Iowa Senate okays license suspensions for vehicular homicide
The Iowa Senate approved House File 2394 47 to 0 imposing license suspensions during prosecutions for vehicular homicide and requiring 85 percent of a sentence to be served. Reinstatement possible if charges are dismissed or verdict not guilty. The measure cites a Linn County 1997 crash harming two children and includes a provision for hearings to reinstate licenses. Jeremy Atwood, 19, Cedar Rapids, awaits trial June 1 on two counts of vehicular homicide after a crash that killed Emily Cerveny 12 Ely and Matthew Nissen 5 Des Moines.
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Drake president named chancellor of Texas Christian University
Michael Ferrari longtime Drake University president and major endowment fundraiser was named chancellor of Texas Christian University. He will replace William Tucker who retires July 1. Ferrari led Drake to a $115 million fundraising goal a year early.
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Iowa moves to make animal cruelty a felony
Backers can attach the animal cruelty measure to a branding bill in the Senate raising the possibility of a Class D felony with up to five years in prison and fines up to 7500. Critics worry the scope could reach breeders or neutering and declawing of pets.
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Bipartisan Iowa bills seek to boost ag competitiveness
A panel of lawmakers introduced two measures to help Iowa agriculture compete globally. One bill creates an Iowa Agricultural Industry Corporation with 25 million dollars in loans for processing ventures. the second proposes 40 million dollars in short term loans managed by the state treasurer. The proposals target diversification and value-added projects to bolster local farming, with Branstad backing them as a priority. Senate Appropriations will consider the measures.
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