Judge upholds Iowa campaign disclosure rules
U S District Chief Judge Robert Pratt in Des Moines rejected Iowa Right to Life arguments that the new law burdens speech. The ruling affirms 48 hour reporting of independent expenditures over 750 and board approval prior to involvement, while preserving a ban on corporate direct campaign contributions. The decision notes the disclosures increase transparency and align with prior Supreme Court rulings. Critics pledge an appeal while supporters commend the ruling as protecting democracy.
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Revenue up six percent in fiscal 2011 Iowa ends year with 6 percent tax growth
Gazette Des Moines Bureau reports fiscal 2011 closed with 6 percent rise in tax collections and a $479.9 million surplus. An 11th hour spending plan averted a government shutdown as revenue exceeded 2010 by 329.2 million dollars. State reserves stood near 436.9 million with 2012 spending forecast to fall 245 million below 2011, signaling a path toward sustainability.
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Golden Knights Parachute Team Demonstration in Cedar Rapids
Ten year old Savannah Tompkins helps Sgt Tom Pyrida of Vero Beach Florida repack his parachute at Veterans Memorial Stadium Cedar Rapids as the Gold Demonstration Team of the U S Army Parachute Team Golden Knights performs above the ballpark on Friday.
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Cedar Rapids
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Vero Beach
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Clarence ATV crash claims third local death in three months
Clarence resident Scott A. Dierks, 30, died ten days after a June 20 ATV crash near Clarence when he and passenger Daniel J. Mohr were thrown from the vehicle on Quincy Avenue. Mohr, 26, escaped serious injury. The Iowa State Patrol continues the investigation as a pattern of ATV fatalities near Clarence emerges with two earlier deaths in Stanwood and Mechanicsville.
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Mechanicsville
Co-owner of Woody's Show Club pleads guilty
Cedar Rapids co owner Bryan Bresler 33 pleaded guilty to exhibiting persons a serious misdemeanor and received a deferred judgment with one year self supervised probation. Bresler faced felony sexual exploitation of a minor for alleged performances by two girls aged 16 and 17 at the strip club last year.
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