Iowa House approves expansion of gun rights bill
Iowa House advances House File 517 expanding when and how guns may be used. The 58-39 vote backs the bill, with two Democrats joining Republicans. Republicans Bergan and Heaton opposed. The measure heads to the Senate where leaders expect approval.
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Iowa House
Des Moines
Matt Windschill
Missouri Valley
Bruce Bearinger
Oelwein
Scott Ourth
Ackworth
Michael Bergan
Dorchester
David Heaton
Mount Pleasant
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Brad Zaun
Urbandale
Zaun
Windschitl pushes stand your ground bill HF 517 in Iowa House
State representative Windschitl, who first introduced stand your ground in 2007, defends HF 517 as a balance for gun carriers and non carriers. The measure allows reasonable, including deadly, force without a duty to retreat if there is a believed need to prevent injury or death. The article notes disagreement over provisions.
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Windschitl
Gateway to the River Memorial Plaza aims to honor 2008 Cedar Rapids flood
In Cedar Rapids Northwest residents discuss a proposed 26 foot memorial tower dubbed the Gateway to the River Memorial Plaza. The structure would honor hundreds of homes and businesses destroyed in the 2008 flood and serve as a transition between the greenway. A public meeting at the Northwest Recreation Center highlighted community memories and a wish for closure through the memorial.
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Cedar Rapids
SanDee Skelton
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Northwest Recreation Center
11Th St. NW
Liz Martin
the Gate Lynn
Gary Stansbery
View
Stansbergs
Lynn
Skelton
GOP health plan outlines Obamacare replacement details
House Republicans unveiled repeal and replace legislation for the ACA. The plan would modify subsidies and taxes while preserving key protections such as guaranteeing coverage for people with pre existing conditions and prohibiting insurer denial for the sick, signaling a phased approach to reform.
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Washington
House
Ryan
Obamacare Penalty for Forgoing Insurance Faces Elimination Proposal
The plan seeks to end the annual tax penalty for lacked health coverage while keeping penalties for remaining uninsured. Provisions discuss exemptions for low income and hardships. the write up notes lapses in coverage up to two years affecting readers.
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