Deposit fee option sparks widespread opposition from lawmakers and bankers
The deposit fee idea for mortgage funding faced fierce criticism from Rep. Stan Parris and lawmakers who called it unfair to depositors. Bankers and industry groups warned it would raise costs and distort competition, with Cedar Rapids officials urging a narrow application to S&Ls and credit unions resisting any bailout tax.
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Congress
Stan Parris
Rva
House Banking Committee
Parris
Cedar Rapids
S&l
David Sorenson
United State Bank
Midwest
S&ls
Sorenson
Savings and
Gary Peterson
City National Bank
United States
Merrill Lynch
American Express
Jack Stevenson
First Trust & Savings Bank
Ed Erickson
Collins Credit Union
Iowa lawmakers urged to ban rental of hard core pornography
House Speaker Don Avenson and Attorney General Tom Miller pressed for legislation to prohibit renting hard core pornographic videos, citing a Supreme Court ruling and a need to close a "gaping void" in Iowa obscenity law. Governor Branstad called for tougher statutes and asset seizures against child pornography trafficking.
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Don Avenson
D-Oelwein
Tom Miller
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Branstad
Avenson
Miller
Cedar Rapids
Richard Schrodermier
U.S. Supreme Court
Schrodermier
Supreme Court
Applause Video
Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie
Regents clash over politics influence on state universities
Lawmakers debated the role of partisan politics at the Regents system as Pomerantz defended the board's openness. Democratic legislators questioned Governor Branstad's influence in Nancy Norman’s hiring at ISU and the handling of the Cooper foster case. Richey noted Norman sought a new role and that no hiring recommendation was made.
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Regents
Pomerantz
Board of Regents
Iowa
Governor’s Office
Department of Human Services
Nancy Norman
Iowa State University
Norman
Human Services Post
Branstad
Des Moines
Keith Uhl
Cooper
Kellogg
R. Wayne Richey
ISU
Iowa State
Richey
Doug Gross
Regents Institution
Trial under Iowa law focuses on murder charges and self defense
Paul's father says he is satisfied with the trial after prosecutor and defense argued over second degree murder and voluntary and involuntary manslaughter. The defense claimed Paul fired only in self defense during a group confrontation with Cope and others. The prosecution emphasized deliberate action and intimidation as factors in the fatal shot. Coordinates mention a loaded .22 handgun and target practice on a farm, with limited testimony about Cope's violent past.
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Denver Dillard
Dillard
Paul
Iowa
Tom Riley
Riley
Vickers
Clint Eastwood
Cope
Kenneth
the Gazette
Kenneth Paul
Texas
Foggy travel halts as winter weather rolls in
Snow blankets Sioux City Fort Dodge and Mason City while Cedar Rapids stays warm. Weekend forecast calls for sunshine and 40s to 50s. In Dubuque County an accident on Highway 151 near Highway 61 sent Timothy McAndrew and Laverne Johnson to Finley Hospital with injuries. No other Eastern Iowa crashes reported but slick roads noted in Winneshiek and Clayton counties.
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Fort Dodge
Mason City
Dowd
Cedar Rapids
Highway 151
Dubuque
Iowa State Patrol
Fred Herman
Timothy McAndrew
Bernard
Laverne Johnson
Postville
McAndrew
Johnson
Iowa
Winneshiek
Clayton
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High Court
Regents: Politics
Ray Lageshulte
R-Waverly
Todd
H Ridge
Ali Boote
Finley Hospital
Slumberland
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