Iowa development chief told to start budget anew
Iowa lawmakers pressed Development Commission Director Jack Bailey to prepare next year’s spending as if the agency has no budget. The panel posed 14 questions to gauge program costs, consultants, advertising and travel, with a Feb. 15 deadline for responses.
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Ken Sullivan
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Development Commission
Jack Bailey
Bailey
Joint Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee
Development Commission
Hurley Hall
Commission
Subcommittee
HazMat Bill Gains Backing At Iowa Hearing
Backers at a Des Moines public hearing support the Hazardous Substance Right To Know bill. The measure would require employers to disclose chemical names, health risks, labels, training, and disposal practices to workers and communities. Speakers cite Iowa’s waste issues and broader safety needs.
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Susan Kostal
Des Moines
Environmental Law Society
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Iowa
Reed
Coalition
Joe Henry
Mark Smith
Afl-Cio Union
American Conference of Government Industrial
Iowa Commission Chief Backs Refund Settlement for IE Power Customers
Iowa Commerce Commission Chairman Andrew Varley signaled approval of a settlement that would refund Iowa Electric Light and Power customers about 12.08 dollars on average, with credits beginning in March. The deal, reached with IE and the Office of the Consumer Advocate, closes a four year dispute over repairs to the Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant after cracked pipes and cost disputes.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Commission
Andrew Varley
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Palo
Varley
Office of the
Consumer Advocate
Horace Webb
Webb
Iowa Court of Appeals
Bridal shows hit by cancellations and losses
The Gingiss store in Evansville lost a deposit on a planned bridal show. Participants say they lost face and faced cancellations in Michigan City and Cedar Rapids. Forsythe Photography owner notes his $350 booth fee and mailings as sunk costs and missed bookings potential.
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Gingiss
Evansville
Ind
Carbello
Michigan City
Trade International
Cedar Rapids
Franklin Forsythe
Forsythe Photography
Forsythe
Committee votes on shutoffs and aging thresholds
The group notes summer shutoffs are needed when air conditioning is not daily required and rejects raising the minimum age to 65. They also reject a requirement to apply for aid before avoiding shutoffs and hint at floor action to require utility companies to share elderly affected lists with local aid programs.
Two Children Die In Burnside Iowa Crash
A two vehicle crash near Burnside Iowa killed Valerie Holman four and Nicholas Lundgren five as their car was hit at a blind intersection. Richard Rosenquist and Matthew Rosenquist five along with Lauren Sandhal four were hospitalized in Fort Dodge. David Mikelson twenty two of rural Lehigh drove the pickup. Poor visibility from high snow drifts at the unmarked intersection was cited as a contributing factor.
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Burnside, Iowa
Burnside
Iowa
Valerie Holman
Fort Dodge
Nicholas Lundgren
Lehigh
Richard Rosenquist
Matthew Rosenquist
Lauren Sandhal
David Mikelson
Colfax Man Dies After Woodburning Stove Fire
Loren Stier, 76, died at University of Iowa Hospitals after severe burns from a woodburning stove blaze in his Colfax home. He suffered burns covering more than 90 percent of his body Monday night and was treated first at Iowa Methodist Medical Center before transfer. His wife Marie, 72, inhaled smoke and burned her hands trying to smother the flames and was released Tuesday.
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Colfax
Iowa
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Loren Stier
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines
Stier
Marie
Iowa Methodist
Weather shifts as storms hit West and flooding rises nationwide
Coralville Lake level falls while Cedar River sites hold steady. Extended forecast calls for rain or snow Saturday and Sunday then partly cloudy and warmer Monday. Temperatures range from the teens to the 40s across regions with 60s and 70s in the Southwest and Florida. Flooding forces evacuations in Snohomish County and La Grande, road washouts near Glacier, and power outages. Light snow in the Great Lakes while Pacific Northwest rain and valley showers continue.
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la Grande
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Seaboard
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Utah
Louisiana
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Maine
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Plains
mid-Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Desert
Texas
South Atlantic Coast
Florida
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Iowa Environmental Coalition
Upper
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Waterloo
Concerned Citizens Against
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3Rd Ave
Armstrong
Associated Press
Weather Report
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Naples
Fla
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