Culver to Rally Iowa City for Chicago Rail Link
Gov. Culver will visit the Iowa City historic depot at noon as part of the Iowa Unlimited passenger rail push to connect Chicago with Iowa City and Quad Cities. Stops include West Liberty Durant Walcott and Moline with chamber leaders and rail advocates.
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N. Elm St
Durant
Pythian Sisters Park
Main St
Walcott
S. Main
James Q. Lynchie
Iowa
Chicago
Chet Culver
Iowa Unlimited
Culver
West Liberty
Mississippi River
Moline
Quad Cities
Illinois
Pat Quinn
Dubuque
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Iowa Department of Transportation
Amtrak
Iowa Interstate Railroad Ltd
Grassley vows to push health care reform amid criticism
Sen. Chuck Grassley argues for a bipartisan approach to health care reform despite GOP opposition and activist pressure. He says voters may blame Republicans if no reform occurs and cites polls showing mixed blame among health industry, parties, and Obama. Grassley remains at the table for a broader plan.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
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Chuck Grassley
Obama
Iowa
White House official optimistic over reform in Iowa
Melody Barnes, White House director of domestic policy, told Des Moines University audiences that broad bipartisan support for health care reform may emerge in Congress. She argued reform lowers costs, citing daily loss of benefits and rising premiums as proof of inaction’s toll. Senator Grassley and GOP Iowa Chair Strawn urged careful bipartisan work to avoid costly mistakes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
White House
Congress
Melody Barnes
Barack Obama
Barnes
Obama
Des Moines University
Capitol Hill
Chuck Grassley
Senate Finance Committee
Republican Party of
Matt Strawn
Kehoe murder case to incur extra court costs
Buchanan County prosecutors say the high profile murder case will add 4100 to the bill due to a planned insanity and diminished capacity defense. An independent psychiatric evaluation by Dr. Michael Taylor cost 3605, about 319 per hour, after Michelle Kehoe of Coralville reportedly killed her son and tried to kill his brother near Littleton.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Michelle Kehoe
Coralville
Allan Vander Hart
Kehoe
Michael Taylor
Des Moines
Taylor
Littleton
Sean Kehoe
Seth Kehoe
Appeals court judge in Iowa to retire after dozen years
Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Robert Mahan of Ames retires after twelve years on the panel. A 62 year old appointee in 1997, he will end his full retirement at month end but plans to continue as a senior judge hearing selected cases. He previously served as district associate judge and district court judge.
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DES Moines
Iowa Court of Appeals
Robert Mahan
Ames
Mahan
Appeals Court
Teen charged with shooting in Waterloo
Lloyd James Allen sixteen was arrested after Tuesday's shooting of Raheem Sir Dimond Scott fifteen in the 100 block of Lincoln Street. Allen faces willful injury going armed with intent and intimidation with a dangerous weapon and is held on a ninety thousand dollar bond. Scott received a non life threatening leg wound and is in stable condition at Allen Hospital.
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Waterloo
Lloyd James Allen
Raheem Sir Dimond Scott
Lincoln Street
Allen
Black Hawk County
Scott
Allen Hospital
Special election set in House 90 district
A Sept. 1 special election will fill the vacancy in Iowa House District 90 after Rep. John Whitaker resigns to become Iowa director of the Farm Service Agency. Candidates include Curt Hanson and Stephen Burgmeier. Filing deadline is Aug. 7 at 5 p.m. For details contact the Secretary of State at (515) 281-0145 or visit www.sos.state.ia.us. District covers Van Buren County and parts of Jefferson and Wapello counties.
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John Whitaker
Whitaker
Hillsboro
House
Farm Service Agency
Curt Hanson
Fairfield
Stephen Burgmeier
Jefferson County
Lockridge
Sos.state
Appeals court upholds murder conviction in librarian killing
The Iowa Court of Appeals rules against Ruth Ann Veal who was 14 when she killed retiree Catherine Haynes in 1993. Veal, now 31, remains sentenced to life without parole after state and federal courts upheld the conviction.
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Iowa Court of Appeals
Waterloo
Ruth Ann Veal
Catherine Haynes
Iowa Supreme Court
8Th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals
Veal
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