Short Iowa Legislature session to focus on budget and reforms
Iowa lawmakers plan a tightly timed 80 day session dominated by budget issues and government reorganizations. Governor Culver and Supreme Court Chief Justice Ternus will speak as leaders push to conclude by March 31. Sen Merlin Bartz urges a public vote on same sex marriage despite a no debate stance.
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Mike Gronstal
Council Bluffs
Chet Culver
Supreme Court
Marsha Ternus
Gronstal
Iowa
Regents cautious on university consolidation in Iowa Wisconsin debates
Regents President David Miles notes Iowa universities pay lower tuition and employ fewer administrators than the Wisconsin system. Failor’s group touts potential savings from consolidating administration, claiming at least 1 percent of a multibillion dollar budget could be saved, while urging targeted efficiency without forcing a model from Wisconsin.
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David Miles
West Des Moines
University of Wisconsin
Iowa
ISU
UNI
UW Madison
Sally Mason
Miles
Wisconsin
Failor
Regent
Obama passenger rights target chronic airline delays
The Transportation Department plans penalties for airlines that trap passengers on tarmacs beyond three hours and defines chronically late flights as those failing more than half the time for over four months. The rule targets a small number of flights despite years of published on time data. Continental and Pinnacle examples illustrate delays due to weather and runway work, with different outcomes under the rule.
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Barack Obama
Transportation Department
U.S. Air
DOT
Continental Airlines
Atlanta
Newark
N.J
Continental
Pinnacle Airlines
Louisville
Minneapolis
Pinnacle
Health groups push safer media risk messaging in Pediatrics
CDC study comparisons show seat belt use 56 percent and helmet use 35 percent second study 1998 2002 and 1995 97 mark progress. Crosswalk use 35 percent and 27 percent, bike helmet 65 percent and 15 percent, life jacket 17 percent and none. Officials urge films to portray safe behavior, USC Hollywood Health and Society connects writers with experts, industry shows cautious momentum.
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CDC
Joan Graves
Motion Picture Association of America
S. Tongren
University of Southern California
Hollywood, Health & Society
Sandra Buffington
Tongren
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