Lawmaker Pushes Higher Penalties for Farm Theft in Iowa
Iowa legislators push a bill for up to 10 years and a $10,000 fine for farm commodity and livestock thefts with a 30 day minimum for felony theft. Rep. Lee Hein cites 2011 data showing more farm theft convictions than car theft and notes case losses of cattle and crops. The measure faces opposition from the Association for Justice which favors charging the crime to fit the act.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Legislative Services Agency
Lee Hein
Monticello
Hein
Jones County
Cody McKinley
Iowa Park Producers
Association For Justice
Matt Lindholm
West Des Moines
Property owners to discuss Mount Vernon-Lisbon bypass land needs
The Iowa DOT schedules an open forum in Mount Vernon to show property impacts for the Mount Vernon Lisbon bypass on Highway 30. The meeting covers 242 acres in Linn County and 183 acres in Cedar County across 48 and 10 parcels, with acquisitions possible over 18 months and construction planned 2017 20.
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Linn
Cedar Counties
Mount Vernon- Lisbon
Mount Vernon
Iowa Department of Transportation
Linn County
Cedar County
DOT
Cathy Cutler
Iowa Dot District 6
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon High School
Palisades Rd
Wilcox Road
Charles Avenue
Adams Avenue
Lisbon
Cutler
DOT Office of System Planning
Retired Iowa lawyer's license suspended over estate fees
The Iowa Supreme Court suspended Verla Jean Bartley, a former tax and estate attorney, for six months for mismanaging client trust accounts and fees in two estates opened in 2001 and 2005. The ruling cited unapproved fees, misrepresentations, and delayed estate closures, with mitigating factors but substantial aggravation given her 53 years of service.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa City
Verla Jean Bartley
Meardon
Sueppel
Downer
Bartley
Iowa
Iowa State Bar Foundation
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House Ag Committee
Judiciary Committee
James.lynch
Thegazette
Mount Vernon-Lisbon Bypass
Brian
Morelli
Michael Noble Jr
the Gazette
Taliesyn James
Liam James
SaPaDaPaSo
Hooley
Tammy Maneely
J.C
Trish Mehaffey
Mark Cady
Trish
Mehaffey
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