Atalissa bunkhouse case draws lawmakers probe
Iowa legislators opened hearings into the Atalissa bunkhouse abuse and safety questions after state shut the city owned site. Officials described the men as residents not hearing adequate oversight as the 21 workers were moved to safer housing. The inquiry accompanies a broader state task force on care for dependent adults.
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Henry's Turkey Service
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Dickey
Muscatine County
Wayne Ford
Legislative Committee
Gas tax hike urged to fix Iowa roads and bridges
Economists Arne Hallam and David Swenson of Iowa State University argued Tuesday that raising Iowa’s gas tax is the fairest way to fund road upgrades. They noted a 10 cent per gallon increase could cost 33 to 100 dollars yearly for high mileage drivers and testified before state transportation committees considering a 4 cent initial rise and 4 cent later.
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Iowa
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David Swenson
Iowa State University
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Swenson
House
Senate Transportation Committees
Quirk
Chet Culver
Iowa House approves amendment to fund natural resources
The Iowa House passed an 82 14 vote on a constitutional amendment to dedicate three eighths of a penny from a future sales tax increase to a natural resources and outdoor recreation trust fund. If Senate approves, voters will decide in 2010.
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New Hampton
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Quirk
Natural Resources Fund
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Des Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
Iowa
Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust
Natural Resources
Senate
Paul Bell
Newton
Cindy Winckler
Davenport
Legisla
Iowa business leaders oppose health coverage bills
Iowa Association of Business and Industry chair Charles Sukup warns bills requiring broader mental health and substance abuse coverage would raise insurance costs and may force employers to cut jobs during a recession. Senator Amanda Ragan says the measures aid workers and help business by keeping a healthy workforce.
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Iowa
Charles Sukup
Iowa Association of Business and Industry
Statehouse
Sukup
Amanda Ragan
Deason City
Association of Business and Industry
Capitol Digest: Feb 17 Iowa leg notes on kids safety unions and budgets
Capitol Digest covers House File 110 prohibiting leaving a child unattended in a vehicle with a guardian under 11, the Iowa Association of Business and Industry anti labor based measures campaign, a $7.2 million IDOC cut plan prioritizing corrections officers and nurses, keeping Luster Heights near West Union, and a humorous pause after an emergency alarm with a punny quote.
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Schleswig
House
M Media Blitz
The
Iowa
John Baldwin
Luster Heights
West Union
Judd Calls for End to Mountaintop Mining Reform Rally in Kentucky
Actress Ashley Judd joined about 500 people outside the Kentucky Capitol to back a bill that would end mountaintop removal. She cited visiting sites last September and described barren, moonlike landscapes where peaks once stood. Senator Kathy Stein sponsors the measure to bar valley filling with mountaintop debris.
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Associated Press
Ashley Judd
Kentucky
Kathy Stein
Lexington
Knight injured in Scottsdale hotel fight during All-Star weekend
Police say rap executive Marion Suge Knight was hospitalized with facial injuries after a 3 a.m. fight at a private party in Scottsdale. Two men, Robert Carnes Jr. and Thomas Anderson Jr., were arrested on suspicion of assault and disorderly conduct. Akon was not present.
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Suge” Knight
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Scottsdale
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Phoenix
Carnes
Knight
Clark
Thomas Anderson Jr
California
Obscure Tolkien work set for spring release
An early, long unseen Tolkien manuscript, The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún, will be published in May by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The book features an introduction by J R R Tolkien and notes by his son Christopher. The legend dates to the 1920s and 30s and predates The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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Gudrun
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the Hobbit
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton
Christopher Tolkien
Crow Tribal Chairman Carl Venne Dies at 62
Crow Tribal Chairman Carl Venne of Hardin Montana who worked to improve life on the Crow Reservation died Sunday at 62. No cause of death was given.
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Associated Press
Crow Tribal
Carl Venne
Hardin, Mont
Crow Indian Reservation
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