GOP Leaders Need Actions Before Saturday Wrapup
DES MOINES Republican leaders push to end the 68th General Assembly session by Saturday amid a long list of must pass items. Tax bills face adjustments including property tax assessment extension and income tax indexing while major spending bills cover schools higher education social services and prisons. House and Senate jockey for timing as lawmakers await decisions on unemployment relief and various regulatory changes.
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D-Waterloo
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Waterloo
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Linn District Court Hands Out Many Assault and Drunk Driving Judgments
Twenty five defendants in Linn District Court received judgments in the First Avenue division. Multiple defendants faced varied assault charges with fines, suspended sentences, or acquittals. Ten people were ordered for drunk driving with fines and suspended sentences, while seven more were placed on probation after deferred sentences.
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First Avenue
Linn District Court
Paul Underwood
O Ave. NW
Robert Dunahugh
Linda C. Barnard
E Ave. NW
Glen Fox
Jerald Chapman
Jeffrey Wallace
Ridgeway ‘Drive
Nancy Mercer
Randy D. Collins
Iowa City
Carl E. Burkholder
Mark A. Anton
Winthrop
Gene Parks
Marion D. Smith
Pebble Drive
Charles E. Gance
Central City
Egans F. Klavins
Vinton
Melvin Barfield
Maureen Klavins
William G. Fandrich
Manchester
Department of Correctional Services
Sidney R. Schnedler
Center Point Road
DCS
Ivan C. Lunde
Westby
Wis
Terry A. Thein
Sierra Drive
Roy E. Swallom
27Th Ave
Clayton J. Pritchard
26Th St
Marion
Robert L. Streeper
Anamosa
John R. Fowler
Gordon Ave
Joseph B. Williams
Ninth St. SW
Michael G. McAlexander
Springville
Iowa Senate backs medical marijuana use in principle
In Des Moines the Iowa Senate approved funding for service groups and backed allowing marijuana to be smoked for medical relief while rejecting House language that would let the Health Department dispense the drug. A Board of Pharmacy role would oversee a physician approved program with federal filings and strict controls. Senator Readinger framed it as a compassionate, research oriented measure with tight oversight to prevent abuse.
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House
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Commission On the Aging
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
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Wisconsin students erect flaming street barricades
Ten years ago hundreds of University of Wisconsin students erected flaming street barricades in protest. The event drew campus attention and police response as crowd control measures were discussed in local outlets.
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University of Wisconsin
Supervisors May Lose Jobs Over Health Board Rule
In Des Moines Iowa the attorney general's opinion says county supervisors who sit on the county board of health hold two incompatible roles. Some supervisors who also serve on health boards could become unemployed as a result of this interpretation. The issue rests on the traditional practice of appointing one or two supervisors to health boards.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Boards of Health
County Board of Health
Eastern Iowa Band Festival Parade In Cedar Rapids May 12
The 33rd annual Eastern Iowa Band Festival features a downtown Cedar Rapids parade starting at 10 a.m. Saturday May 12 and ending at 3 p.m. with crowning of Miss Eastern Iowa 1979. At least 19 bands compete with state and local judges and community sponsors.
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Robert M.L. Johnson
Morgan Jones
University of Iowa
Joe Christensen
Jane Stemmerman
University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band
John Bachman
WMT
Channel 2
John Andreucci
KCRG
Channel 9
Charlotte Young
The
Cedar Rapids Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Retail Merchant’s Bureau
Greater Downtown Association
Iowan Loses 150000 In Classic Gem Fraud
Des Moines AP reports Iowa resident lost nearly 150000 on supposedly valuable gems after buying diamonds and emeralds from International Diamond Merchants of Toronto. Victim borrowed 100000 and invested 50000 of her own funds. gems later deemed worthless after appraisal. oil rubbed into emeralds to enhance color and hide flaws. Attorney General Tom Miller warns against mail and telephone solicitations.
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Des Moines
International Diamond Merchants
Toronto
Canada
International Diamond
Waterloo girl dies of burns in flash fire
Waterloo reports 2 year old foster child Sarah Fidel died after a basement fire sparked by a knocked over gasoline can. Authorities say fumes ignited by a water heater pilot light caused the blaze in Rebel Safford’s Iowa home.
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UPI
Sarah Fidel
Iowa City
Rebel Safford
Buyer and Seller Meet in the Want Ads
In a compact want ad exchange, a buyer and seller connect over a listed item. The brief notice notes agreed terms and a quick handover at a local pickup point, signaling a straightforward transaction. </analysis>
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Louis Moran
Fifth Ave. SE
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Roland L. Price
Sidney St. SE
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Third Ve. SW
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Scott McLees
15Th St. SE
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