Iowa court system urged to get $10 million boost
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady urged lawmakers for a $10 million increase to fund full-time clerk offices statewide and more staff to handle rising caseloads. Legislators voiced support in principle but had not yet set budget targets, noting rural funding hardships and the judiciary’s long-term budget pressures.
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Storm Lake
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Justice Systems Appropriations Committee
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Judicial Branch
Hancock
Mary Wolfe
D-Clinton
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Wolfe
Justice System
Lowa Supreme Court
State of the Judiciary
Statehouse
Lawmakers form bipartisan cancer caucus in Iowa
A group of House and Senate members forms a cancer caucus to raise awareness and share knowledge on many cancers. Leaders include Rep. Scott Raecker and Sen. Pat Ward, with input from Dr. George Weiner. They seek a platform for cross party dialogue and policy discussion.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
House
Senate
Scott Raecker
Urbandale
Raecker
American Cancer Society
Appropriations Committee
Cancer Society
Peggy Huppert
Capitol Digest: Iowa Statehouse Roundup
A digest of Iowa legislative items includes Child Abuse Registry changes to ease removals, a bid to ban speed and red light cameras via constitutional amendment, student led composting initiatives at the Capitol, and a lawsuit by compensation commissioner Christopher Godfrey against Gov. Branstad and aides over alleged discrimination extortion and harassment.
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Department of Human Services
Jeremy Taylor
Sioux City
House
Senate
Statehouse
Linn
Johnson
State Capitol
Lilly Brown
Prairie Point
Sth
Cedar Rapids
South East Junior High
Iowa City
Michael Berg
South East
State's Compensation Commissioner
Terry Branstad
Christopher Godfrey
Branstad
Godfrey
Tom Vilsack
Tim Albrecht
Iowa public safety briefs list multiple drug and weapons charges
Public safety records from Linn, Johnson, and surrounding counties allege offenses across Cedar Rapids and Iowa City areas. Individuals named face accusations including possession with intent to deliver, drug tax stamp violations, weapons charges, burglary, theft, domestic abuse, and resisting arrest, with dates and locations spanning December through January.
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