Iowa governor signs revised gift and bribery law
Gov. Robert D. Ray signed a revised Iowa gift and bribery statute after a two year stalemate. The measure sets a $50 per gift limit from a single source and requires reporting gifts over $15, but lacks comprehensive annual disclosure or conflict of interest rules. Ray called it a good half loaf amid earlier calls to tighten ethics standards.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
General Assembly
Ray
Tom Miller
House Senate
Iowa House defeats List penalty rollback amendment
An attempt to reduce penalties for The List chain letter scheme failed in the Iowa House. Rep. Doyle urged a temporary cut to a $15 fine and dropping to a simple misdemeanor, but Speaker Harbor ruled it unrelated to the slot machine bill and the full House sustained the ruling 55 to 35.
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Iowa House
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William Harbor
Henderson
Iowa Senate Rejects $1 Million Economy Plan
The Iowa Senate 28 to 21 defeated a $1 million earmark to fund economy moves in state government. Democrats joined eight Republicans to remove the provision, denying the governor the savings the economy committee had forecast.
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Iowa
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Ronald Mosher
Mosher
Lowell Jenkins
Montrose
Bob Carr
D-Dubuque
Jenkins
Appropriations Committee
John Murray
R-Ames
Murray
Ray
Economy Committee
Iowa Usury Debate Delayed Amid Federal Preemption Ends
Iowa House members postponed a heated usury law debate amid the threat of a federal order and a 46 page amendment. Rep. Don Avenson and Rep. Roger Halvorson led opposition to Thursday action as Congress extended federal preemption for three more years. A new amendment was to be circulated for weekend review and a Tuesday vote to follow. Rep. Robert M. L. Johnson urged action while favoring delay if Congress accepts the conference report.
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Iowa House of Representatives
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Rmonona
House
Don Avenson
D-Oelwein
Congressional Conference
Iowa
Robert M.L. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Johnson
Congress
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