Iowa groups slam utility bill as backroom deal
Labor and consumer groups in Des Moines denounce a bill granting utilities incentives to build plants. They warn of higher prices, job losses, and weakened price controls while urging conservation and small utilities cooperation to meet shortages projected by 2003 2006.
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Special sessions loom as Iowa lawmakers plan summer meetings
DES MOINES AP staffers anticipate summer special sessions as lawmakers race to finish the year. Disputed districts may force at least one session, with a budget stalemate likely to require additional meetings. A $5 million chamber renovation may keep lawmakers from the Statehouse, pushing meetings to the State Historical Building or the Wallace State Office Building.
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Statehouse Renovation Plans Balancing Act
Statehouse renovation chief Mark Willemssen says chambers could move to nearby venues if needed. Auditories near the Statehouse and the Iowa State Fairgrounds are being considered with three years of interior work ahead. He stresses caution and the need for warning as plans may shift with legislative sessions.
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Overcrowding Cited in Jail Injuries in Iowa Johnson County Leads State
Johnson County Jail, with about 130 inmates on April 20, reported 13 of Iowa’s 52 inmate jail injury cases since July 1. Crowding, inmate type, and stay length drive high injury rates, while staff say limited beds hamper violence de escalation.
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