Iowa House approves leaner hazard cleanup lien bill
The Iowa House voted 65 to 29 for a bill to recover cleanup costs from hazardous waste sites. The measure, trimmed to avoid priority over mortgages, now requires a lawsuit to collect and allows clearance only after lien satisfaction, drawing anti business critiques from Republicans.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
Senate
Don Shoultz
Waterloo
GOP House
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Vic Stueland
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Grant to train Rath Deere workers in Iowa
Iowa received a 500000 federal grant from the Labor Department for job training programs in Des Moines and Waterloo. Gov. Branstad’s office said about 330000 will aid former Deere and Rath Packing Co. workers in Waterloo, with the rest supporting retraining for former Firestone employees in Des Moines. Statewide, 400 to 500 workers are expected to benefit.
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Deere & Co
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Charles Grassley
House
Martin Luther King Jr
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Union
Lmployees
Iowa to require auto insurance with new House panel approval
A House Judiciary Committee approved a bill requiring motorists to carry auto insurance with penalties of 100 dollars for driving uninsured and 500 dollars for uninsured drivers in crashes. Funds would support a state reparations fund for motor-violation victims.
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Des Moines
Senate
House
Tom Mann
Iowa
Iowa House
Brian Carter
Mount Pleasant
Legislative Council
Rodney Halvorson
D-Fort Dodge
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