Ethics, income disclosures dominate Iowa Legislature debate
Lawmakers press ethics reform and income disclosures as Welsh faces pressure over his pay. Hutchins seeks swift Senate probe completion and Arnould proposes a joint study panel. Local governments face losses from the Iowa Trust investment pool, prompting calls for prudent standards and potential state action.
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Welsh
Institutional Treasury Management
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House
Bob Arnould
Senate Ethics Committee
Senate Democrats
Branstad
Iowa
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Arnould
Iowa Trust
Coming Sunday What can be realistically accomplished this session
The column examines what lawmakers might feasibly achieve this legislative session and analyzes the political dynamics shaping outcomes this election year. It weighs priorities, constraints, and party strategies influencing bills likely to pass or fail.
Winter roads crumble across Linn and Cedar counties
Linn County roads superintendent Leroy Soukup says frost retreat is slow and many roads are washboard rough. Ta ma County engineer Robert Gumbert notes statewide frost challenges with limited options beyond hauling rock. Cedar County crews dump gravel as days warm then freeze at night to set roadbeds. Budget strains and optimism mix as crews hope for mild weather to repair 70 percent of Linn gravel roads and salvage snow removal funds.
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Leroy Soukup
Linn County
Robert Gumbert
Tama
Cedar County
Mark Nahra
Nahra
Soukup
EC Rejects Cut in Farm Subsidies
European Community trade and farm ministers rejected proposed reductions in farm subsidies. The 12 nation bloc met for five hours to shape a common position for the Uruguay Round under GATT, aiming at broader trade reform.
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Brussels
Belgium
European Community
Uruguay
Trade talks deadline looms as GATT plan nears final shifts
Arthur Dunkel gives 108 nations until Monday to respond to his 436 page compromise for liberalizing world trade. The European Community calls the document unbalanced in its present form. The Uruguay Round began in 1986 in Punta del Este to lower barriers across agriculture textiles and services.
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Arthur Dunkel
GATT
European Community
Fernando Faria de Oliveira
Uruguay
Punta del Este
Attack on black children shocks New York City
In the Bronx two black siblings were assaulted by four white teens who stole $3 cut the girl's hair and sprayed white shoe polish on them. Police have not caught the attackers. Mayor Dinkins condemned the act as horrific and urged restraint.
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Bensonhurst
Brooklyn
David Dinkins
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Mitchell Moss
New York University
Urban Research Center
William Wallace
Wallace
Vic Vuksanaj
Nellie Wilson
Virgin Islands
The
New York Times
Sears correction notice for Mate's Bed price
A correction states the Mate's Bed should be listed at 109 dollars with the purchase of any two matching storage pieces. The notice apologizes for the inconvenience caused to readers.
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