Senate votes for local control over school start dates
Iowa Senate approves a bill to end the state start date law and let districts set calendars, risking a clash with House and Gov Branstad. The measure would drop waivers and penalties for early starts, restoring local control for K 12 schools.
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Iowa Great Lakes
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Boshart
Thegazette
Republican slams MHI closures in Des Moines
Rep. Dave Heaton assailed Gov. Branstad on the House floor for shutting two mental health institutes without Legislature input. Heaton cited the Mount Pleasant institute layoffs set for April 6 after Branstad announced no funding beyond June 30 for Clarinda and Mount Pleasant. James Q. Lynch The Gazette.
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Terry Branstad
Dave Heaton
Mount Pleasant
Branstad
Iowa House Passes Broad Gun Bill Without Debate
The Iowa House approved an omnibus gun bill 75 to 24 sending it to the Senate. It raises Second Amendment rights with measures such as noise suppressor access, making gun carry permits public records secret, and allowing parental handgun instruction for children. The Senate may require age rules for handgun use, a dispute not resolved in the House version.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Windschitl
Frederiksen found guilty of murder in Evelyn Miller case
A Hamilton County jury convicts Casey Frederiksen of first degree murder and sexual assault in the 2005 death of 5-year-old Evelyn Miller. He faces life without parole, with a mandatory sentence scheduled for May 11, after completion of other custody terms.
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Brown
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