Lottery ticket printing rules could block bids in Iowa
Iowa lawmakers debate a $4.5 million lottery printing contract with bidders facing strict financial disclosure. Scientific Games backs thorough vendor checks while Webcraft Games argues that requiring Beatrice Foods officers to reveal finances is impractical and could disqualify bids.
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Ken Sullivan
Des Moines
House of Representatives
Iowa
Gene Kennedy
Scientific Games
Atlanta
Webcraft Games Inc
New Brunswick
N.J
Webcraft
Beatrice Foods
Steve Palmer
Beatrice
Iowa faces disclosure clash over lottery bid rules
Rep Michael Connolly says tight disclosure serves the public good but may curb options. Palmer and Kennedy clash over full disclosure for Scientific Games with ties to New Jersey gambling. Kennedy argues disclosure boosts public confidence. Connolly defers to the House will amid bids versus costs.
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Palmer
Kennedy
New Jersey
Iowa
Michael Connolly
D-Dubuque
Connolly
Mesquakie Tribal Council names Homer Bear Jr as chair
Homer Bear Jr. is elected the new chairman of the Mesquakie Tribal Council, replacing Louis Mitchell who resigned after controversy. Mitchell will remain on the seven member council as residents praise Bear’s leadership and plan for more open governance and housing based on a point system.
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Dave Rasdalaweatte
Baéruwa
Tama
Homer Bear Jr
Mesquakie
Bear
Louis Mitchell
Mitchell
Leo Dean Peters
Peters
Tribal Council
Kidnap Suspect Scheduled for Feb 19 Court Appearance
Ed Woods, 36, of Walker, faces kidnapping and terrorism charges in Buchanan County District Court. A preliminary hearing is set for 10:30 a.m. Feb. 19. Woods is jailed in Independence on $35,000 bond after allegedly forcing two acquaintances at gunpoint to drive him from a rural residence to Quasqueton on January 29.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Ed Woods
Quasqueton
Harkin tackles drinking age and farm crisis at North Fayette High
U.S. Senator Tom Harkin spoke at North Fayette High School in West Union to a mixed audience of students, bankers, and about 40 farmers. He outlined three goals for Iowa: bolster the economy, save the family farm, and influence national spending. He mocked Reagan budgets, defended farm aid, and urged action on farm distress while noting 19 or 20 could be a plausible drinking age cutoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deb Wiley
Iowa
Bureau
West Union
U.S
Tom Harkin
Harkin
North Fayette High School
Senate
Appropriations
Agriculture
John Block
David Stockman
Weather strikes push Iowa Law Building costs past 16 million
The State Board of Regents face requests to pay PCL Construction 147000 extra and extend the timetable by 44 days due to weather and labor disputes. Additional 45013 is sought for lower level electrical work, lifting total changes to 769323 and budget to 16.1 million. If approved, completion targets January 7, 1986. Meeting in Des Moines to decide today and Wednesday.
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Tom Walsh
Johnson County
Iowa City
University of Iowa Law
State Board of Regents
PCL
Law
U of I
Dick Gibson
Regents
Des Moines
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Sycamore Crossroads
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Washington
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