Iowa Lottery touch-play machines expand in Eastern Iowa stores
The Gazette reports Jim's Foods in Cedar Rapids adds four Iowa Lottery touch-play video machines offering up to $7,500 prizes. The machines, run by the lottery, are multiplying in Eastern Iowa convenience stores as part of the expanding gambling presence.
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Iowa Lottery touch-play machines resemble casino games
Players touch the screen to choose a scratch game and dispense a paper slip showing wins. Winnings can be used to continue playing or redeemed up to 600 dollars at retailers. larger prizes require redemption at an Iowa Lottery office. Retail placement described near baked goods and ATM. Officials prohibit calling them slot machines.
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Public safety speed limit surpassing 70 mph on rural interstates
About half of Eastern Iowa drivers exceed the new 70 mph rural interstate limit that takes effect July 1. Speed sensors in three rural stretches logged 336,000 vehicles above 70 mph in mid May. One driver, Dale Meyer of Oelwein, says speeds of 70 to 75 mph are needed to avoid hazards.
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New Iowa 70 mph Limit Takes Effect July First
Traffic officials say Iowa will enact a 70 mph speed limit on July 1 while Midwest states lifting limits report higher highway fatalities in several states as drivers adjust to the change.
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Iowa Increases Fines for Interstate Speeding
The new law raises speeding fines on interstates in Iowa. Drivers 15 to 19 mph over the limit now face an $80 fine, up from $60, on Interstate 80 near Williamsburg.
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Iowa's Evolving Interstate Speed Limits Through Time
A summary of Iowa speed limit history from 1929 to 2005. It notes the early era with no fixed limit and warnings, the 1959 75 mph daytime and 65 mph night limits, the 1974 federal 55 mph nationwide cap, 1987 permission for states to raise to 65 mph on rural interstates, 1995 return to state decisions, and the 2005 move to 70 mph on select rural interstate segments.
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Vilsack to Restore Felons Voting Rights on July 4
Governor Tom Vilsack said he would sign an executive order restoring voting rights to felons who have completed their sentences and parole. He emphasized it is not a pardon and noted only four states ban felons after sentence completion. The measure does not restore gun rights or financial obligations to victims.
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Car insurance rate pressures ease for many drivers
Between 2000 and 2004, US drivers faced nearly 6 percent yearly increases, pushing average annual per-vehicle premiums from 687 to 857 dollars. This year insurers are throttling back on rate hikes and premiums are declining for many. A drop in accidents and smarter risk management let insurers pass savings to policyholders amid rising competition.
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Iowa Holds Low Auto Insurance Rates Rank
Iowa motorists have enjoyed among the lowest auto insurance rates in the nation for years, based on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners ranking of combined average premium costs for personal auto coverage.
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