Iowa Gov Branstad Rebukes Federal Education Push
Gov Branstad with House GOP leaders denounces a federal power grab over education and says Iowa may withdraw from Goals 2000 if federal oversight expands. He backs local control and may consider repealing a state multicultural curriculum mandate to meet certification standards.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
House
Iowa
Branstad
GOP House
National Education Goals Movement
National Governors’ Association
NGA
Ron Corbett
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
National Education Standards and Improvement Council
State Department of Education
al Ramirez
Washington
Congress
Iowa Senate approves bill labeling infectious fluids a dangerous weapon
Iowa Senate advances Senate File 7 defining infectious bodily fluids as a dangerous weapon. The measure creates a class B felony with up to 50 years prison for knowingly transmitting HIV during sexual activity without informing the partner. House action expected. debate over doctor patient confidentiality continues.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Richard Drake
Muscatine
Tom Vilsack
Mount Pleasant
California
Johnson County
House
Vilsack
Brent Siegrist
R-Council Bluffs
Iowa House calls for Conference of the States on federal relations
The Iowa House approved a resolution by voice vote urging a Conference of the States to devise a strategy for restoring checks and balances with the federal government. Rep. Mona Martin warned of federal encroachment and unfunded mandates while stressing the move is not a constitutional convention.
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House
Mona Martin
R-Davenport
Martin
Appeals Court Rejects Race Bias Claim in UNI Case
The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld dismissal of a lawsuit by Jo Ann Anderson a UNI financial aid counselor who alleged race bias in her firing. The panel also ruled on related cases including a murder conviction appeal and a cattle vaccine lawsuit and ordered a new trial in a sex offenses case.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa Court of Appeals
University of Northern Iowa
Jo Ann Anderson
Anderson
Ronek
Iowa County
Carol Bryan
William Collins
John Gaffney
McKay Animal Health Corp
Diamond
Muscatine County
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