IDOT aid system fails at Martelle farmhouse fire
IDOT's emergency response system broke down when flames consumed Galen Lehrs farmhouse near Martelle. IDOT officials defend past practice of aiding emergencies, while lawmakers press for clearer rules and quicker action by crews on scene.
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IDOT
Des Moines
Iowa Department of Transportation
Galen Lehrs
Martelle
Don McClain
Joint Legislative Appropriations
Martello
Lawmakers resist push to move women prison to Mitchellville
Iowa legislators push back against relocating the Iowa Women's Reformatory from Rockwell City to Mitchellville and housing 200 male prisoners there. Key figures include Rep. Jean Lloyd-Jones and Sen. Gary Baugher, with opposition to creating new beds amid existing facility expansions.
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Women’s Prison
Mitchellville
Des Moines
Iowa
Rockwell City
Jean Lloyd-Jones
Iowa City
Robert Ray
Gary Baugher
Ankeny
Charles Bruner
D-Ames
Hal Farrier
Ray
Lloyd-Jones
Farrier
Lyle Krewson
R-Urbandale
Baugher
Bill would seal most state job applications in Iowa
Gov. Robert Ray proposes a 38 page bill to create a department of personnel and to seal all employment applications and screening materials for state jobs. The measure also amends the public records law to allow confidential personnel information for public bodies with custodian determined release.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Department of Personnel
Public
Boards of Supervisors
Senate panel OKs gasohol tax plan in Iowa
The Senate Transportation Committee approved a bill to raise the gasohol tax by 3 cents this summer, then 2 cents next year and 1 cent in each of the following two years, ending the 7-cent subsidy over four years. Drake cited a $77 million revenue loss from the subsidy, while noting oil companies have not fully passed the subsidy to consumers.
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Des Moines
Senate Transportation Committee
Senate
Richard Drake
Drake
Actress Ann Sothern Turns 71 In Style
Actress Ann Sothern is 71 today and celebrated with friends. Former Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana is 54 today, noted for his political service.
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Ann Sothern
Sen
Byrch Bayh
Indiana
Governor Ray wary of Reagan welfare shift plan
Gov. Robert Ray expressed concern that moving welfare and food stamp costs to state control could prompt needy residents to relocate to states with higher benefits like Iowa. He questioned the revenue swap and warned about pre empting state taxing powers, while endorsing cigarette tax extension and delaying his Russia trip to push legislation.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Reagan
Ray
Iowa
Mississippi
Ohio
Congress
Russia
State Department
Poland
Grassley questions Job Service cuts in Iowa
U S Senator Charles Grassley said he will ask how funding cuts were allocated to Iowa Job Service. He questions concentrating cuts in job placement and counseling, rather than spreading them across all functions. The cuts total 3.5 million for the federal year starting Oct 1, prompting layoff notices to 273 workers and the closing of 41 offices effective Jan 29.
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Harlan
U.S
Charles Grassley
Washington
Job Service of
Iowa
Iowa Republican
Grassley
Congress
Lamont man fined for abuse in Buchanan County court
Lamont resident Charles D. Gaffney, 23, was fined 5000 dollars by Buchanan County Judge T H Nelson on a third degree sexual abuse charge. He was found guilty in October after June 15 arrest following alleged May 30 assault on a 21 year old Cedar Rapids woman. Appeal bond was set at 10000 dollars and the fine can be paid in 200 dollar monthly installments at 10 percent interest.
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Independence
Charles D. Gaffney
Lamont
Buchanan County
T.H. Nelson
Gaffney
Buchanan County Sheriff's Deputies
Cedar Rapids
Former Burlington council members face off in Jan special
In Des Moines County Iowa a Jan 26 special election will fill the District 84 Iowa House vacancy. Rod Ralston is the Republican nominee and Elaine Baxter the Democrat nominee after the resignation of Larry Kirkenslager.
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Burlington (Ap
Burlington
Iowa
Des Moines
Rod Ralston
Elaine Baxter
Larry Kirkenslager
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