Judge doubts Palin's Iowa bid prospects
Des Moines driven remarks from Lt. Gov. Patty Judge question Sarah Palin's fit for retail Iowa campaigning. Judge cites Palin's celebrity and impromptu Q A challenges as potential obstacles, while noting future women leaders will emerge in Iowa politics.
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Inspections chief seeks broader openness in state funds
Retiring Iowa inspections chief Dean Lerner pre-files bills to expand open meetings and public records to all entities receiving state funds and to require disclosure of campaign contributions by legislators. He cites past interference in a West Des Moines facility decertification and a Maid Rite controversy in Marshalltown as reasons for greater transparency.
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IASB give high pay to top executives amid probes in Iowa
New records show two former IASB executives earned over 250000 in their final year, while a third departed with a 300000 consulting contract. Ron Rice received a 2006 pay hike to 238360, and about one third of IASB’s 38 staff had salaries of 120000 plus in recent years.
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Iowa man seeks release in Wyoming teen porn case
Gabriel Simmons of Onawa Iowa asks U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson for bond release from a Wyoming jail pending trial. Prosecutors oppose. Simmons, 29, pleaded not guilty to felony charges including production of child pornography and online enticement of a child. Trial set for January. Prosecutors say he posed as a modeling agency employee to obtain images from the girl.
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