Campbell urges truth in Iowa politics and ethics reform
Iowa Attorney General Bonnie Campbell urged citizens to demand full truth from politicians about state problems. She criticized Gov. Branstad's budget accounting and called for ethics reforms after the Iowa Trust scandal, arguing for truth in sentencing and tighter campaign finance oversight. Campbell spoke at the Linn County Bar Association in Cedar Rapids.
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Showdown over GOP platform in Iowa battles over ERA and telecom
Regional Republicans in Des Moines debate a draft platform opposing the Equal Rights Amendment and a statewide schools telecommunications system. Polk County activists push fiscal conservatism and oppose ERA and funding cuts. Branstad undecided. Rep. Carpenter says he does not want ERA opposition in the platform.
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Regents reopen bid for WOI TV as Iowa Television withdraws
Iowa Television Group led by Des Moines lawyer David Belin withdraws from bidding to buy WOI TV in Ames. Regents reopen bidding after confusion over due dates. New bids due April 10 with a possible May 20 vote by the Regents. Broad Street Companies plans to bid again.
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Food stamp use in Iowa rises in February
Iowa's food stamp program shows a sharp rise with 198 439 recipients and 12.46 million in federal coupons distributed in February. For eight months this fiscal year, 91.5 million in stamps issued, up 19.6 percent from a year earlier, with average benefits per household at 158.11 dollars.
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Lyon County Jail Escapee Recaptured in Rock Rapids
William Dean Scott, 34, who escaped from Lyon County Jail Wednesday night while held on a federal weapons charge, was recaptured about noon in a Rock Rapids garage by authorities.
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