Open meetings bill shifts on athletic councils to corporations
Iowa Senate initially moved to exempt athletic councils from open meetings but reversed to leave the exemption to eleemosynary corporations tied to the state universities. Debate also narrowed closed meeting rules to include only evaluation or discharge actions, with media notice changes and no final action taken.
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Des Moines Republican candidate seeks signatures for governor race
Donovan Nelson 42 arrives in Des Moines with about 1,200 of 3,200 required nominating signatures for the Republican bid. He meets Gov. Robert Ray at Cherokee County, vows a friendly race, and outlines plans to build a new prison legalize marijuana and permit pari mutuel betting via state liquor stores. Nelson's background includes work at HyCrads Food Products since 1959.
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Amendment to curb government spending in Iowa proposed
Des Moines reports 21 state senators seek an Iowa Constitution amendment to cap state and local expenditures based on prior year per capita spending adjusted by CPI. Lead sponsor Senator Calvin Hultman is joined by 17 Republicans and 3 Democrats. The measure requires two General Assembly votes and voter ratification. It also bars new local mandates unless the state funds them.
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Iowa House advances bills on standards and racing
DES MOINES AP Bills in the Iowa Legislature Monday passed by House HF561 to adopt federal weights and measures standards for Iowa. SF2020 authorizes the American Soybean Association to spend up to 300000 in soybean checkoff funds to move its national headquarters within Iowa. HF2047 allows motorboat racing on artificial lakes. SF2175 creates a solar energy development program under the Energy Policy Council. SF2176 requires the ag department marketing director to approve probing methods for foreign material in grain. 30 years ago de Gaulle open to leading a new French government.
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Blackledge Drops Attorney General Campaign in Iowa
Des Moines attorney Fred Blackledge withdrew from the Democratic race for attorney general citing influenza and an emergency appendectomy. He endorsed Tom Miller who is joined as a candidate by McGregor as the remaining entrant. Miller previously ran in 1974 and lost to Richard Turner.
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