Property forfeiture under child pornography bill advanced
In Des Moines the Iowa Senate unanimously approved a bill allowing forfeiture of personal property used to promote child pornography. The measure classifies such acts as a class D felony and faces House action. Sen. Mann defended the penalty while Sen. Taylor pressed for broader forfeiture provisions.
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Ken Sullivan
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Thomas Mann
Ray Taylor
Steamboat Rock
Taylor
Former Iowa judge Morrison to be released from prison
Ira Morrison 58, once a Washington County judge, is to be released Friday after serving six months of a five year term for extortion. He was paroled in March after time at Anamosa and the Federal Institution La Tuna, Texas. Morrison faced bribery and assault charges but pled to extortion in a 1981 plea deal and was disbarred last October.
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Des Moines
Washington County
Ira Morrison
Morrison
Iowa Board of Parole
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Federal Correctional Institution-La Tuna
Anthony
Texas
Iowa
Iowa Senate OKs Branstad parole system rewrite
The Iowa Senate advanced Branstad proposed changes to a classified sentencing system and Supreme Court rulemaking on imprisonment and penalties. Debate centered on parole interview changes with Sen. Julia Gentleman opposing and delaying parts of the bill until July and January respectively.
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Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Iowa Senate
Branstad
Iowa Supreme Court
Sen
Julia Gentleman
R-Des Moines
Panel caps Anamosa prison population at 885 inmates
Iowa lawmakers approve a cap of 885 inmates at the Iowa Men's Reformatory in Anamosa, to take effect September 1 1984 when the intake center moves to Oakdale. Rep. Andy McKean says the shift should not raise costs and aims to avert problems or potential litigation.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Anamosa
McKean
Oakdale
Division of Adult Corrections
Senate expands health insurance to chiropractic and psychology care
Iowa Senate passed measures extending Blue Cross coverage to chiropractic treatment if it would be covered for physicians and to services by licensed psychologists under policies toward reducing health care costs. A third bill on optometric coverage remains unfinished.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa Senate
Chamber
Blue Cross
Sen
Wally Horn
Cedar Rapids
Tom Slater
Council Bluffs
Iowa official urges Congress to approve natural gas fair pricing bill
Iowa Commerce Commission member Hansen testified for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners urging passage of the Natural Gas Fair Marketing Act of 1983. The bill would broaden abuse definitions, empower FERC to void abusive contracts, bar price escalators, and alter take or pay provisions to curb rising gas costs and restore state regulatory influence.
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Davidee Washington
Chieiatine Hansen
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Congress
Iowa
Republican House
Tom Tauke
Jim Leach
Cooper Evans
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
Hansen
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Iowa Senate ends mandatory parole interview in a 45 to 1 vote
DES MOINES AP says the Iowa Senate voted 45 to 1 to end the mandatory annual parole interview amid warnings of possible unrest. The chamber also ordered the Parole Board to set up sentencing guidelines on minimum time to serve.
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Iowa Senate
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