Iowa utility board holds hearings on area code changes
The Iowa Utility Board will hold about 10 April hearings in the 319 region to seek public input on either splitting the area code or overlaying a new code for all new numbers. Officials say 7.92 million 319 numbers may exhaust by 2002 Q2.
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Curt Stamp
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Iowa prisons implement random visitor drug scans
Visitors to Iowa nine state prisons undergo random scans with high tech ion machines to detect residues of drugs or explosives. Corrections Director Kip Kautzky says the approach is less intrusive than shake downs and aims to stop drugs entering facilities through visitors. Randall Wilson of the Iowa Civil Liberties Union warns about false positives and data use, but officials say the checks are non prosecutorial and focused on safety.
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Vilsack blasts GOP budget priorities and parking ramp plan
Gov. Tom Vilsack accused Republican leaders of favoring parking ramps over education as he highlighted a nominal 13 million dollar gap in a nearly five billion dollar budget. Republicans defended their plan and urged patience while contrasting a proposed eight million dollar parking ramp with a three million dollar brownfields initiative.
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Tom Vilsack
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