House approves broader locker search powers
Iowa House approves a bill expanding access to search student lockers and desks when students are not present. The measure, favored by school officials for safety, passed 91 to 3 and moves to the Senate. Critics warn of student rights and disruption.
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Brent Siegrist
Council Bluffs
Don Shoultz
D-Waterloo
Senate
Susan Donovan
Iowa Association of School Boards
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Don Gries
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Iowa House panel approves 70 mph interstate limit plan
A Des Moines report notes the House Transportation Committee backed House File 302 18 to 1 to raise interstate speeds to 70 mph for cars and pickups while trucks stay at 65 mph. Lawmakers cite safety measures and driver behavior as factors with mixed state results in nearby areas.
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Des Moines
Bureau
Iowa
House
Gary Blodgett
R-Mason City
Mike Cormack
Fort Dodge
House Transportation Committee
Safety Management System Coordinating Committee
Death penalty revival debated in Iowa House hearing
At a Des Moines public hearing opponents pressed legislators to reject reinstating capital punishment. Only three of nearly seventy spoke for it, including Noreen Gosch, mother of a missing 1982 carrier. The Senate panel readied a study bill with tight safeguards and a possible 1997 start date if passed.
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Des Moines
Statehouse
Noreen Gosch
West Des Moines
Andy McKean
Iowa
Senate
McKean
Carlos Jayne
Iowa United Methodist Church
University of Iowa Law
David Baldus
State Public Defender’s Office
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