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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1997

Page

10

Law allows stun guns and less-lethal tools for officers

Gov. Branstad signed bills expanding use of less-lethal munitions for peace and correctional officers, a move prompted by Cedar Rapids police. The measure allows stun gun rounds, with Chief Bud Byrne noting it should boost officer confidence while not altering policy. The package also creates new careless driving offenses and expands a rural day care pilot project across four levels of care.

Rod Boshart Des Moines Bureau Des Moines Terry Branstad Cedar Rapids Bud Byrne Byrne Branstad Senate Delaware County State Department of Human Services DHS Delhi

States urge Supreme Court to revisit Buckley v. Valeo ruling

Officials from Iowa and 23 states urge the Supreme Court to overturn the 1976 Buckley v. Valeo decision that struck down mandatory campaign spending limits. They warn unchecked spending erodes trust, noting 1996 expenditures in Iowa rose 40 percent from 1992. Attorney General Tom Miller leads the push.

Iowa United States Supreme Court U.S. District Court Cincinnati Ohio High Court Buckley Tom Miller

ISU Radio Names New General Manager

Iowa State University owns WOI radio and has named William McGinley as general manager. McGinley, formerly station manager at KASU in Arkansas, will begin at WOI in late June and succeeds Rick Lewis who left in August for a New York technology company. He has prior management experience at stations in North Dakota and Minnesota.

ISU Ames William McGinley Arkansas WOI Radio Iowa State University Tuesday McGinley WOI Rick Lewis North Dakota Minnesota McGinley New York

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