Iowa Senate passes broad closed-session bill for records
The Iowa Senate approved a measure allowing airports utilities and city entities to meet in private to discuss sensitive records as a security safeguard post 9 11. The bill narrowly passed amid concerns of overreach and was amended to require a risk to public safety before private discussions.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Steve King
Riciron
Rity
King
Jeff Angelo
R-Creston
GOP pitches insurance tax cut to keep Iowa firms
Senate Republicans propose halving Iowa’s 2 percent premium tax by 2006 to protect jobs and preserve the state’s leadership in the insurance industry. The plan aims to neutralize retaliatory taxes by other states and maintain headquarters in Iowa while balancing a tight 2003 budget.
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Iowa
Surance
Iverson
Statehouse
Senate Republicans
John Schachterle
The
Federation of Iowa Insurers
Iowa Senate Debates Livestock Containment Plan Fallout
Iverson apologizes after embargo breach on a livestock containment plan. Lundby claimed approval to release details, Iverson says he authorized only retroactive reporting. Dates and candidates tied to a March 12 special election and opposition to Sparbee Farms egg farm in Mason City and Clear Lake.
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Lundby
Senate
Stewart Iverson
Rdows
Iverson
Mary Ellen Miller
GOP
Merlin Bartz
Grafton
Amanda Ragan
Mason City
Clear Lake
Sparbee Farms
Soukup
Tom Vilsack
Iowa lawmakers push livestock regulation bill with DNR oversight
Senator Mary Lundby outlines proposals to calm livestock impacts by granting DNR permit denial power, a county driven siting matrix, expanded county input, and possible permit appeals to DNR. Setback changes to 1000 feet, new per head fees, extra enforcement officers, and manure management funding. Lundby urges advancing meaningful legislation for Iowa.
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Mary Lundby
Marion
State Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Lawmakers seek solutions for Iowa Medicaid gap
Iowa lawmakers form a working group to study a Medicaid shortfall potentially reaching 100 million next year. They plan to classify recipients by service type and improve preventive care while considering cuts to other budget areas to cover the deficit.
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Jeff Lamberti
R-Ankeny
Senate Appropriations Committee
Iowa
Abortion bill draws critic and campaign debate
Critics call the measure a campaign tactic while supporters say it adds a modest informed consent requirement. The bill would require providers to inform patients about prenatal care benefits, child support liability, and rights to review abortion alternatives, with notices allowable by phone, audio tape, or in person. Opponents warn the move pressures a gubernatorial decision and misstates physician ethics.
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Dan Boddicker
R-Tipton
Judith Rutledge
Iowa Planned Parenthood
Senate
Rutledge
House
Christopher Rants
Sioux City
Abortion roll call in Iowa House passes information requirement
Roll call shows 52 Republicans and 18 Democrats voting yes to a measure mandating new information for women seeking an abortion. Three Republicans and 25 Democrats voted no, with two absent. District politics and a potential gubernatorial veto loom as supporters push for campaign-ready details.
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Des Moines
House
Alons
Arnold
Bandler
Boal
Boddicker
Boggess
Bradley
Brauns
Broers
Brunkhorst
Carroll
Cormack
de Boer
Dix
Dolecheck
Drake
Eddie
Eichhorn
Elgin
Finch
Garman
Gipp
Hahn
Hansen
Heaton
Hoffman
Horbach
Haversten
Huseman
Jenkins
Johnson
Jones
Kettering
Kiemme
Larson
Mantemach
Millage
Raecker
Rants
Rayhons
Rekow
Roberts
Shey
Siegrist
Sievers
Sukup
Tymeson
Tyrrell
van Engelenhoven
van Fossen
Weidman
Wilderdyke
Iowa Legislature Signals Insurance Tax Cut Plan
On March 4 2002 lawmakers outlined a plan to cut Iowa’s 2 percent insurance premium tax in half with gradual reductions through 2006 The Medicaid budget faces up to 100 million in red ink after a 121 million shortfall and potential further cuts The House passed a bill 70 to 28 requiring information on alternatives before abortion The Senate backed a measure to allow closed meetings for airport and utility records to protect public security
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Iowa
79Th General Assembly
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Senate
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