Branstad recalls fictitious college adviser tale
Gov. Terry Branstad recounts creating a fake adviser with a college friend at the University of Iowa to protest the adviser system. He says no real names were forged, but students sometimes bypass registrar rules. He recalls waiting for an adviser and learning the system disappointed him.
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Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Chester B. Dingleberry
University of Iowa
Branstad
U of I
Iowa
Europe
House approves cigarette tax hike to fund parks
A House Natural Resources panel approved raising the Iowa cigarette tax from 18 to 20 cents per pack. House estimate puts annual revenue at about 6.6 million dollars, to be used for new lakes and parks and to create jobs statewide.
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DES Moines
House Natural Resources Commit
William Sullivan
D-Cantril
Linn officials urge removal of recklessness in punitive damages
A nine member public safety delegation from Cedar Rapids Marion and Linn County urged lawmakers to drop recklessness as a factor in punitive damages against peace officers. They cited uncertainty in jury interpretation plus a 1979 Prairieburg incident and asked for liability insurance options for local agencies. The Judiciary subcommittee may consider the bill this week, with deadlines looming.
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Des Moines
Senate Judiciary Committee
Public Safety
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Linn County
Statehouse
Floyd Bergen
Raymond Baker
Frank Hicks
John Reid
Judiciary
Don Doyle
Sioux City
Linn
House of Representatives
Senate
Doyle
Prairieburg
Senate Bout Amana Colonies Preservation Measure Fails
Iowa Senate rejected on a 42-0 vote a bill to let Amana Colonies seek voter approval for a historical preservation district. Debate centered on avoiding land use disputes. supporters cited need for protections after a prior Supreme Court ruling weakened covenants.
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Des Moines
Iowa County
Amana
Senate
Joe Brown
D-Montezuma
General Assembly
Forrest Schwengels
Fairfield
Schwengels
Brown
Tauke proposes tax credit to aid home elders care
Rep. Tom Tauke of Iowa reintroduced a plan providing a tax credit for families caring for elderly relatives at home. Eligible households with income up to 10000 dollars could claim 30 percent of caregiving expenses up to 1050 dollars, with refunds for non taxpayers. The credit targets chronically ill seniors age 75 or older and those with Alzheimer's disease.
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Washington
Tom Tauke
Iowa
Tauke
House
Subcommittee
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