Senate votes to lift interest ceiling in Iowa
The Iowa Senate approved 48 to 1 a bill allowing local governments and school districts to set their own interest rates on bonds and other debts. The measure shifts from a three-official panel to a recommendation role, aiming to ease markets for school bonds, county bridges, water districts, urban renewal, and zoo bonds while avoiding higher property taxes.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Democratic Party
Senate
Bob Rush
Dedar Rapids
Rush
Committee of State
Iowa
Iowa House Approves 3.8 Million Supplemental Appropriation
In Des Moines the Iowa House cleared a 3.813 million supplemental appropriations bill for the next fiscal year amid party line clashes. Major items include 2.1 million for district cost sharing in soil and water conservation, 200 thousand for a European office, and 800 thousand for digitizing soil survey data at Iowa State University. The measure comes in about 123 thousand below governor requests. a 2 percent state pay raise was debated as eight members were absent and the vote ended 55-37.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Iowa State University
Department of Soil Conservation
House cracks down on parental responsibility
Des Moines legislators debate a bill redefining parental duties and custody for children born out of wedlock. The measure expands fatherly support to age 18, sets custody by mother unless court rules otherwise, and allows paternity tests as evidence. Supporters say welfare savings up to 2 million annually. The House approved 87 to 3 with 10 absent or not voting.
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Des Moines
Doug Smalley
House of Representatives
Oregon
Washington, D.C
Department of Social Services
Smalley
Horace Daggett
Renox
Daggett
House Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee
National Conference of State
Roger Halvorson
R-Monona
House
Iowa House passes bill exempting home bakers from licenses
Iowa lawmakers approved a measure 91 to 0 shielding neighborhood bakers from food establishment licensing and inspection. The bill exempts a home based creator who sells baked goods if annual gross receipts stay under $2,000.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House of Representatives
Hanson to Run Again for Iowa House Seat 18th District
State Rep. Darrell Hanson of Manchester announced his bid for re election from the 18th District. A first term Republican, he cites tax reform priorities and his work on tax relief measures as part of his record. The district covers parts of Delaware Clayton Dubuque and Fayette counties.
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Des Moines
Darrell Hanson
Manchester
Iowa
House of Representatives
Hanson
Ways and Means Committee
Delaware, Clayton, Dubuque and Fayette Counties
Culver Awarded Top Conservation Honor In 1979
Senator John Culver of Iowa Dr Frank C Bellrose of the Illinois Natural History Survey and Nova PBS science program are named Connie Award winners by the National Wildlife Federation honoring achievement in conservation. The Connie statuette portrays a whooping crane and the awards will be presented at the federation’s 44th annual meeting in Miami Beach on March 22.
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Iowa
Illinois
National Wildlife Federation
John Culver
Frank C. Bellrose
Illinois Natural History Survey
Nova
Public Broadcasting System
Federation
NWF
Miami Beach
Fla
Ray honors 69 volunteers for tutoring refugees
Gov Rob ert Ray presented certificates to 69 volunteers from the Iowa Refugee Service Center Volunteer Tutor Program. Since 1979 the program has logged over 17,000 English instruction hours for more than 600 refugees. There are 18 local coordinators with 320 tutors across 67 counties. Volunteers, trained in teaching English as a second language, are matched one to one, often meeting in the refugee home two to three times weekly. Eastern Iowa honorees include coordinators Georgianna Klevar Calmar Florence Masters 1511 Oak Ridge Lane SW Cedar Rapids Jacqueline Aschoff 3109 Ridgemore Drive SE Cedar Rapids, Decorah resident Marilyn Anderson Dubuque Dick Waller Iowa City Lynn Ann Rechtermann Tipton and coordinators Jim Arneson Peosta AEA 15 Bob Thomas Ottumwa.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Iowa Refugee Service Center
Iowa
Georgianna Klevar
Calmar
Florence Masters
Oak Ridge Lane
Jacqueline Aschoff
Ridgemore Drive
Cedar Rapids
Marilyn Anderson
Decorah
Dick Waller
Dubuque
Margaret Heffron
Iowa City
Lynn Ann Rechtermann
Tipton
Jim Arneson
Peosia
Area Education Agency
Bob Thomas
AEA 15
Ottumwa
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D-Des Moines
Ken Sullivan
Robert D. Ray
Polk County
Ray
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D-Ankeny
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County Government
Natural Resources Appropriations
Rep
Culver
Cambodia
M & Mites
Stim
Armstrong Family Shoes
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