Bettendorf weighs further action as Steamboat debt lingers
Bettendorf officials consider legal steps to recover 661000 and prevent Steamboat Development Corp from leaving Bettendorf while debt talks continue. The company repaid 235000 on March 26, but city records show additional state grants and costs tied to Steamboat Landing and related infrastructure. Keokuk mayor demands full financial details amid lawsuit against Bettendorf over a docking lease.
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Miss
Burlington
Fort Madison
Keokuk
Bettendorf
Steamboat
Ann Hutchinson
Ronald Bramhall
Bramhall
Bernard Goldstein
Steamboat Development Corp
Steamboat Landing
Steamboat Development
Leach Park
Bob Kehl
Robert’s River Rides
Kehl
President riverboat casino posts 6.6 million profit
Des Moines reporting Iowa's The President, the state's largest floating casino, earned a 6.6 million profit for the year ending February 29. Net operating revenues reached 50.6 million with 34.2 million from gambling and over 16 million from boarding fees and food and beverage sales.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mick Lura
Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission
The
Commission
Connelly Group
Delaware
Lura
Subpoenas issued for photos after KKK rally in Dubuque
Police seek published and unpublished photos and KDUB videotape from the Dubuque Telegraph Herald and KDUB TV after a Washington Square Park rally. Two white men allege assaults inside a protected area. Telegraph Herald refuses to comply citing safety and credibility concerns.
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Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Kdub Television
KDUB
The
Telegraph Herald
Lambert
KKK
Washington Square Park
Dennis Lee Schrage
Parkersburg
Carl Schlie
Dubuque
Schrage
Schlie
Anl
Joe Denk
Denk
Brian Cooper
Dear Abby Style Dilemma on Group Sex and Secrets
A 24 year old unmarried woman seeks guidance on group sex with her boyfriend and a couple, noting it feels escalating and hurts their intimacy. Abby condemns the practice as degrading and dangerous warning the relationship may suffer and urges distancing from such games. In a separate letter a wife questions revealing her husband’s prior brief marriage to their son. The response advocates disclosure to the son sooner rather than later.
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Abby
Philadelphia
Iowa enacts stricter gifts limits for officials under new law
Gov. Branstad signed ethics reforms restricting gifts to public officials effective Jan. 1 1993. The law bars most gifts and honoraria, caps gifts at three dollars, ends public member seats on ethics panels, extends a two year lobbying ban for former lawmakers, requires income disclosures, and tightens campaign contribution rules.
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Airsch
Gazette
EL Moines
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Senate
Joe Welsh
Iowa Trust
Jean Lloyd-Jones
Iowa City
Welsh
Curt Sytsma
Lloyd-Jones
U.S. Senate
Iowa City Democrat
Branstad Signs Budget Reform Ending Automatic School Revenue Growth
Gov. Terry Branstad signs a budget reform bill that ends automatic revenue increases for K-12 schools and requires annual revenue growth setting by the governor and Legislature. The measure eliminates GAAP deficit reporting by fiscal 1995, caps spending at 99 percent of gross revenues, and creates three special funds including a 5 percent cash reserve.
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John Kirsch
ES Moines
Terry Branstad
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