Iowa needs more disclosure in legislators finances
A Center for Public Integrity report ranks Iowa 45th for requiring lawmakers to disclose financial interests. The piece argues more disclosure helps reveal conflicts of interest but notes a full cure lies in public-spirited voters and honest lawmakers. The columnist cites Idaho’s strict rules and a Bahamas trip scandal as cautionary tales. Mike Deupree writes Sundays and Thursdays.
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Global soil degradation threatens future food supply
A global study by IFPRI using satellite imagery estimates nearly 40 percent of farmland is seriously degraded. Regions most affected include Central America, Africa, and Asia, with 40 percent of irrigated land in China and India classified as agricultural. The findings stress growing challenges for developing countries to achieve required food production.
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Texas jury sentences railroad killer to death
In Houston the admitted railroad killer Angel Resendiz was sentenced to death for killing a Houston area doctor and was linked to nine murders he was accused of committing. The jury that convicted him faced the harsh verdict after his crimes drew national attention as part of the FBI Ten Most Wanted List.
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Maturino Resendiz convicted of capital murder
A Kentucky jury convicts Maturino Resendiz of capital murder for the December 1998 killings of Claudia Benton and an attack on a University of Kentucky student, after rejecting an insanity defense and leading to a death penalty sentence sought by the state. The defendant surrendered after a deal brokered by a Texas Ranger. He faced a death sentence before State District Judge Bill Harmon. The testimony included graphic details of the assault along a Lexington railroad line. Resendiz sought capital punishment despite defense claims of insanity.
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Mexico
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