Senators push budget to conference committee in Iowa
The Iowa Senate voted to send a 41 million supplemental spending bill to a conference committee amid concerns it could spur tax increases. House tax expansions and school aid funding are in dispute as leaders seek a three party compromise with Gov Branstad.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Jack Rife
Moscow
House
Bill Hutchins
D-Audubon
Terry Branstad
Hutchins
Leonard Boswell
Davis City
Mike Connolly
Dubuque
William Dieleman
Pella
Dale Tieden
Elkader
Jim Lind
Waterloo
Branstad
Iowa Debates Doctor Assisted Suicide Bill At Public Hearing
Physicians clergy educators and others debated a bill to legalize doctor assisted suicide for terminally ill Iowans within six months to live. Opponents argued it goes too far while supporters including National Hemlock Society backed the option. Gov Branstad opposed any change to Iowa law on the issue.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Iowa
Sen
Richard Running
Dcedar Rapids
Sturgeon
National Hemlock Society
Iowa Medical Society
Terry Branstad
Democrats propose welfare reform targeting poor neighborhoods
Democratic lawmakers at the Iowa Statehouse unveiled a welfare plan costing several million dollars. It would redirect funds to create family centers, expand job training for 1,000 people, fund infant and teen pregnancy programs, and offer a $100 bonus to recipients who earn a high school diploma. The plan also allows marriage without benefit reductions for a year to promote two parent families.
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Des Moines
Legislative Democrats
Statehouse
Nominee backs fees to fund tougher environment rules
Elgin banker Verlon Britt told the Senate committee that Iowa should raise environmental fees on products like tires and increase penalties for repeat offenders. He said a mess exists and must be cleaned up for the future, and Democrats praised his frank stance. Britt would replace J. Michael Earley as EPC commissioner.
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Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Environmental Protection Commission
EPC
Elgin
Verlon Britt
Senate Environment and Energy Utilities Committee
Ralph Rosenberg
D-Ames
Britt
J. Michael Earley
Iowa judge questions state aid after parental rights severed
Appeals on Tuesday severed a father's parental rights amid his long battle with alcoholism. Judge Rosemary Shaw Sackett urged scrutiny of state services for troubled families as critics say the system often fails once a child is removed from home. The case notes the father's history of minor crimes and domestic violence. DES MOINES Iowa Court of Appeals meanwhile ruled Jeannine McIntire did not prove she was the common law wife of Jack Kohlmeyer at his 1985 death, while another claim by George and Jean Huffey over will influence was dismissed after a court set aside a later will in favor of a nephew.
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Rosemary Shaw Sackett
Black Hawk County
My Movies
Iowa
Sackett
Des Moines
Iowa Court of Appeals
Jeannine McIntire
Jack Kohlmeyer
Fairfax
Kohlmeyer
Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric Co
George
Jean Huffey
Margaret Olson
Huffeys
Allamakee County
Olson
George Huffey
Appeals denied in Waterloo murder case
The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld first degree murder convictions of Keith Walker and Daniel Claybon for the 1990 shooting of Jeffrey Wood in Waterloo. Each defendant is serving a life term. Claybon argued for a change of venue due to publicity and alleged gang involvement by the Black Gangster Disciples.
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Mm. ES Moines
Iowa Court of Appeals
Waterloo
Keith Christopher Walker
Daniel Maurice Claybon
Jeffrey Wood
Claybon
Black Hawk County
Claydon
Black Gangster Disciples
Alimony Tied to Company Worth in Iowa Appeal
Iowa Court of Appeals orders a new Webster County hearing to decide alimony and child support for Mary Ann Peed after findings that Joseph Peed underreported his company value in 1987. The case cites a $7.83 million sale of Computer Hot Line in 1988 and a rise in Peed's pay and bonuses, affecting support levels.
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Iowa Court of Appeals
Webster County District
Joseph Peed
Mary Ann Peed
Peed
HLI
Joe
Computer Hot Line
D.: Moines
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