Treasurer Fitzgerald seeks second term to push GAAP overhaul
Iowa State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald announced a run for a second four year term. He aims to shift state accounting to generally accepted accounting principles to better reflect fiscal health and restore public trust. He touted past gains including the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt and a $30 million Invest in Iowa program that funded low rate loans. He noted ongoing efforts in cash management, tax anticipation notes, and new deposit pledging rules. Fitzgerald, first elected in 1982, has no declared opponent yet. He is a Cole Community High School and University of Iowa graduate, married with two children.
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Judy Daubenmie
Gazette Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Michael Fitzgerald
Des Moines Democrat
Fitzgerald
Iowa
Maurice Baringer
Cole Community High School
The
University of Iowa
Married
Wind flips plane at Cedar Rapids Airport crash
A small cargo plane lost its right engine and landing gear and cartwheeled off a Cedar Rapids Airport runway at 11 05 am. The flight occurred during strong winds and a brief post crash fire was contained with no injuries reported. Pilot and ownership not released by airport safety officials.
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Cedar Rapids
Dubuque Woman Arrested on Federal Gambling Charge
A 32 year old Dubuque woman, Susan Moore, was arrested Tuesday on a federal gambling charge. She appeared before U.S. Magistrate James Hodges in Cedar Rapids and was released on her own recognizance. The complaint cites an illegal gambling operation in the Northern District of Iowa since at least 1975, involving bookmaking, records, and registration activities and several others.
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Dubuque
Susan Moore
U.S
James Hodges
Cedar Rapids
Moore
Iowa
Iowa Today Bets Case Involves Several Entities
An affidavit outlines an investigation by FBI agent James Whalen and multiple agencies including the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation the Internal Revenue Service and the Dubuque Police Department. The complaint alleges more than five people were involved and the business grossed at least two thousand dollars in a single day. details were sealed at the government’s request.
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FBI
James Whalen
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
The
Internal Revenue Service
Dubuque
Iowa leaders to gather for economic conference at Drake
About 250 young community leaders from nine leadership programs will attend the one day event at Drake University Des Moines on April 4. The theme Building Iowa’s Economic Future features executives James Churchill Rockwell International and James Hoak Heritage Communications along with futurist Robert Theobald and John Volpe of the National Chamber Foundation.
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Ette News
Des Moines
Drake University
Iowa
Greater Des Moines
James Churchill
Rockwell International Avionics Group
Cedar Rapids
James Hoak
Heritage Communications Inc
Robert Theobald
John Volpe
National Chamber Foundation of the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Community Leadership School
Davenport
Cedar Rapids bus drivers learn sign language at Garfield
Fifty school bus drivers attend twice weekly sign language classes at Garfield Elementary to communicate with deaf students. Principal Moreland notes drivers wanted practical communication beyond orders, with laminated emergency signs to be added to route books.
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Cedar Rapids Community
Garfield Elementary
Keith Moreland
Garfield
Moreland
Margaret Hamed
Vera Neumeyer
Chris Sparks
Carol Mallory
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