Iowa lawmakers clash over lottery profits and budget
Senate GOP leader Calvin Hultman warns a dispute over redirecting about 45 million dollars of lottery profits to the general fund could force a special session. Governor Branstad and Democrats aim to fund environmental initiatives while preserving a separate budget path, risking budget confusion.
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Critics clash as Iowa DNR split plan advances
Democrats push to divide the Iowa Department of Natural Resources into separate agencies, with a new Environmental Protection Department proposed. Critics call it costly and disorganized, while supporters say the 1986 consolidation was ill advised. The Senate moves S F 2084 toward debate. Governor Branstad favors keeping the current structure.
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GOP proposes Iowa board to ban enviro-harmful containers
Iowa Senate Republicans unveil a plan to create a three member packaging review board with regulatory power to ban containers deemed to degrade the environment. The board could require removal or redesign within two years if found harmful. The package also includes an alternative fuels coordinator and a multistate consortium with Illinois Indiana Missouri and Nebraska to advance fuels research and a task force on ozone depletion and warming effects in Iowa.
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Avenson rules out track bailout in Iowa
Des Moines House Speaker Don Avenson says he supports no state aid for Prairie Meadows and opposes a 2 million dollar bailout. Sen. Bert Priebe proposed the subsidy, Gov. Branstad has opposed aid, and Avenson urged parity with other tracks through tax relief rather than subsidies.
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