Branstad Commutes 1976 Life Sentence in Des Moines Case
Gov. Terry Branstad uses his commutation power for the first time to shorten Rob ben E. Jones 1976 murder sentence, making him eligible for parole while denying relief to two other life prisoners, Warren Nutter and LaVerne Zaehringer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Robben E. Jones
Jones
Warren John Nutter
LaVerne Zaehringer
Iowa State Penitentiary
Jimmy Wayne Wright
Johnny White Jr
Wright
White
Archie Daniels
Vohs
Nutter
Zaehringer
Herschel Loveless
Independence
Davenport
Iowa House approves three option home school compromise
A 14 to 5 House Education Committee vote backs a plan to relax school laws for religious parents. The compromise offers dual enrollment, certified-teacher consultation, or enrollment in non public schools with varying certification and budgeting rules, plus annual testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Iowa
House
House Education Committee
Richard Groth
D-Albert City
Horace Daggett
Lenox
Terry Branstad
Senate
Brian Carter
Mount Pleasant
Don Shoultz
D-Waterloo
Iowa House OKs whiskey in grocery stores
The Iowa House approved a bill 74 to 19 to redefine beer to include fermentation products with less than 5 percent alcohol by weight that are produced by distillation, such as whiskey and cola drinks, enabling sale in grocery stores and similar outlets. The measure, sent to the Senate, clarifies on premises mixed drinks and maintains a 14 cent per gallon beer tax, with an estimated $110,000 revenue impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Daubenmier
Gazette
Des Moines
Dan Jay
D-Centerville
Jay
Senate committee advances lower drunken driving limit
The Iowa Senate Judiciary Committee backed a bill lowering the blood alcohol limit to 0.10 percent from 0.13 percent. The House approved 93-0 on Feb 28. The measure keeps license revocation and testing provisions while floor debate may seek added revisions and possible mandatory revocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Mann
D-Des Moines
Mann
House
Senate
Julia Gentleman
Des Moines
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