Video visitation expands inmate access in Midwest jails
Johnson Polk Linn counties deploy video kiosks to replace in person visits with safer faster processes. In Johnson visits run all week except Sunday with two per inmate weekly while Polk uses 36 kiosks in lobbies and four per housing unit.
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Jana Abens
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Des Moines
Iowa Transportation Tax Debate Highlights Timing and Costs
Iowa faces 1.9 billion dollars yearly in transport costs due to aging roads and congestion. Proposals seek a phased gas tax increase to fund Road Use Tax, with support from transportation chairmen but delay until property tax reform.
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Trickle Down Consumption and Rising Bankruptcies
Cornell economist Robert Frank argues income inequality drives debt as top earners bid up housing and luxury services. The middle class reacts with higher spending leading to spending cascades, more bankruptcies, longer commutes, and financial distress, while higher inequality predicts more personal bankruptcy filings.
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Cornell
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Adam Seth Levine
Dege Dijk
Bertrand
Morse
Girl Scouts council delays camp sales vote amid member pushback
Debra Stork, a former camper and director, says members oppose the board’s plan while an opposition group with nearly 2000 signatures continues to seek a vote on camp sales. The council canceled this week’s vote and cites budget woes and limited camping interest shown by girls from 2008 to 2012.
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Quad Cities
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Tahigwa
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Family seeks remorse proof in parole talk for killer
The Givhan family forgives Rasberry Williams but wants proof of remorse before possible parole. Williams, 66, is serving a life term for shooting Lester Givhan over a $30 bet outside a pool hall, with Gov Branstad weighing commutation which could enable parole eligibility. At a public hearing, relatives urged the Iowa Board of Parole to consider Williams's changed behavior, while expressing desire for communication to confirm remorse.
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Lester Givhan
Rasberry Williams
Williams
Givhan
Terry Branstad
Olabelle Reed
Lee Dennis Reed
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Iowa Board of Parole
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