Chief Justice seeks more budget flexibility in Iowa
Iowa Chief Justice Louis Lavorato urged lawmakers for budget flexibility to absorb cuts that have hit the judiciary hard this year amid a potential $250 million revenue shortfall. Rural lawmakers warned against consolidating clerks of court while Lavorato favored technology and warned against drastic reforms, noting a proposed one clerk per county plan could worsen access.
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James Q. Lynch
Gazette
Des Moines
Louis Lavorato
Judicial Branch
Lavorato
Justice Systems Appropriations Subcommittee
Iowa Supreme Court
Airport association protests impending state cuts
Iowa Public Airport Association officials urged state lawmakers to maintain nearly 1.9 million dollars in aviation programs affecting 113 public airports. Larry Mullendore, director at The Eastern Iowa Airport, said aviation is a high priority and criticized moves to trim funding as lawmakers weigh a 250 million dollar FY2003 gap.
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Des Moines
Iowa Public Airport Association
Iowa
Larry Mullendore
Mullendore
Capitol Rotunda
Transportation, Infrastructure and Capitals
Chuck Gipp
Decorah
General Fund
Whittle
Iowa Legislature Across March 5 2002 Session Actions
Lawmakers moved on energy plans with potential huge state savings from alternatives. Labor unions rallied at the Statehouse against proposed limits on their project agreements. The Senate passed a human cloning ban 32-16 sending it to the House. A terrorism penalties bill sailed 48-1, prompted by Sept 11 attacks.
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Statehouse
Senate
House
Gene Maddox
Clive
Washington, D.C
New York City
Iowa explores wind energy and switchgrass to cut coal use
A Mount Vernon think tank promotes renewables to cut out-of-state coal in Iowa. The Iowa Policy Project urges higher renewable purchase, continued energy conservation, tax credits, CRP payments, and state data gathering.
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Iowa
Iowa Policy Project
David Osterberg
Capitol
David Swenson
Gazette
James Q. Lynch
Iowa State University
Iowa Capitol
Des Moines
Swenson
Mount Vernon
Iowa Legislature Advances Cloning Ban Amid Ethical Debate
The bill passes 32 to 16 to ban human cloning and restrict destructive embryo research, with supporters highlighting ethics and opponents warning it could hinder stem cell research and University of Iowa activities. Senator Bolkcom warns against isolating Iowa from global research. The University of Iowa history includes a 1930s stuttering study apology in 2001.
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Joe Bolkcom
Iowa City
Robert Dvorsky
Coralville
Iowa
Redwine
University of Iowa
Senate backs ban on human cloning and embryo research
The Iowa Senate approved a measure banning human cloning and all destructive embryo research. Roll call shows 25 Republican yes votes and 7 Democrat yes votes, with 4 Republican no votes and 12 Democrat no votes. one member was absent.
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Des Moines
Senate
Angelo
Behn
Boettger
Drake
Freeman
Gaskill
Greiner
Houser
Iverson
Jensen
King
Lamberti
Lord
Lundby
McKean
McKibben
McKinley
Miller
Redwine
Rehberg
Rittmer
Schaerer
Sexton
Veenstra
Zieman
Senate debates 0.08 blood alcohol standard in Iowa
Iowa Senate Republicans move to lower the legal threshold for drunken driving from 0.10 to 0.08 percent. McKean says debate could start soon with a tight vote, and passage in the House and a Vilsack signature appear likely. The measure could bring up to 6 million in federal funds, while failure to comply would cost Iowa 4.7 million in 2004 rising to 18.7 million by 2007.
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Des Moines
Senate
Iowa
Andy McKean
Anamosa
Iowa Senate approves tough anti-terrorism bill 48 to 1
The Iowa Senate passed Senate File 2146 to make deadly coercive acts a life prison Class A felony. A companion provision punishes financial or material support over 1000 dollars as a Class B felony, plus penalties for obstructing terrorism prosecutions and threats. One Republican and one Democrat supported changes while Sen. Dearden opposed, urging broader clarity.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Gene Maddox
Rclive
Dick Dearden
D-Des Moines
Dearden
Unions Rally Against Project Labor Agreement Rules
Hundreds of union workers gathered at the Iowa Statehouse in Des Moines to oppose moves to regulate construction contracts linked to the Vision Iowa funded events center project. They argued the measures ensure fair wages, while critics say the deals block nonunion bidders and clash with right to work laws.
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Des Moines
Statehouse
House
Dick Myers
Iowa City
Vision Iowa
Polk County
Iowa
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Ate Appropriations Committee
Jeff Lam
Lowa
Berti
R-Ankeny
Lavora
Bob Dvorsky
D-Coralville
Dvorsky
Lance Horbach
R-Tama
Horbach
James Lynch
Jamesi
Chief
State Airport Association
By Rod Boshart
the Gazette
Larry Muliendore
Eastern
Rod Boshart
Infi
79Th General Assembly
The
Black
Connolly
Delahery
Fiegen
Flynn
Fraise
Kibbie
Kramer
Maddox
Redfern
Tinsman
Bolkcom
Fink
Gronstal
Hammond
Hansen
Harper
Holveck
Horn
McCoy
Soukup
Shearer
Tom Vilsack
Jack Holveck
Vision
Dick Taylor
Cedar Rapids
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