Panel won't drop Welsh probe in Iowa ethics case
Senate Ethics panel refused to dismiss the ethics complaint against former Senate President Joe Welsh D Dubuque. A March 4 public hearing is set with Welsh likely to testify alongside witness Sen Jean Lloyd Jones Cown City. The ethics panel reconfigured naming Rosenberg Ames Slife Cedar Falls to weigh allegations against six senators. A separate House bill to require government pools to register with the SEC and curb risky investments passed committee.
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Des Moines
ES Moines
Senate Ethics
Senate
Joe Welsh
D-Dubuque
Welsh
David Wiggins
Dubuque
California
Iowa
Rife
Wiggins
Jean Lloyd-Jones
Lown City
Lloyd-Jones
Ralph Rosenberg
D-Ames
Harry Slife
Cedar Falls
House
State Government Committee
Federal Securities Exchange Commission
Committee sends budget plan to full House
ES MOINES AP A House committee approved a 41 million plan to fund this year's budget with new taxes on garbage and consultant fees and a wide range of new taxed services including airplane rentals and dating services. The 13 10 vote followed partisan lines as critics warned of possible veto and higher living costs.
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House
John Groninga
Mason City
Ways and Means
Chamber
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Harkin Healthily Poised After NH As South Dakota Looms
Tom Harkin's campaign is prepared to lose South Dakota and press on to March contests in Minnesota Maryland and Washington. John Norris said a SD loss won't end the race and labor unions pledge to back Harkin, citing strong worker support as a key boost.
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Tom Harkin
South Dakota
Harkin
John Norris
U.S
Iowa
Bob Kerrey
D-Neb
New Hampshire
Kerrey
Norris
Minnesota
Maryland
Washington State
Washington
Massachusetts
Paul Tsongas
Arkansas
Bill Clinton
Afl-Cio
New
Kinley pushes long shot bailout for Prairie Meadows
Iowa Senator George Kinley introduces a bill to allow casino games at Prairie Meadows to lift the money losing track from closure. The measure seeks Racing and Gaming Commission authority for slot machines and other games to boost profits and aid debt renegotiations with two potential buyers.
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Prairie Meadows
Iowa Senate
Des Moines
George Kinley
Kinley
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Polk County
State Racing and Gaming Commission
Mississippi
Missouri
Iowa Senate panel approves franchisee protections bill
A Iowa Senate committee approved a measure 10 to 3 to limit franchisors ability to terminate individual franchise agreements. The bill would guarantee franchisees the right to sell their businesses and seek dispute resolution in Iowa courts and curb franchisors from opening too many competing outlets in a region. The action follows complaints that franchisees lack legal protections and are pressured by franchisors.
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ES Moines
Senate
al Sturgeon
Sioux City
Iowa
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