Cities Could Buy Insurance for City Worker Protection
Des Moines lawmakers sent a bill to Governor Branstad allowing local governments to purchase insurance shielding employees from punitive damages lawsuits. The House approved 87-3 after Cedar Rapids lobbied for coverage already costing about 28000 dollars annually for police. Supporters say protection retains good staff. opponents worry about public funds and accountability.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Cedar Rapids
House
U.S. Supreme Court
Kyle Hummel
R-Vinton
Phil Brammer
Kay Chapman
Chapman
Brammer
Iowa House OKs Use of Bequest Interest for Old Capitol Steps
The Iowa House approved using interest from a $5 million bequest by Glenn G. Herrick to fund multiple state projects. The Old Capitol West Steps restoration at the University of Iowa would receive $160,000, with $146,000 needed from additional fundraising. other grants include $50,000 for a heritage village, $50,000 for the Boone County arboretum, $130,000 for a Waterloo to Cedar Rapids depot, $30,000 for a Dubuque to Dyersville trail, and $50,000 for Living History Farms Church of the Land. The gift’s principal funds a new historical museum.
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University of Iowa
State Fair Board
Iown Arboretum
Boone County
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Dyersville
Church of the Land
Living History Farms
Circuit rapist sent to prison for two burglary counts
Daniel William Bellman 41 known as the circuit rapist received two consecutive 25 year terms from Scott County District Court Judge James Kelley. With time off for good behavior he could be released after 184 years. Bellman confessed to more than 25 rapes in Eastern Iowa dating back to 1978 after a Davenport bank parking lot assault in Galesburg Illinois.
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Davenport
Daniel William Bellman
Scott County District Court
James Kelley
Bellman
Galesburg
Ill
Iowa
Scott County
Tests inconclusive on female torso found in river
Davenport Iowa AP reports tests on the female torso recovered from the Mississippi River are inconclusive. Scott County Attorney William Davis said Friday that while results disappoint, authorities will continue efforts to identify the torso.
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Davenport
Mississippi River
Scott County
William Davis
Davis
Man dies after auger accident at Ankeny plant
Ankeny man Roger Pyche aged 30 died from injuries after an auger entangled him in a mixing bin at the Feed Specialties plant north of Ankeny. He fell into the bin and parts of both legs were severed. he succumbed during surgery about seven hours later.
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Des Moines
Roger Pyche
Ankeny
Feed Specialties
Pyche
Iowa House votes to raise prison limits
The Iowa House approved a $163.8 million appropriations measure to run prisons and mental health programs next year, boosting the bed cap by 54 inmates to 2 645. A provision excludes 189 halfway house beds from the cap, aiming to move inmates to halfway houses and delay emergencies. the Senate opposed the cap rise and kept it at 2 780.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa House
Senate
Parole Board
House
Roger Halvorson
Rmonona
Halvorson
Iowa Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Board of Parole
Department of Corrections
North Central Correctional Facility
Rockwell City
Ruhl Maulsby
Anamosan Named Head of Corrections Panel in Iowa
Gov. Branstad appoints Jack Paschall of Anamosa as chairman of the advisory commission to guide the transition of state adult corrections from the Department of Social Services to a new Department of Adult Corrections. Other appointees include Harold McCormick, Michael Mahaffey, Gary Baugher, Billie Lloyd, Yvonne Schildberg, and Donald Wold.
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Anamosan
Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Jack Paschall
Anamosa
Prison Industries
Department of Social Services
Department of Adult Corrections
Paschall
Terry Branstad
Harold McCormick
Manchester
Poweshiek County
Michael Mahaffey
Montezuma
Gary Baugher
Ankeny
Billie Lloyd
Davenport
Quad Cities
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