Lottery vote switch complex reshapes Iowa House stakes
Iowa lawmakers from Polk and Linn counties rebuked by a split lottery vote thread the trade center funding through to support. Cedar Rapids leaders switch votes sparking GOP criticism while Linn County officials gain leverage for future caucus priorities and area college aid.
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Polk County
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Jack Hatch
D-Des Moines
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Cedar Rapids
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Kay Chapman
Richard Running
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Wally Horn
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Junkins Optimistic Senate Will Pass Lottery
DES MOINES Senate Majority Leader Lowell Junkins says the Senate will revive and pass the lottery bill this week after a Friday defeat. He cites hopes to resolve the logjam and move forward on the state lottery and tax exemptions for machinery and equipment. Four senators switched sides, including Kinley and Palmer, signaling a close vote with 26 needed for passage.
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Des Moines
Senate
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Montrose
Jenkins
Terry Branstad
General Assembly
House
George Kinley
Bill Palmer
Jack Rife
Moscow
John Sperholtz
Melbourne
Kinley
Eighteen arrested in major Dubuque drug raid
Police, with county and state investigators, arrested 18 people in a six month operation in Dubuque and rural Dubuque. Officers seized and charged suspects with delivery and possession of marijuana cocaine hashish morphine and psilocybin. One teen was charged for marijuana.
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Dubuque
Dubuque County
Benjamin Beman
Lynn Marie Carr
Anthony Close
Steven Birch
Douglas Doerr
Thomas Engling
James Harker
Robert Hendren
Rebecca Lawwell
Linda Kunkel
Maureen Leytum
Mark Wernimont
Rhonda Wernimont
Vicki Cammiller
Marijana
Terri Heim
Darryl Workheim
Brenda Buss
Cammiller
Durango
Roth arraignment postponed in Cedar County court
John Roth of Bennett faces four charges including kidnapping and assault after an attempted jail escape. He was found guilty of murder in the death of his stepdaughter Tina Harper in December. Sentencing is set for April 8 as four additional counts were filed early last week during the murder trial in Tipton.
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Tipton
John Roth
Cedar County
Roth
Bennett
Martin
Tina” Harper
Iowa Senate OKs modification to 1933 foreclosure moratorium law
The Iowa Senate voted 42 to 3 to modify the 1933 statute giving the governor power to impose a real estate foreclosure moratorium. The bill preserves authority to declare a moratorium but adds conditions and allows use during natural disasters or economic emergencies. House review pending.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Iowa
Terry Branstad
House of Representatives
Shooting Probed after West Tama Incident injures man
An apparent shooting west of Tama injured a person and was reported to the Tama County Sheriff's Department shortly after 7 p.m. The victim was transported to Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center. The sheriff's office continues to investigate and expects more details this morning.
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Toledo
Tama
Tama County
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