Lawmakers set to weigh same sex marriage and abortion
Iowa legislators face a session likely dominated by budget and economy but with heated action on social issues. Republicans push to move a same sex marriage amendment while Senate Democrats vow to block a constitutional ban. Abortion debates loom with late term proposals and clinic openings adding pressure.
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R-Hiawatha
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Mike Gronstal
Council Bluffs
Terry Branstad
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Troy Price
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Culver weighs commuting Iowa inmate sentences
Gov. Chet Culver nears the end of his term as he reviews 30 of 51 clemency applications from inmates seeking reduced sentences or release in Iowa. He has not approved any commuting orders yet and notes the process takes about two years with investigations by the Division of Criminal Investigation and possible Board of Parole input.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Chet Culver
Iowa
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Board of Parole
Terry Branstad
Tom Vilsack
Dixie Shanahan
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Defiance
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Branstad
Robert Ray
Nevada
Story County
Paul Fitzgerald
Audit flags deficit at Honey Creek Resort in 2010
A state audit shows Honey Creek Resort in southern Iowa posted a deficit of more than 46 000 dollars for the 12 months ended June 30 2010 with revenue of 5.72 million and expenses of over 5.76 million The 2009 year showed nearly 900 000 dollars in red. The report was released by Iowa Auditor David Vaudt.
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David Vaudt
Branstad economic plan touts public private job push
Debi Durham outlined a model for a public private partnership to create jobs via a quasi government and a non profit arm. She cites ten active leads and a statewide pipeline while Branstad seeks fiscal reforms. Critics at a Capitol budget hearing condemn proposed program cuts as slash and burn politics.
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