Branstad Proposes Narrow Iowa Agenda for 1994
Governor Branstad unveils a pared-down set of 38 priorities focusing on schools safety and economic development. Democrats call the plan skeletal with no overarching strategy though some items like teacher pay and child abuse protections draw cautious support. A state economic progress panel is proposed to guide development while budget plans are promised in January 24 remarks.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
ES Moines
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Branstad
Senate
Lowell Jenkins
Montrose
Jenkins
Iowa Partnership For Economic Progress
Court eases school search rules
The Supreme Court ruled that school authorities may search students and belongings without warrants or probable cause if there are reasonable grounds to believe rule or legal violations will be found. The decision limits student privacy to maintain school discipline, with a dissent warning of dangerous privacy erosion. The opinion covered a 14 year old student identified as T L O.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Supreme Court
Byron White
John Paul Stevens
T.L.O
Supreme Court backs looser school search rules
U S Supreme Court ruling allows teachers and school officials to search students with reasonable grounds rather than probable cause. Cedar Rapids area principals welcome the shift as giving more latitude while noting districts will not overhaul policies immediately. The decision clarifies that searches need reasonable grounds but no police style probable cause.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids
Supreme Court
Branstad Proposes Education and Public Safety Reforms
Branstad outlines a multiyear plan including a $2000 raise for master teachers, a one year teacher competency pilot, grade and subject coordination committees, annual district test score reports, increased private college grants, university research funding, and safety measures such as videotaped child testimony, mandatory criminal checks for workers with children, and a missing children clearinghouse. It also covers DUI penalties, prison population rules, and economic development measures like farm loans, venture capital investment limits, and Main Street Iowa programs.
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Iowa
Iowa House hits clash over paying ministers for opening prayer
The Iowa House debates ending the $10 per day allowance for a minister of the day while retaining mileage pay. Rep Janet Carl dismisses state funding for prayers citing church state separation, proposing optional invitational or personal expense prayers. Rep Jean Lloyd Jones backs opposition to the pay, noting travel costs and access issues for outside ministers.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines Bureau
ES Moines
Iowa House
Janet Carl
Grinnell
Jean Lloyd-Jones
Iowa City
House
Senate
Des Moines
Carl
William Harbor
R-Henderson
Harbor
They Say Old Real Tors Never Die
A playful quip notes that old realtors may not die but become listless, reflecting a lighthearted publisher aside about aging professionals.
Noted Singing Cowboy Loses Big Damages Award
Federal jury in St Paul awards 74 year old Ade line Miller 10000 dollars in compensatory damages plus 226 for medical expenses after a charter flight incident involving Larry White. White says the verdict surprised him and attributes the award to Miller’s poor health. Miller was found responsible for 100 dollars due to not informing crew about the mid air antics.
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Larry White
Rochester, Minn
St. Paul
White
the Gazette
Miller
Waukon
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