Iowa prison population may rise 39 percent by 2024
A 34 page Iowa Department of Human Rights report predicts inmate counts could climb from 8,119 to 11,317 by mid 2024, exceeding design capacity and signaling potential policy reforms. Sage Johnson notes this is a forecast, not a guaranteed outcome, and corrections leaders discuss implications.
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State Department of Human Rights
Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice
Sarah Johnson
Division Justice Systems
State Board of Corrections
State Department of Corrections
Fred Scaletta
Lettie Prell
Iowa Department of Corrections
Local option tax LOST likely to return with changes
Iowa City officials say the 1 cent 10 year local option sales tax LOST may return after failing narrowly. Some council members urge broader regional negotiation and public outreach before reintroducing the measure in the Johnson County area.
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Iowa City
Jim Throgmorton
Johnson County
Throgmorton
Kingsley Botchway
Bellwether counties miss 2014 Iowa race signals
Political analysts flagged seven Iowa counties as bellwethers but results in the 2014 gubernatorial and U S Senate races largely diverged from statewide outcomes.
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Iowa
Bellwether counties fall short in Iowa
Seven Iowa bellwether counties largely missed statewide results in the 2014 gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races. Voters in Howard and Worth counties backed Braley for Senate, while Branstad dominated most counties in the governor race. In the seven counties, Branstad’s share ranged from 55 to 64.6 percent. Ernst led the Senate race in five counties, with Allamakee and Jasper closest to the statewide 52.2 percent.
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Winneshiek
Joni Ernst
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Iowa
U.S
Bruce Braley
Waterloo
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Ernst
Howard County
Cedar County
Worth
Braley
Terry Branstad
Jack Hatch
Des Moines
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