Iowa lawmakers advance broadband radon and health bills
Iowa committees pass broadband and radon bills aiming to test all school buildings for radon and to include protections in the building code. House and Senate measures address epinephrine administration by school nurses and interstate mental health bed contracts.
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Peter Downie
West Des Moines
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Senate Human Resources Committee
Mount Pleasant
Clarinda
State Department of Human Services
House
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Illinois
Three Cedar Rapids men jailed in heroin and cocaine conspiracy
Three Cedar Rapids men were sentenced in federal court for a heroin and cocaine conspiracy that ran from 2005 to last year. Charles Odom received 21 years, Alexander King 17 years, and Mark Robertson seven years. two others were previously convicted.
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Cedar Rapids
Task Force
Charles Odom
Alexander King
Mark Robertson
U.S. Attor
Ney Dan Chatham
Odom
Chatham
Robertson
U.S
Linda Reade
Reade
King
Willie Williams
Kennis Petties
Iowa City panel moves to raise petition signatures
The Iowa City Charter Review Commission debated changing council makeup from three districts and four at large to four districts and three at large. It also proposed increasing petition signatures from 2500 to 3600 but removed population tied language. The panel voted unanimously to keep 3600 while widening signer eligibility to all eligible voters.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Charter Review Commission
Iowa City Council
Commission
Karen Kubby
Melvin Shaw
Rubby
Adam Sullivan
Karrie Craig
Shaw
Sullivan
Cedar Rapids man charged with home burglary and assault
A Linn County complaint accuses 38 year old Joseph S. Anderson of entering a residence on J Street SW without permission and striking the resident in the mouth while choking her. He faces one count of first degree burglary.
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U.S. Bank
Cedar Rapids
Nicholas R. Parry
Marion
28Th Street
Parry
Linn County Sheriff's Office
Joseph S. Anderson
J Street
Anderson
Her. Anderson
Linn County Attorney’s Office
Whitney F. Rice
Rice
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