Tauke and Iowa GOP Moderates Lose Big on Budget Vote
Rep. Tom Tauke of Iowa led the 92 Group in a budget plan that failed 335 to 87 as no Democrats backed it and fewer than half of House Republicans supported the proposal. Tauke condemned the loss but said the group has become a force to influence future party budgeting.
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Illinois Lotto odds change abandoned amid protests
Illinois will not raise Lotto odds to six numbers from a 48 field. The plan, floated by retiring Superintendent Michael J. Jones, faced hundreds of letters opposing the move. Previous expansion raised odds from 1 in 3 million to 1 in 7 million. the proposed change would have reached 1 in 12 million with fewer winners and larger jackpots.
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Purple Heart awarded 67 years after WWI wound in Iowa
Private John B. Chapman of Council Bluffs was wounded in January 1918 near Florey France while serving in the 168th infantry division. He died in 1981. His son will receive the medal posthumously on Memorial Day from Rep. Jim Lightfoot after previous paperwork gaps delayed the award.
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