Iowa Governor and Blind Commission clash over policy compliance
Gov Robert D Ray and the Iowa Commission for the Blind clashed over whether agency rules comply with state law. The dispute centered on dual positions held by officials and rent free use of space by a blind federation credit union.
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Des Moines
Robert D. Ray
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Ray
Commission
National Federation of the Blind
John Taylor
Commission For the Blind
Taylor
University of Northern Iowa
Job Services of Iowa
Attorney General's Office
Brent Appel
Tom Miller
Brice Oakley
Administrative Rules Committee
Oakley
Ed Redfern
Pat Cavanaugh
Department of Social Services
Cavanaugh
Social Services Department
Redfern
Tony
Iowa
La Porte City opposes railroad right of way bicycle path
La Porte City officials approved a resolution opposing purchasing the WCF&N railroad right of way for a bicycle path citing farmer concerns about vandalism and excessive noise. In Des Moines, state lawmakers discussed a 600000 plan to restructure UI schools of law and arts.
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LA Porte City
Wcf&n
Des Moines
University of Iowa Schools of Law and Communication and Performing Arts
Iowa Board of Regents
Five inmates pleads entered in Fort Madison escape case
Three of five escapees from the Iowa State Penitentiary at Fort Madison entered innocent pleas in Lee County District Court. Steven White Donald Robinson and Gary Lynn Frazer appeared. Frazer also faces second degree theft and habitual criminal charges. The other two escapees Phillip Lewis and Bruce Matzen requested delays to secure attorneys.
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Fort Madison
Iowa State Penitentiary
Lee County
Steven White
Donald Robinson
Gary Lynn Frazer
Frazer
Phillip Lewis
Bruce Matzen
Iowa House moves to make 0.10 BAC a crime
The Iowa House approved a bill by 58 to 37 to create a per se crime for driving with a blood alcohol content above 0.10 percent. Debates centered on burden of proof, with amendments for 0.15 and 0.20 percent rejected. Offense tiers include jail for first offense, aggravated misdemeanor for second, and class D felony for third.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House of Representatives
Ray Lageschulte
R-Waverly
House
Lageschulte
Daniel Jay
D-Moulton
Joseph Welsh
D-Dubuque
Welsh
Jay
Ned Chiodo
Laverne Schroeder
McClelland
Phil Tyrrell
North English
Rep
Iowa House Approves Broad Coal Mining and Reclamation Bill
The Iowa House passed a comprehensive coal mining and mine reclamation bill by 92 to 0. An amendment proposed a 5 cent per ton severance tax with a 10 thousand ton exemption, funding county general funds for mine damage. critics noted existing federal taxes and argued tax is unrelated to the measure. The bill targets licensing, blasting, and reclamation for about 11 400 acres of abandoned mines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House of Representatives
Daniel Jay
D-Moulton
Jay
Cooper Evans
R-Grundy Center
Evans
Floyd Millen
Farmington
Virginia Poffenberger
R-Perry
IDOT receives nearly $250 million in Iowa funding
The Transportation Appropriations subcommittee authorized 250 million dollars for IDOT operations over two years. It urged fleet downsizing by trimming vehicle purchases and mandated a progress report in January 1980. It also urged use of gasohol in agency vehicles and approved 122,079,443 for year one and 122,134,400 for year two, with 670,000 proposed for two aircraft replacements.
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Des Moines
Transportation Appropriations
Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
General Assembly
John Scott
D-Pocahantas
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