Hostile Senate panel gets parental notification bill
Des Moines House backed parental notification bill lands in a three member Senate subcommittee chaired by Elaine Szymoniak. Jean Lloyd Jones and Mary Kramer indicated they will vote no, jeopardizing a fair hearing. The bill requires 48 hours notice to a parent before abortion and offers judicial bypass with penalties for noncompliance.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Nate
Elaine Szymoniak
D-Des
Samona Smith
Iowa
Right To Life
House
Szymoniak
Senator seeks repeal of Iowa lottery amid budget pressures
Senator Al Sturgeon introduces a bill to end the Iowa Lottery this year arguing the game bleeds funds from residents. He says the lottery would be repealed despite the legislature and governor counting on nearly 40 million dollars in profits for next year's budget.
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Des Moines
Iowa
al Sturgeon
Sioux City
Sturgeon
Terry Branstad
Legislature opposes sale of WOI-TV in Iowas deliberations
Both chambers record opposition to selling state owned WOI-TV as Regents push to close the deal. The House approved a nonbinding resolution urging the Board of Regents to cancel while the Senate backed a bill to block the sale. Critics call moves meaningless. Regents prepare to finalize transfer pending license.
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Woi-Tv
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Board of Regents
Senate
Darrell Hanson
Manchester
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Patsy Cline
Iowa State
Terry Branstad
Regents
Restaurants resist smoking rules in Iowa bill war
Iowa restaurant group says proposed smoking restrictions would hurt business, as 61 percent of surveyed members support current law with smoking and non smoking areas. Some cafes would close smoking entirely rather than install ventilated outside rooms, while a July 1999 compliance deadline is proposed for smaller establishments.
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Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa
Lester Davis
Iowa Restaurant and Beverage Association
Davis
Association
Senate Human Resources Committee
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