Davenport Officials Brace for Possible Record Flood
Volunteer Chris Welvaert assists at a city warehouse in Davenport as officials warn water levels may exceed the 1993 crest of 22.63 feet. The flood plan targets 24 feet, while a 50 percent chance forecast could push to 26 feet. Dubuque buys 300000 dollars in HESCO barriers for river protection and the Mystique Ice Arena could flood if levels reach 29.5 feet.
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Chris Welvaert
Davenport
National Weather Service
Mississippi River
Dubuque
HESCO
Cedar Rapids
Mystique
Chaplin Schmitt Island
Dubuque Fighting Saints
Capitol Digest Iowa proposes dress code limit and Borlaug statue switch
A Tuesday roundup covers a Senate vote rejection on a public school dress code bill with 95 percent of emails opposing it. It also notes House approval to replace Sen James Harlan's Civil War statue with Norman Borlaug in the National Statuary Hall Collection, with Gov Branstad to sign at 4 p.m. Also quoted is a remark from Sen Jeff Danielson in a discussion on open meeting and records reform.
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Senate Education Committee
Senate
Herman Quirmbach
Ames
Waterloo
Iowa State Board of Education
House
Harlan
National Statuary Hall
Norman Borlaug
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Samuel Kirkwood
Iowa City
Jeff Danielson
Iowa House OKs drunken boating and instructional hours
Iowa lawmakers approved a drunken boating bill setting 0.08 percent BAC as the limit for boaters aboard motor or sail vessels. They also passed House File 534 raising instructional time to 1 080 hours and excluding conferences and lunch from counted time. The measures move to the Senate for consideration.
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James Q. Lynch
Des Moines
Lowa
Iowa House
Iowa
Jeremy Taylor
Sioux City
Taylor
Department of Education
Senate
House
Education Department
Jeff Smith
Rokoboji
Iowa Lakes
Smith
Natural Resources Committee
Henry Rayhons
R-Garner
Iowa Senate OKs Mourning Dove Open Season Bill
The Iowa Senate approved Senate File 464 by a 30 to 18 vote to allow an open season for mourning doves, making Iowa the 40th state to permit dove hunting. The measure now goes to the House, with mixed support and opposition from both parties. Governor Branstad indicated he would sign if it reaches his desk.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
State Natural Resources Commission
Iowa
Senate
U.S
GOP
Dick Dearden
Dearden
Iowa House
House
Greiner
Tom Vilsack
Terry Branstad
Gambling bill advances in Iowa Senate panel without smoking amendment
A Senate subcommittee discussed SF 458 to authorize an intrastate online poker hub run by the state Racing and Gaming Commission. Debated issues included extending Iowa workplace smoking bans to riverboat and racetrack casinos and potential loss of countywide casino referendums. Proponents cite online betting gaps and consumer protections. opponents fear overreach and regulatory gaps.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Senate
State Racing and Gaming Commission
Iowa
Ways and Means
Matt McCoy
Es Moines
McCoy
D-Waterloo
Dotzier
Roby Smith
R Davenport
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Boshart
Sourcemedia.net
TATRA
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