Legislature unveils loan budgets for schools and higher ed
The plan delays implementing vocational education standards to ease school funding pressures and offers waivers for innovations. For higher education Bran stad's team will prioritize research and tech transfer with modest non research funding. Regents may keep savings from strategic planning and have them count toward state allocations. Senator Richard Varn cautions about potential harm.
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Branstad
Phil Dunshee
Regulation and ethics issues shadow Iowa Trust scandal note
Saturday coverage flags Regulation and ethics issues tied to the Iowa Trust case. Sunday asks what can realistically be achieved this session. Education budgeting remains central as the subcommittee plans funding shifts and non money initiatives emerge including apprenticeship programs with private firms and broader social service in schools.
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Iowa Trust
Connolly
Video gambling raids target taverns across counties
Investigators seized video gambling machines from several taverns after inspections. Owners like Gene Rima of Scoreboard Lounge in Strawberry Point and Gary Rima of Shookys in Oelwein faced fines and possible liquor-license suspensions. County attorneys will decide charges as agents warned prizes and credits violate the law and only riverboat machines may permit credit removal.
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Makin
Gene Rima
Scoreboard
Strawberry Point
Rima
Gary
Shookys
Oelwein
Gary Rima
Washington County
Gerald Partridge
Partridge
Kenneth French
Iowa
French
Bail Set at 600000 for Investment Manager Wymer
Steven Wymer, 43, of Newport Beach, faces 30 counts including securities fraud and money laundering. A federal judge granted $600 000 bail after prosecutors argued flight risk, noting he could have fled before his December arrest. Wymer pled innocent to charges carrying up to 275 years in prison and over 14 million in fines.
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Los Angeles
Steven Wymer
Iowa
Wymer
U.S
Richard Gadbois Jr
Gadbois
Mark Roberts
Roberts
Newport Beach
Lawmakers clash over shifting economic development power
Gov. Branstad backed Republicans and Democrats clash as House Speaker Arnould proposes moving state business incentives from Des Moines to regional centers. Critics warn of rural fund cuts. DED favors centralized coordination. discussions continue on how to allocate the 3.7 million Community Economic Betterment Account.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
House
Bob Arnould
Davenport
Department of Economic Development
Arnould
Branstad
Richard Vohs
Community service award honors Optimist club Cedar Rapids
The Optimist Club of Cedar Rapids earned the Honor Club Award from Optimist International for excellence in youth service, membership growth, and club administration during the year ending September 30. The notice lists events and local business ads surrounding the award context.
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Optimist Club of
Cedar Rapids
Optimist International
Jackpot Junction Casino Midweek Promotions and Local Ads
Midweek events run the 14th and 15th at Jackpot Junction Casino with additional Red Eyes dates on the 10th 17th 24th 28th 29th and 31st. Universal Tours offers contact numbers 1-800-473-1906 and local 364-1996 for travel inquiries. Davids Restaurant in Marion advertises Friday Barbecued Ribs and Saturday Prime Rib with contact 373-0414. Sigma Eyehealth Center promotes a solution for astigmatism with computer designed lenses and lists 377-9735.
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Red Eyes
Universal Tours
Sigma Eyehealth Center
Trust fund bankruptcy action and contingency plans outlined
A bankruptcy action was filed to recover missing Iowa funds. About 3 million is kept for administrative expenses while funds in Lakewood Colorado and California are pursued. Officials weigh Chapter 11 in Des Moines and potential municipal status questions.
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Lakewood
Colo
California
Riley
Lyons
Des Moines
Dubuque
Wade Hauser
Melloy
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