Iowa lawmakers profile shows long Senate careers and milestones
Two Iowa politicians, Tom Harkin born 1939 in Cumming and Chuck Grassley born 1933 in New Hartford, are profiled with lengthy service in the U.S. Senate. Harkin chairs the Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee and logged his 100,000th constituent case. Grassley has served since 1980 with 11,000 votes cast.
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Iowa
Ruth Raduenz
Amy
Jenny
U.S. Navy
U.S. Naval Reserves
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Iowa State University
Catholic University of America Law School
Harkin’s
New Hartford
Barbara Speicher
Lee
Wendy
Robin
Michele
Jay
University of Northern Iowa
University of Iowa
Grassley
Sabreliner retires as Rockwell Collins bids farewell
Rockwell Collins retires the 49 year old Sabreliner business jet in a company ceremony. The flight program marked over decades of service with the corporate fleet and aerospace operations ending a era for Rockwell Collins.
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Rockwell Collins
Hoopla Rattle Them Bones kicks off 20th anniversary tour
The kings of swing bring a voodoo brand on a 20th anniversary tour opening Friday at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Cedar Rapids.
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Kings of Swing
Paramount Theatre
Cedar Rapids
Grassley and Harkin Lead in Combined Senate Service
A University of Minnesota study shows Iowa's Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin hold the longest combined current Senate service among states, totaling about 60 years. Michigan ranks second, and overall history places the Iowa delegation fifth all time, with changes recent in Hawaii from Inouye's death and Akaka's retirement.
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Ashington
Chuck Grassley
Tom Harkin
U.S. Senate
Harkin
Grassley
Michigan
Carl Levin
Debbie Stabenow
Congress
Senate
South Carolina
Mississippi
Arkansas
Maine
Hawaii
Daniel Inouye
Daniel Akaka
Panetta moves to lift ban on women in combat roles
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced lifting the ban on women serving in front line combat. The decision, welcomed by Senator Carl Levin and civil rights groups, could open thousands of warfighting jobs to female service members.
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U.S
Washington
Leon Panetta
Carl Levin
Senate Armed Services Committee
Kuwait
Transportation cliff threatens Iowa road funding rises debated
Iowa lawmakers hear that federal highway funding could fall 77 percent in 2015, worsening a 215 million shortfall for current needs. House Transportation Chair Josh Byrnes notes a phased eight to ten cent gasoline tax rise is likely inevitable to maintain Road Use Tax Fund. Dave Scott of the Iowa Good Roads Association says the fund faces a fiscal cliff, with motor fuel taxes contributing just over a third of revenue since 2010.
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Des Moines
House Transportation Committee
Josh Byrnes
R-Osage
Iowa Department of Transportation
Paul Trombino III
Trombino
Brynes
Byrnes
Dave Scott
Iowa Good Roads Association
Iowa Motor Truck Association
Capitol
Scott
States rethink mental health cuts after shootings
After gun rampages last year, many states reassess four years of mental health spending cuts. Conservatives who slashed welfare programs now face pressure from public safety and health care needs, with lawmakers recognizing cuts may have gone too deep. In Iowa, Fort Madison closes a mental health center as part of broader reforms.
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Des Moines
Shelley Chandler
Iowa Alliance of Community Providers
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