Citizens for Community Improvement Rally Targets Legislature
Iowa City group Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement rallied at the Statehouse Tuesday to press for local control of confinement animal feeding operations interest rate caps on payday loans affordable college tuition regardless of immigration status campaign finance limits public funding of elections and corporate reporting to close loopholes for out of state firms. Sarah Clark of Iowa City held a sign during the event.
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Iowa
State parks to stay open despite budget cuts
Iowa will keep its state parks open this year despite steep funding cuts. DNR Director Richard Leopold says parks will face reduced staffing and slower mowing and restroom cleaning, with volunteers and donors helping cover essential needs. The department expects record visitation again as it expands volunteer programs.
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Charlotte Eby
Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Department of Natural Resources
Richard Leopold
DNR
Iowa
Leopold
Pat Boddy
Boddy
Plan for expanded health care for low income Iowans
Iowa Democrats propose a regional health center system for working poor to receive care closer to home and expanded help finding affordable insurance. The plan, backed by a two year study commission, aims to improve low income health care but notes upfront funding is unavailable.
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Senate
Congress
Lawmakers eyed Iowa texting while driving ban push
Iowa safety and law enforcement leaders urged legislators to ban texting while driving. They cited 1.6 million US crashes annually tied to cell phone use and urge high visibility enforcement along with new distracted driving statutes. Government officials discussed existing laws and potential penalties in push for action.
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Wes Moines
Des Moines
Iowa
Daniel McGehee
University of Iowa
John Olczycki
The
National Safety Council
U.S
House
Senate
Ulczycki
Iowa House Passes Spouse Unemployment Benefit Bill
The Iowa House approved a bill to extend unemployment benefits to spouses of military personnel who relocate due to deployment or reassignment. The 56 to 44 vote largely followed party lines with one Republican for and a Democrat against the measure.
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Ves Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa
Ray Zirkelbach
D-Monticello
House
Richard Anderson
Clarinda
Geri Huser
Altoona
Jodi Tymeson
Winterset
McKinley Bailey
Webster City
Bailey
Capitol Digest: Weather, Revenue Press DOT Budget
A Weather and revenue squeeze tightens Iowa Department of Transportation finances as snowfall rises and motor fuel tax projections fall. Director Nancy Richardson told lawmakers the DOT uses more salt than before and faces a 5 percent revenue shortfall by year end. New openness push moves to create a five member Iowa public information board by 2011 with funding. Amended filings and political sparring surface in campaign finance notes as Lincoln Bicentennial events loom in Des Moines.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Nancy Richardson
Lawa
Transportation, Infrastructure and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee
DOT
Richardson
Chet Culver
Iowa Renewable Fuels Association
Culver
Iowa Public Information Board
Iowa
Senate
House
Pam Jochum
Dubuque
Iowa Newspaper Foundation
Jochum
Kevin McCarthy
D-Des Moines
McCarthy
Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
Republican Party of
Des Moines
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
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Iowa City
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Olczycki
Brian Quirk
Drew Hampton
House Transportation Committee
Boshe
Azcomm.com
Capitol Digest
State Historical Building
Stan DeHaan
Blaine Houmes
Cedar Rapids
Dennis Cohoon
Burlington
State Patrol
Dan Huseman
Aurelia
Transportation Infrastructure and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee
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