Iowa sues Beckley over real estate refunds pledge
Iowa officials sue Ed Beckley of Fairfield in Polk County District Court seeking 2.8 million dollars to refund nearly 10,000 buyers of the No Down Payment plan. Beckley Group Inc. once ran Millionaire Maker courses with 40 million dollars in annual revenue before filing Chapter 11. Beckley argues he is not personally liable, and his lawyer says he agreed only to his best efforts to repay customers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ed Beckley
Fairfield
Polk County
Beckley
Beckley Group Inc
Tom Miller
Donald Neiman
Anti-abortion letter stirs Iowa schools' debate
An Iowa Right to Life letter claims schools secretly arrange teenage abortions. Officials deny the accusations as groundless and demand proof while legislators and health advocates weigh in on teen pregnancy and school sex education policies.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Right To Life Committee
Jill June
Planned Parenthood of
Mid-Iowa
Planned Parenthood
Terry Branstad
Iowa Right To Life
Sarah Leslie
Leslie
Bill Sherman
Iowa State Education Association
Sherman
Madden-Bittle
Phil Dunshee
Iowa Association of School Boards
Branstad
JoAnn Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Extradition debate in Des Moines over baby death
A Polk County judge weighed extradition to Texas for Gary and Tricia Elliott accused in the 1 month old Gary Dale Elliott Jr death. Texas authorities allege murder after the infant died of head injuries in a motel. defense questions timing and evidence. Detective Boyd said no bruises on Gary Elliott and no blood on his clothes.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Texas
South Padre Island
Tex
Gary and
Tricia Elliott
Gary Dale Elliott Jr
Gary Elliott
Bob Powers
Sandra Boyd
Boyd
Elliott
Work release center a fire hazard in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids advisory group warned the Work Release Center is too small and a fire hazard. They urged moving the center and possibly merging DCS services, with a move to take at least a year due to state funding limits and lease terms.
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Cedar Rapids
Citizens Advisory
Lary Nelson
6Th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services
State of
Iowa
DCS
Fourth Ave
William Fabhes
Nelson
State Parole Board
Hughes backs Simon for Democratic presidential nomination
Former Iowa Governor and Senator Harold Hughes endorses Paul Simon for the Democratic presidential nomination. Hughes cites shared concerns on alcohol and drug abuse and plans to work with Simon. Berkley Bedell, former congressman, chairs Simon’s Iowa campaign.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Harold Hughes
Paul Simon
Illinois
Hughes
Berkley Bedell
Simon
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