Governor commutes Iowa life sentence for abuse case
Governor Branstad commutes Katharine Sallis’s life term for the 1976 murder of her husband in Potta wattamie County. The sentence becomes 99 years and parole eligibility starts now, with parole board oversight and no immediate parole planned.
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Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Katherine Sallis
Charles Sallis
Pottawattamie
Branstad
Sallis
Mitchellville
Richard Vohs
Robben Jones
Iowa
State Board of Parole
Parole Board
Barbara Binnie
Isaiah Jones
Nebraska
Senate panel blocks Branstad cigarette tax increase
Iowa Senate Ways and Means Committee rejected Gov. Branstad's cigarette tax hike by an 8-7 vote, delaying $6.8 million in expected current-year revenue and complicating a $41.2 million supplemental spending bill aimed at school enrollments and human service protections. The panel also declined to raise $11.5 million after July 1 by broadening the sales tax to garbage collection and consulting services.
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Des Moines
Senate
Terry Branstad
Ways and Means
Bronstad
Larry Murphy
D-Oelwein
Bill Hutchins
D-Audubon
State Department of Revenue and Finance
Murphy
Budget critics decline rulings on Branstad budget legality
Iowa budget watchdog group seeks declaratory rulings on the state's budget legality. Auditor Johnson cites GAAP deficits of 153 million and up to 338 million, while Treasurer Fitzgerald urges action by the governor and administration. The group had earlier challenged the budget but the petition was dismissed.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Richard Johnson
Michael Fitzgerald
David Stanley
Branstad
Fitzgerald
Stanley
Iowa May Borrow 80 Million To Boost Cash Flow
Iowa could borrow 80 million dollars in addition to 330 million already owed if lawmakers waive a rule requiring debt repayment before June 15. Acting Director Gretchen Tegeler said the option rests on clarifying loan repayment language in a supplemental spending bill, which would also offset borrowing costs with interest earned. Without the change, March through May school aid payments would be delayed.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Bureau
State of Iowa
Gretchen Tegeler
State Department of Management
Senate
Proposal mandates sex abuse policies
DES MOINES AP Colleges would have to create written sexual abuse policies under legislation approved Wednesday by a House committee. Supporters say the law is needed to force schools to address a problem many try to sweep under the rug. Rep Joyce Nielsen said this is the year to act. The House Education Committee approved the bill sending it to the full House. The plan requires virtually all public and private colleges to write a formal policy on sex abuse and distribute it to students and staff and to begin reporting assault statistics.
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Des Moines
House
Joyce Nielsen
Cedar Rapids
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