Gambling limit eyed for Cedar Rapids fare in race tracks push
Iowa lawmakers consider a 50 mile gambling radius that would allow poker at race tracks and affect Cedar Rapids prospects for a riverboat casino near Waterloo. The plan surfaces as Linn County voters previously rejected a gambling referendum and debate looms on licensing and funding for problem gambling programs.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Jim Piersall
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Linn County
Piersall
Black Hawk
Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission
University budget faces 5 million gap and 9.9 million cuts
Skorton proposes revising the budget to cut 9.9 million on Thursday as tuition revenue falls short by 4 million. A 5 million deficit could prompt further action next week. The university anticipates 500 more students but adds only 48. Utilities funding is down by 1 million, affecting research overhead. Dean Linda Maxson warns a four year graduation plan may end without cuts.
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Board of Regents
Vilsack
Linda Maxson
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Maxson
Steve Parrott
Texas inmate executed for double slaying on probation
In Huntsville Texas inmate Bobby Ray Hopkins 36 was executed for the July 1993 fatal stabbings of Sandi Marbut 18 and Jennifer Weston 19 while on probation for a drug conviction. He gasped and gurgled as the drugs took effect and was pronounced dead eight minutes later. He was the sixth Texas inmate executed this year. Hopkins claimed he was not responsible.
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Huntsville
Texas
Bobby Ray Hopkins
Hopkins
Sandi Marbut
Jennifer Weston
Groomed snowmobile trails urged for Iowa riders
Iowa DNR official Downing backs using state designated trails and the safer groomed paths totaling about 5 000 miles with no obstructions. Local clubs like Snow Pioneers of Delaware County and Frozen Fen of Coggin maintain hundreds of miles while riders are urged to check trails before riding and drive with caution after a deadly December crash near Pierson.
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Larry Childs
Manchester
Highway 13
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Childs
Snow Pioneers
Delaware County
Coggon
DNR
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Snowmobile DUI ruling ties to motor vehicle penalties Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court rulings in State v. Peters and State v. Snyder hold that snowmobiles qualify as motor vehicles for drunken driving and driving while barred statutes. Prosecutors say snowmobilers can face same penalties as autos, potentially suspending licenses and marking records.
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Iowa Attorney General’s Office
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Iowa
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Winneshiek County
Andrew VanDer Maaten
Fayette County
Wayne Saur
Saur
Coun
Hydrogen fuel cells lift corn energy to power homes
University of Minnesota researchers say corn ethanol could feed a hydrogen economy by powering small home fuel cells. A bushel yields triple the power when used in hydrogen cells rather than gasoline, with 1 kilowatt for a typical home. Ethanol could cost about 4 cents per kilowatt hour, competitive with raw energy costs.
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Midwest
Bush
George Sverdrup
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
University of Minnesota
Edison Electric Institute
National Energy Association
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