Iowa to Rewrite Truck Length Laws as Federal Rules Loom
Iowa faces a deadline to change state truck length rules after a federal act raises the national limit and 90 days after Reagan signs the bill. IDOT officials warn potential gaps could allow longer trucks on Interstates, with 58 to 76 foot rigs possible in Iowa. Warren Dunham urges a full code rethink this summer.
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Iowa to issue black and white steel license plates
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission approves two black and white plates for 1985 registrations. Steel plates to replace aluminum to save about 570000 on manufacturing, with mail cost rising to 2.25 per pair. Possible mailing cost increase could reach one million. Commission seeks single renewal sticker and asks Legislature to drop reflective requirement, while delaying decision on reflectivity.
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Sessions hearing rescheduled over home schooling truancy case
DES MOINES DPI will hear the truancy case of Robert and Linda Sessions of Decorah at 9 a.m. on Jan. 26 in Des Moines. The hearing, postponed from December 29 due to winter snow, questions if home instruction meets state requirements and if a certified teacher can substitute for public school attendance. The sessions’ children Erik and Sarah were homeschooled after parents refused public schooling. A prior Decorah trial paused pending DPI decision before the non jury criminal process continues. In Ames, Albert Kudlasz died after a car truck crash on Highway 30, his injuries suffered earlier in the day. Police say Kudlasz’s car was struck while changing lanes to reach a truck stop. driver James Stelken of Earlville was uninjured.
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