Corridor group urges Highway 100 funds in five year plan
Cedar Rapids area officials press Iowa Transportation Commission to reinstate the Highway 100 extension in the five year plan. The $120 million project faces local opposition over environmental impact on rare species and Rock Island Preserve, while nearby stops seek funding for interchanges and commuter rail links to expand regional options.
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Dave DeWitte
Gazette
Coralville — Corridor
Edgewood Road
Cedar River
Fagan
Cedar Rapids
Transportation Commission
Linn County Conservation Board
Blandings
Rock Island Preserve
Commission
Amy Reasner
Iowa Department of Transportation
Hiawatha
Tower Terrace Road
Linda Bendixon
Boyson Road
Bendixon
Tower Terrace
Cedar Falls
Iowa City
Regenia Bailey
Coralville
Reed Holds Lead in GOP Senate Primary Battle in Iowa
Christopher Reed, 36, Navy veteran and owner of a telephone answering service, led a three man GOP field in Iowa's unofficial U.S. Senate primary results with 35.26 percent, ahead of George Eichhorn and Steve Rathje as county canvasses suggested a close race.
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Rod Boshart
Gazette
Des Moines
Marion
Christopher Reed
U.S. Senate
Iowa
Secretary of State’s
Reed
Tom Harkin
Stratford
George Eichhorn
Eichhorn
Linda Langenberg
Secretary of State
Postville raid yields 300 convictions in largest U S work enforcement
U S Attorney Matt Dummermuth reports 300 of 389 detained workers in the Agriprocessors Postville raid have pleaded guilty and been sentenced on federal felony charges. Defendants include 233 with false ID for employment and 30 for false SSN use. One Mexican defendant awaiting sentencing. Four cases pending.
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Trish Mehaffey
Gazette
Agriprocessors Inc
United States
U.S
Northern Iowa
Matt Dummermuth
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Postville
Mexico
Dummermuth
Iowa drops to D on prostate cancer report card
The National Prostate Cancer Coalition issued a 2008 report card showing Iowa fell from B to D based on mortality screening rates state insurance mandates and related legislation. CEO Skip Lockwood urged policy action including mandated insurance coverage for testing while Connecticut New Jersey New York and Rhode Island earned B and Wisconsin earned A.
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the Gazette
Iowa
National
Prostate Cancer Coalition
Skip Lockwood
Connecticut
New Jersey
Fightprostatecancer.org
Mississippi River flood locks to close from Fulton to Clarksville
The U S Army Corps of Engineers announced a 250 mile river section from Fulton Illinois to Clarksville Missouri will close due to flooding. Locks and dams will shut for up to two weeks except Keokuk where gates are high enough to remain unaffected.
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Des Moines
Mississippi River
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Fulton
Ill
Clarksville
Ron Fournier
Fournier
Keokuk
Dubuque Mississippi Bridge Reopens After Barge Crash
A flood damaged Mississippi River bridge between Dubuque Iowa and East Dubuque Illinois reopened Tuesday after three runaway corn barges struck a support. Inspectors found no structural damage and minor cosmetic blemishes. Officials continued unloading two sunken barges and securing others.
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Julien Dubuque
Dubuque
Mississippi River
Des Moines
Iowa
East Dubuque
Iowa Department of Transportation
Illinois
Dena Gray-Fisher
Gray-Fisher
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Miller-Meeks
David Loebsack
Mount Vernon
Boshart
GOP
Senate
Trish.mehaffey
Prostate Cancer
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