Branstad Race Panel Applicants Split Over Public Names
Nearly half of the 135 applicants to the Iowa State Racing Commission chose to withdraw their names from public release under Gov. Terry Branstad’s policy. The governor listed 76 applicants for five seats, after a prior lawsuit prompted the new rule.
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Roger Munns
Des Moines
State Racing Commission
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Brooklyn
G.J. Manatt
Grundy Center
L.C. Pike
Des Moines Register
Glenn Bowles
Iowa Commission On Aging
Clifford Gold
Ankeny
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Jean Kleve
Humboldt
State Fair Board
Waterloo
Karla Fultz
Roger Galvin
Belle Plaine
Roy Geiger
McClelland
Richard Gerdes
Dalton Gregersen
Ellsworth
Nadean Hamilton
Robert Hammitt
Woodbine
Franklin Hastings
Milford
Ronald Herrig
Dubuque
Millard Hicklin
Wapello
Donald Huffman
Davenport
Electric Company
Jerry Kinder
Dayton
Carroll Koneene
Creston
Loyd Laughery
Guthrie Center
IDOT weighs task force road reform proposals
Iowa Department of Transportation staff updated the commission on dozens of task force recommendations while the most controversial plan to add about 15 000 miles to the state system and cut roughly 10 000 county miles awaits extensive studies. An outside consultant may be funded jointly by counties cities and the state.
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Dave Rasdal
Iowa
Ames
Citizens
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Iowa State University
Iowa Research Board
Commission
IDOT
Warren Dunham
Ian MacGillivray
Idot Planning and Research
Idot Commission
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Robert Beck
Centerville
Idot Transit Division
Terry Branstand
Iowa Railway Finance Authority
IRFA
Rigler
Austin Turner
Corning
Legislative Council
Mississippi
Missouri
Iowa Conservation Commission
Iowa says its bridges avoid pins after Conn collapse
Iowa Department of Transportation officials contrast Iowa interstates with the Connecticut bridge that collapsed, noting Iowa uses a continuous deck structure. They describe inspection practices, safety beliefs, and public input while acknowledging some states use pinned section bridges. Ardith Ortgies and Barbara Dunn comment on noises and maintenance.
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Ames
Iowa
Connecticut
Ardith Ortgies
Missouri
Nebraska
Ortgies
IDOT
Barbara Dunn
Des Moines
Two Iowans Die In Weekend Traffic Crashes
A Muscatine woman Sylvia Hols 72 died Friday night in southeastern Missouri when the car she rode in was broadsided during a turn. Larry Williams 24 died Sunday at 1 p.m. after losing control of his motorcycle and crashing through a park barricade in Missouri Valley Iowa.
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Associated Press
Muscatine
Missouri Valley
Iowa
Sylvia Hols
Missouri
Missouri Highway Patrol
Larry Williams
U of I lobbyist resigns from Statehouse post
Dennis Nagel 33, the University of Iowa's lobbyist at the Statehouse for two legislative sessions, has resigned his post to finish law school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Dennis Nagel
University of Iowa
Statehouse
Nagel
Des Moines Launches $10 Million Historical Museum Fund
A statewide drive to fund a new Iowa Historical Museum was kicked off in the governor's office. The plan includes a $5 million gift from the Herrick estate, $10 million state support, and $2 million from Des Moines businesses. The widow of longtime curator Jack Musgrove gave the first $1,000. Tax deductible donations go to the State Historical Museum Foundation in Des Moines.
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DES Moines
Jack Musgrove
Iowa
G.G. Herrick
State
State Historical Museum Foundation
P.O. Box
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Alfred Lenker
Wilton
Marthah Leichhart
Albia
William Ley
Lakota
Bobby Littell
Janice Lovig
van Meter
Michael Maguire
Sioux City
Mutuels
Harold Manders
Adel
William McAlpin
Red Oak
Gerry McCune
Mechanicsville
Robert McDonald
Charles McElroy
Steven
Underwood
Judith Roland
Grinnell
Bruce Rollins
Stanley Romans
Mason City
Donovan Ruffridge
Greene
Antonia Russo
Solon
J.C. Salvo
Harlan
Sarah Schminke
Fort Dodge
John Schrimper
Cedar Rapids
Bennie Shine
Spencer
Bernard Smith
Hawarden
Farmer
Robert Snider
Chariton
Donald Steege
Council Bluffs
Robert Stone
del Terhune
Lee Walker
Newton
Robert Walther
Waukee
Rhonda Willadsen
Michael Wille
Urbandale
Rick Winger
Clive
Janet Wood
Thomas Wormley
U of I
Coe
Coe College
Aya
Lindale
Westdale
Securities Corporation of Iowa
Ginnie Maes
Govt. Nat'l. Mortgage Association
Securities Corporation of
Lowa
SCI Financial Group
Second Avenue South East
SIPC
Business Telephone
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