Parole Board Nominee Faces Senate Scrutiny in Iowa
Gov. Terry Branstad’s pick Barbara Binnie to the Iowa Parole Board drew opposition in the Senate on Tuesday as lawmakers announce a public hearing on her qualifications. Sen. Robert Carr criticized the appointment saying the Des Moines resident lacks relevant expertise, while Branstad aides defend the selection as representing the public interest.
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Terry Branstad
Barbara Binnie
State Parole Board
Iowa Senate
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D-Dubuque
Carr
Senate
Binnie
Branstad
Susan Neely
Iowa House approves four year license with same fee
The House voted 63 to 24 to replace the six year license with a four year version while keeping the $20 fee. The plan would shift about $18.9 million to the Department of Transportation over six years to fund the patrol and license examination operations. Backers say current fees do not cover operating costs.
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Department of Transportation
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Iowa State Patrol
Health commissioner in tough fight to keep job
Iowa Health Commissioner Norman Pawlewski faced a Senate confirmation vote amid denouncement and defense. Key opponents cite a dictatorial style and past lobbying disputes with the Legislature and governor. If defeated, Gov. Branstad must begin searching for a successor when Pawlewski’s term ends June 30.
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Des Moines Bureau
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Iowa Senate
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D-Montrose
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Sioux City
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Terry Branstad
Health Department
Iowa Supreme Court
Disneyland
Branstad
State agency backs Blue Cross tax plan in Iowa
Iowa Insurance Commissioner Bruce Foudree says a proposed 1 percent tax on Blue Cross premiums will not raise subscribers’ rates in 1985 or 1986. He notes Blue Cross has a large surplus and current controls will offset the tax into the future. Blue Cross disputes timing of rate impact and says subscribers will bear the tax.
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Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Iowa
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Foudree
Phil Brammer
Dcedar Rapids
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Senate
Brammer
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Gold
Tama shooting a hunting mishap injures teen
Ira Dean Whitebreast, 19, of rural Tama, was wounded Monday night in a hunting accident on the Mesquakie Indian Settlement near Tama. The Tama County Sheriff's Department said he was hit in the abdomen by a .22 rifle shot and taken to Marshalltown Area Community Hospital where he underwent surgery and remained in stable condition.
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Ira Dean Whitebreast
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Tama County
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Whitebreast
Marshalltown Area Community Hospital
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