Branstad and Conlin clash over taxes and budget in Iowa
In a joint campaign appearance Branstad vows not to raise taxes calling it the easy way out while Conlin claims the state budget is a mess and Iowans live in fear due to the economy She rates Branstad's record as the Ray-Branstad era and pushes for targeted revenue increases and reforms.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines
Okoboji
Terry Branstad
Roxanne Conlin
Conlin
Branstad
Iowa Associated Press
Ray
Department of Transportation
Iowa Housing Finance Authority
U.S
Iowa
Fawns Find Safe Harbor With Amana Family
In Middle Amana, Betsy and Marlene Trumpold nurture three orphaned fawns brought by State Conservation Officers. The fawns, born in June and late arrivals, are bottle fed four times daily and are slated for release at Ledges State Park near Boone at summer’s end. The Trumpolds keep deer as a hobby and urge the public to avoid disturbing wildlife locally.
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Amana
Betsy Trumpold
Marlene Trumpold
Betsy
Trumpolds
Ledges State Park
Boone
Wendell Simonson
Johnson County
Ralph Leigh
Iowa County
Mel Trumpold
Chelsea
Marengo
Marlene
Mel
Asphalt scam targets Iowa couple and others in region
Mr and Mrs Robert Brand of rural West Liberty joined at least four others in Eastern Iowa in falling for a Nationwide Paving asphalt pitch. A Missouri accented man offered leftover asphalt at 1.20 per running foot then 1.00 per square foot, totaling 1700 dollars before the couple stopped payment and alerted authorities.
Beware itinerant asphalt scams in rural Iowa warned
A consumer alert warns eastern Iowa residents to verify asphalt contractors before signing. Investigators say traveling crews camp near work sites and vanish, leaving poor or unfinished driveways. Local police and sheriff offices are urged to act quickly to curb this fraud before contracts are signed.
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Nancy Stevens
Iowa
Sheriff's Departments
State Department of Justice
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Robert Ray
Ray-Branstad
Lake Mills
Iowa House
Amanas
Dave Rasdal
Asphalt
By Nancy Stevens
Mrs. Brand
Missouri
Darrell Werner
Muscatine County
Gene Battani
Iowa Department of Justice Consumer Protection Division
West Liberty
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