City closes 836 flood buyouts. 454 remain to be completed
The committee reports 836 flood damaged properties have been bought out with 454 more closings planned. 266 properties have opted out. Federal funds may cover purchases as the city advances a $375 million flood protection plan for Cedar River, while seeking local and state funding and a May 3 tax extension vote.
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Cedar River
David Scanlan
Public Works Department
Army Corps of Engineers
Fukushima Daiichi crisis deepens as 10000 dead marked
Japan faces continuing danger as official counts pass 10 000 and hundreds of thousands endure power outages and lack of essentials. Radiation concerns persist at Fukushima Daiichi with possible breaches, two workers exposed to highly radioactive water, and Prime Minister Kan urging vigilance.
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Fukushima Daiichi Complex
Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant
Naoto Kan
Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency
Iowa DNR Bill Shifts Nonpoint Pollution Duties to Agriculture
The proposed bill would move nonpoint source pollution control from the DNR to the Department of Agriculture under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. Supporters say it will channel more grant funds to on the ground conservation, while opponents warn of potential duplication and reduced oversight. Critics also note funding cuts for watershed management and call for Senate scrutiny.
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Department of Agriculture Bronstad
Tim Albrecht
Farmers Trust Agriculture Department
Rick Robinson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
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Iowa Agriculture
Bill Northey
Untary
Iowa
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EPA
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Marian Riggs-Gelb
Iowa Environmental Council
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Agriculture Department
Steve Veysey
Ames
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Farm Bureau
Hogg
Senate
Pollock Mural Exhibit Aims to Travel World in 2013 14
O Haraow seeks to mount Jackson Pollock s Mural and American Art exhibit with 30 to 40 related works. Two consultants line up venues and loaned pieces from major museums while promoting Iowa to new markets. Limited to four or five sites due to Mural s size weight and fragility.
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Pollock
O’ Harrow
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O'Harrow
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Japan
New York
Brazil
India
China
Iowa
Pollock Mural Debate Spurs International Exhibit Plan
The University of Iowa aims to tour an international exhibit coordinating with museums in Venice New York St Petersburg and Kawamura Japan with projected expenses of 1.5 million and expected revenues of 2 million UI Museum of Art Director Sean OHarrow says proceeds could fund a new building and student programs Consultant Joseph Ketner II from Emerson College discusses the plan with UI officials and boosters in Iowa City April 1 The project could raise global attention for Pollock Mural and the ASMA as the university weighs selling the painting amid legislature debate
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Japan
UI Museum of Art
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Iowa
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Emerson College
Boston
Ketner
Iowa City
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