Iowa crime dips in 1981 with drops in index crimes
Iowa police report a 0.6 percent decline in index crimes to 126 665 for 1981, with arson down 9.9 percent. Violent crime edges up as aggravated assault rises 5.3 percent, while murders fall to 65 and rapes to 373. Vehicle theft leads index crime decreases, and final half of 1980 81 shows sharp drops.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Department of Public Safety
DPS
FBI
Michael Coveyou
DPS Research and Statistics
Coveyou
Iowa lawmakers consider bonds to fund public college loans
Des Moines Iowa legislators study a plan allowing cities and counties to issue tax exempt bonds to back student loans for public college students. Funds from regents institutions or area community colleges would seed loans, with bonds potentially totaling up to $1 million per issuer.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Iowa
House
Dorothy Carpenter
Carpenter
Regents
Board of Regents
R. Wayne Richey
Congress
Richey
House Education Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Iowa House defers higher poaching and fish penalties
Iowa lawmakers deferred a bill raising poaching fines for deer and other big game from 300 to 1000 dollars and a wild turkey penalty from 100 to 200. A 20 dollar fine for illegally caught fish sparked debate as members questioned penalty fairness before further debate.
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Iowa House
Wisconsin
Richard Byerly
D-Ankeny
Plan would expand ban on leaf-burning
DES MOINES AP Leaf-burning in Davenport Bettendorf Mason City and in Cedar Rapids and two other cities could be prohibited under a proposal to the state Environmental Quality Commission. The plan includes six options from keeping current bans to banning in areas not meeting federal air standards. Two Des Moines suburbs Clive and Johnston are not included under the current rules.
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DES Moines
Davenport
Bettendorf
Mason City
Cedar Rapids
State Environmental Quality Commission
Charles Miller
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
Commission
Council Bluffs
Miller
Clive
Johnston
Buena Vista College weighs half of $18 million gift plan
Buena Vista College contemplates using half of an 18 million donation to fund a hidden underground business school. President Keith Briscoe cites a key drawback his team faces as they consider building a $9 million facility unseen. The gift came two years ago from a donor aiming for an unrivaled school of business.
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Storm Lake
UPI
Buena Vista College
Keith Briscoe
Buena Vista
Briscoe
County Lands Use Plan Reform Faces Senate Debate
Iowa Senate considers a Waldstein amendment to let each of the state's 99 counties decide on county land use plans under a rewritten bill. The proposal reshapes the state council, expands county representation, and may require county elections to adopt a plan. Debate continued after a reconsideration vote, with several amendments rejected.
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Sus Pune
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Senate
Arne Waldstein
R-Storm Lake
Senate
Natural Resources Committee
Hawaii
Waldstein
Dale Tieden
R-Elkader
Schwengels
Tieden
Cal Hultman
Red Oak
Hultman
Art Small
Iowa City
Bizzare
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