemedia
Traffic camera ban in Iowa stalls after panel vote
A Senate subcommittee rejected advancing a statewide ban on traffic enforcement cameras used in Cedar Rapids, Davenport and other cities. Supporters cite safety improvements, while opponents warn of due process issues and revenue concerns.
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Jeff Danielson
Dwaterloo
Jeff Hembera
Ben Stone
American Civil Liberties Union of
Iowa
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