Gambling showdown looms as Iowa holds key votes this week
Iowa lawmakers face a packed week with major bills on gambling restrictions, juvenile violence, school safety, and telecom regulation. The Senate plans budget and crime measures while the House prepares a high stakes push on riverboat casino betting and parimutuel tracks.
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Des Moines Gun Buyback Turns In 200+ Weapons
Des Moines four locations collected over 200 firearms in a weekend gun buyback. Vouchers worth 45 for working guns and 15 for reparable damaged guns totaled 7000 dollars. Some entrants got cash later, while others chose to keep their weapons.
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Urban Dreams Community Center
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Iowa graduate programs rank among nation’s top schools
University of Iowa graduate programs in art, business, engineering, law and medicine are cited as top national programs in U S News and World Report. MFA art program ranks eighth, MBA 48th, engineering 45th, law 19th public, medicine rural and family medicine both tied for third nationwide.
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Irwin seeks GOP nod for state treasurer in Iowa
West Des Moines lawyer Jay Irwin announced his candidacy for Iowa state treasurer as the Republican challenger to Democrat Mike Fitzgerald. Irwin bluntly ties his bid to the 1991 Iowa Trust Fund collapse affecting 88 municipalities and counties, while Fitzgerald defends his record and says the fund was not regulated by his office. Irwin, 40, had flirted with a congressional run but was urged to run for treasurer.
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