Clarinda group drops last bill for prison costs
Clarinda Heartland of Iowa withdrew its request to reimburse 138000 dollars in development costs tied to a 21 million dollar southwest Iowa prison project. State officials called the claims unlikely to be justified. the state will proceed with a 22.6 million bond and Aug 1 construction. The ethics board investigates Doug Gross's involvement with the project.
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Iowa candidates clash over campaign funding ties
Gazette Des Moines Bureau reports Campbell and Branstad exchange charges on disclosure filings. The dispute centers on contributions from Gross clients with state contracts including McLeod Technologies and American Soils Processing. Branstad aides push for Campbell to return funds tied to Bill Knapp and family, linking Knapp to Campbell and her husband’s lobbying work and shared real estate.
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College graduates still leaving state
New census estimates reaffirm an Iowa problem as graduates depart for jobs elsewhere. 84.9 percent of Iowa adults have high school diplomas, below the 80.2 percent national average, and only 18.4 percent hold college degrees versus 22 percent nationally.
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Midwest
Robert Kominski
Clinton pledges letter to ethanol supporters in funding dispute
President Clinton promised Sen. Jim Exon that he will send a letter reaffirming support for corn based ethanol amid opposition to an anti ethanol amendment. Sen. Exon notes Clinton opposed the amendment to an appropriations bill and lawmakers prepare to vote on EPA funding tied to oxygenated fuels.
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