Iowa House backs Branstad World Trade Center plan sparse
An AP survey of Iowa lawmakers shows only 13 of 100 would vote yes on Gov Branstads World Trade Center plan, 70 oppose, 17 undecided. The proposal would fund $10 million yearly for three years with $5 million deferral plus a 1 cent gas tax hike. private funding sought at $45 million.
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Iowa World Trade Center
Terry Branstad
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Branstad plan moves to debate in Iowa House
Gov. Terry Branstad backed budget steps to trim 25.8 million from the current year. The House Finance Committee approved the measure 10 to 0, shifting August community college aid, rescinding capital project funds, reappropriating some 1985 money, and moving driver license costs to the state road fund.
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Terry Branstad
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Senate limits access to library records in Iowa
The Iowa Senate approved a bill 47 to 1 to restrict access to library records by law enforcement. Police would need judicial permission and target specific individuals or groups, addressing concerns raised after a Supreme Court ruling that allowed record searches in a Polk County animal mutilation case.
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Iowa Senate eases tractor travel rule from farm to farm
The Iowa Senate approved a bill to remove the restriction that unlicensed motorists may only drive tractors from the home farm to adjacent or nearby farmland. The measure passed 33 to 16 and moves to the House for consideration.
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Branstad defends use of state aircraft in trips
Gov. Terry Branstad defended using state planes for political trips bundled with official duties. He said reporters and auditors misread allocations, arguing the costs were split with the Iowa Republican Party and the Department of Transportation assigning shares. He criticized the Polk County grand jury probe as unrelated to his records and time efficiency.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Terry Branstad
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Richard Johnson
Iowa Republican Party
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Senate rejects expanded public bargaining list in Iowa
The Iowa Senate split 24 to 24 on a bill to broaden the negotiable items in public employee collective bargaining. A tie vote blocks expansion, with a procedural path for reconsideration by floor manager Sen. Ted Anderson. The amendment retained management rights and removed job description and bargaining unit work from the list, narrowing rather than widening the scope.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
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Senate
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R-Red Oak
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Diown City
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