Grandma’s silver bill eyed for Senate vote in Iowa
Iowa Senate may vote today after four deferrals on a measure dubbed grandma’s silver fork bill to curb thefts of precious metals. Supporters cite Cedar Rapids police focus and 60 incidents in three months, while critics warn against broad dealer requirements including cameras and seller thumbprints.
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Des Moines
Grandma
Iowa
A.R. Kudart
Cedar Rapids
Kudart
Mick Lura
Marshalltown
Lura
James Briles
Corning
Richard Drake
Muscatine
Iowa Senate moves to outlaw turkey drugs and look alikes
In Des Moines the Iowa Senate advanced a measure to criminalize trafficking in turkey drugs and look alike substances. Senator Richard Ramsey said these counterfeit materials imitate controlled substances and will receive penalties similar to real drugs. the bill also increases penalties for delivery or possession with intent to deliver.
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Iowa Senate
Richard Ramsey
Rosceola
Senate
Ramsey
Welfare fraud leniency bill advances in Iowa Senate
Iowa prosecutors would consider leniency for those who admit welfare fraud and reimburse funds. The bill passed 41-3 in the Senate and moves to the House. Sen. Berle Priebe says it avoids court action and helps individuals retain self respect while returning money.
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Iowa
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House of Representatives
Berle Priebe
D-Algona
Iowa Supreme Court tosses privacy suit over filmed eye condition
The Iowa Supreme Court, in a 5-0 decision, dismissed David LaFrenz's invasion of privacy lawsuit after he failed to prove the filming of his rare eye disease opsodonis harmed him or would offend the average person. The ruling upholds prior judgments in Osmundson's Johnson County Court and follows an earlier appellate reversal.
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Iowa Court of Appeals
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LaFrenz
University Hospitals
University
Osmundson
Iowa Supreme Court lets juries decide child damage cases
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that juries may hear evidence on a child's age and intelligence in damage lawsuits when the child may have contributed to an incident. The decision reverses a prior rule that under 14 could not contribute to damages. A 7-year-old boy burned after gasoline ignited while playing near a neighbor's shed prompted the case.
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Iowa Supreme Court
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State Supreme Court
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