Iowa Senate votes to end unemployed parent aid program
The Iowa Senate approved a spending cut of 11 million dollars, eliminating the unemployed parent aid program for the final quarter of the fiscal year. The move, supported by Republicans, aims to reduce the state deficit, despite Democratic warnings that it could split families and hurt the unemployed. The bill also trims the Health Department budget by 26 thousand dollars, eliminating four barber and beauty shop inspector jobs.
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John McCarroll
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
State Department of Social Services
Slater
State Health Department
Emil Husak
Toledo
Joe Coleman
Clare
Iowa
Health Department
Mid-Prairie superintendent refuses to give resignation
Kenneth Anton, Mid-Prairie superintendent, declined to resign after a board vote demanding his departure by June 30. He urged constructive cooperation and said improvements could be made. The board planned to discuss the issue again on March 9, with potential appeals to the state Teaching Practices Commission or civil court if unresolved.
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Wellman
Kenneth Anton
Mid-Prairie School Board
Anton
Meredith Maas Jr
Howard Durian
Durian
the Gazette
State Professional Teaching Practices Commission
Dancers attire at issue in Prairie Lounge indecent trial
Public indecent exposure case at Prairieburg tavern centers on exotic dancer attire. Larry Lighty was cleared for lack of proof of control. Phyllis Lighty, owner and liquor permit holder, faced ongoing testimony. Trial began in Linn District Court, with three state witnesses, and ruling expected within two days.
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Prairie Lounge
Prairieburg
Larry
Phyllis Lighty
John Siebenmann
Larry Lighty
Liebenmann
First Avenue
Linn District Court
Siebenmann
Ray appoints Burns to fill 7th District judgeship
Gov Ray appoints Jack L Burns of Muscatine to fill the unexpired term of Davenport judge Nathan Grant. Burns, 48, Iowa City native and Army veteran, earned a UI degree, began law practice in 1965, served as Muscatine County attorney, Municipal Court judge, and since 1973 as district associate and juvenile judge. He will earn 43500 yearly and is married with two children. The 7th Judicial District covers Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Muscatine and Scott counties.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Jack L. Burns
Muscatine
Nathan Grant
Davenport
Burns
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Eckhardt, Goedken and
Muscatine County
Cedar
Clinton
Jackson
Scott Counties
Iowa Revenue Recovery Faces Crucial April Outlook
State Comptroller Ron Mosher reported February receipts at 210.8 million, up 10 percent from a year ago, but cautioned the gain may be overstated due to a large January carryover. He warned that whether the state can reach 3.4 percent annual revenue growth hinges on farm income taxes due in March and the next two weeks of data.
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Des Moines
Ron Mosher
Mosher
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa Senate
Robert Ray
Ray
Ray plan would aid jail standards in Iowa
Gov. Ray proposes 200000 to help 94 county and 120 city jails meet new state standards with funds from a criminal justice improvement fund. The plan includes leveraging 300000 in federal aid while costs beyond these sources would fall to local governments. Public hearings set across the state begin April 29 in Cedar Rapids.
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John McCarroll
Des Moines
Robert Ray
Brice Oakley
Ray
State Department of Social Services
Iowa
Oakley
Department of Social Services
Linn County
Sawyer
Cedar Rapids
Olin Man Jailed After Assault Arrest
Gregory Glenn of Olin was held in Linn County Jail on an assault charge. Deputies and Mount Vernon police arrested him at 1:20 a.m. in a Mount Vernon bar after witnesses saw him strike Jerry Krach of rural Mount Vernon. Also noted is Belva Ann Lockwood practicing before the U.S. Supreme Court for the first time in 1879.
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Gregory Glenn
Olin
Linn County
Glenn
Mount Vernon
Linn
Jerry Krach
Belva Ann Lockwood
U.S. Supreme Court
Record smashing by Keokuk church group shocks town
About 75 members of the Keokuk Assembly of God Church gathered Sunday to smash records and burn record covers in a protest against subliminal rock music. Led by Rev Richard Dube the group destroyed roughly 1200 hours of music as hymns and scripture were sung. Some townspeople criticized the action while a few cars drove by with radios blaring.
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Keokuk
George Wilson
Dube
Treasury bill yields rise at weekly auction in Washington
Treasury sold 4.3 billion of 3 month bills at 14.463 percent discount, up from 14.103 percent, and 4.3 billion of 6 month bills at 14.133 percent, up from 13.611 percent. The new 6 month T bill rate is 14.383 percent, with money market certificates paying about 15.22 percent on 13 week bills and 15.43 percent on 26 week bills.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
Explosion Claims 22 Lives In Indiana Coal Shaft
Twenty two people died in a flash explosion in a coal shaft near Terre Haute Indiana as investigators assess the cause and safety failures at the mine site.
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Terre Haute
Ind
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