Neu ends bid for Iowa governor after Ray exit
Des Moines Arthur Neu a moderate Republican withdraws from the GOP race saying he does not want the campaign badly enough. Nell a former lieutenant governor and Iowa Regent says a primary would take too much family time and hints at moderates uniting to challenge Branstad.
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Des Moines
Arthur Neu
Robert Ray
Neu
Associated Press
Nell
Iowa Board of Regents
Carroll
Ray
GOP
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Willard Hansen
Brice Oakley
Tom Stoner
Tom Tauke
Steve Roberts
Delwyn Stromer
Iowa House OKs farmland tax break for conservation lands
The Iowa House advanced a measure allowing county tax exemptions for farmland set aside as soil conservation or wildlife habitat. Exemptions cap at 3,000 acres or 10 percent of county farmland, shifting revenue but protecting natural areas. An amendment to cover land with equipment storage passed 48-45. A separate Good Samaritan bill shields donors from liability for donated food, moving to the Senate.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa House
Doug Smalley
Senate
County Boards of Supervisors
Lowell Norland
D-Kensett
Virgil Corey
Morning Sun
State of
Iowa
Horace Daggett
Lenox
Daggett
Vic Stueland
R-Grand
Lawmakers debate abortion reporting in Iowa House
The Iowa House subcommittee approved a bill requiring hospitals clinics and doctors to report abortion totals to the Department of Health within five days Rights to confidentiality for patient and physician names are preserved Critics say the measure lacks study and penalties while supporters compare it to other surgical data gathering and aim to save lives through public health statistics
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa House
House
Iowa Department of Health
Minnette Doderer
Iowa City
Docterer
Doderer
Subcommittee
Smalley
Health Department
Ted Ellis
Amish Tax Ruling Likely No Local Effect in Iowa
Most Iowa Amish businesses already pay Social Security taxes or fall under a congressional exemption for self employed members. The Burger decision says Amish cannot refuse taxes, but Iowa impact will be narrow if any. Also, the court voids considering a comatose spouse’s income in Medicaid eligibility in the Herweg case.
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Gazette Wire Services
Iowa
Supreme Court
Don Yoder
Kalona
Warren Burger
Edwin D. Lee
Pennsylvania
Lee
Yoder
Supreme Court rulings waive truck legal fees in Iowa case
The Supreme Court, in a 7-1 decision, said Iowa will not owe 45000 dollars in legal fees for Consolidated Freightways Inc. after challenging Iowa's 65 foot double bottom truck ban. The case originated on appeal from the 8th Circuit, which denied fees. The 1981 ruling struck down Iowa’s ban for safety and interstate commerce concerns.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Iowa
Consolidated Freightways Inc
8Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Consolidated
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