Branstad trims lottery bill with item veto
Gov. Branstad signed Senate File 546 to make the state lottery permanent but used an item veto to strike sections granting broader legislative oversight of capital projects and a leasing program. Sen. Joe Welsh says the move may be challenged as unconstitutional and beyond the governor’s veto powers.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Executive Branch
Branstad
Senate
Joe Welsh
D-Dubuque
Welsh
Senate Appropriations Committee
Law House
Iowa
Iowa Utilities Board
State Department of Personnel
Veteran faces medicine cutback after VA policy shift
Veteran Ament battles rising costs as 2,566 veterans lose outpatient coverage under new VA guidelines. Annie Tuttle cites hardship while Ament seeks medically needy Medicaid and contemplates quitting his bus driving job to meet eligibility. Congressman's aide notes broader cost and access concerns for veterans.
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Ament
Linn County Commission of Veteran Affairs
County Human Services Department
College Community
Ames teen charged in decapitation murder case
An Ames teenager and his 21 year old brother face first degree murder charges in the death and decapitation of Jennifer Gardner. A 15 year old witness, Johnny Deases, told police how the crime was carried out. The autopsy confirmed Gardner was strangled.
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DES Moines
Ames
Story County
Rueben Rico Deases
Polk County
Broadlawns Medical Center
Edward Deases
Jennifer Ann Gardner
Gardner
Eustaquio Deases
Texas
Johnny Deasel
Iowa
Boys Town
Omaha
Neb
Story County Sheriff's
Brad Anderson
Johnny Deases
Thomas Bennett
Vet Cut from Aid Sparks Anger Over Expected Help
Jack Taylor, a World War II Navy veteran, says the Veterans Administration program once covered his heart care but now considers him stable and cuts free checkups and medications. He pays about 60 dollars monthly for drugs and cannot afford doctor visits, despite needing ongoing heart monitoring. The 64 year old from Iowa City laments that he believed his service guaranteed assistance and expresses frustration at losing benefits he once expected.
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Tom Fruehling
Wyoming
Jack Taylor
Taylor
Veterans Administration
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Iowa City
Passport to Paradise: America West offers free Honolulu trip
America West announces a promotion for FlightFUND members to earn a free round trip to Honolulu after flying 15 America West flights between June 1 and November 15, 1989. The offer includes a 50 percent bonus credit on flights to or from listed cities and a possible free stopover in Phoenix or Las Vegas.
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America West
Honolulu
Phoenix
Las Vegas
Paradise
Flightfund
Boise
Baltimore
Midland/Odessa
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Lubbock
Oakland
Portland
Seattle
San Jose
Salt Lake City
Edmonton
Calgary
Hawaii
America West Airlines
Midland
Odessa
Minneapolis
Los Angeles
IND
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Tuttle
Tom Tauke
Randy Bengfort
Tauke
Washington
Gov
Wright-Way
Robins Rd
Hiawatha
Sanarj
Panavi Flightfund
America
Aemerica West Airlines
Wn. Addit
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