Committee OKs adoption plan in Iowa House
Iowa House Human Resources Committee approves a plan to curb custody disputes by creating a paternal registry and deadlines for paternity declarations. The bill adds pre-adoptive counseling, clarifies best interests, preserves the 72 hour newborn waiting period, and may publish notices to unidentified biological fathers. Hurley emphasizes certainty in the termination process.
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Iowa Senate backs bill to shield rape victims names
Senate Judiciary Committee approves a bill to keep rape victims and witnesses names and addresses confidential, but chairman Sturgeon warns the measure is hastily drafted and limited to rape cases. Supporters cite media pressure and privacy, while opponents note past unwritten policies and potential publicity issues.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
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Joe Welsh
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Iowa Senate approves softened no smoking bill
An Iowa Senate Human Resources Committee compromise imposes smoking limits in public places while exempting small restaurants under 50 diners. Restaurants may allow smoking with posted signs and worker warnings, or designate smoke free zones, or separate areas with walls or ventilation.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Senate Human Resources Committee
Juvenile crime package advances in Iowa Senate
Iowa Senate Judiciary Committee moves to toughen juvenile crime laws with a $2 million prevention fund, tighter truancy rules, locker search power, and two 25 bed facilities for troubled youths. Plan to fund local programs by downsizing Eldora juvenile facility sparks debate. provisions limit random locker searches but allow searches on suspicion of contraband.
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Des Moines
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Ralph Rosenberg
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Swastikas found on Des Moines synagogue wall and door
Swastikas and anti-Semitic slogans painted on Temple B nai Jeshurun in Des Moines, a major city synagogue. Rabbi Steven Fink denounces the vandalism as a sign of rising hate, as interfaith leaders plan a Sunday solidarity service. Police have not linked the act to nearby school hate literature.
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Des Moines
Steven Fink
Temple B’nai Jeshurun
Ipsco boost strains Iowa gambling lawmakers wary
Iowa lawmakers push a 73 million Ipsco Inc incentive while the Racing and Gaming Commission protests state gambling limits. Parimutuel tracks face uncertainty. riverboat casinos seek betting-limit repeal as debates linger amid legislative session.
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