Millen and Halvorson Lead GOP in Iowa House
In Des Moines the Iowa House Republicans chose Floyd Millen of Farmington as speaker and Roger Halvorson of Monona as floor leader on the second ballot. Millen, a conservative, led the prior GOP minority and defeated Cooper Evans, a Grundy Center moderate, by a wide margin. Evans pledged support despite conceding the result. Evans had urged election on grounds of his legislative image.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Floyd Millen
Farmington
Roger Halvorson
Monona
Millen
GOP
Cooper Evans
Grundy Center
Evans
Harbor
Halvorson
Senate
Jerry Fitzgerald
D-Fort Dodge
Fitzgerald
Delwyn Stromer
Garner
James West
Marshalltown
West
Stromer
Pat Thompson
West Des Moines
Legislator Attacks Democratic Rule and Opposition Figures
Evans, Millen, and former Speaker Harbor faced scrutiny as they were labeled reverse public figures. Evans claimed his aim was to perfect legislation while criticizing the Democratic majority by saying others simply "view with alarm" over four years of control. He warned that such a stance is a poor stepping stone to influence.
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Evans
Millen
William Harbor
Henderson
Final rules approved for Iowa bottle bill
The Iowa Solid Waste Disposal Commission approved final rules implementing the bottle bill. A 5 cent deposit applies to beer and soft drinks and some beverages with liquor and mineral water, starting July 1, while liquor deposits begin May 1. Retailers may accept returns or redemption centers. Consumers must return containers in reasonably clean condition.
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Des Moines
Department of Environmental Quality
Larry Crane
DEQ
Iowa
Commission
Rosemary Shearer
Crane
Roundup from Iowa: plant buyback vote, meningitis case, guards plead innocent
Dubuque Packing Co officials say layoffs will be minimal if the proposed buyback of part of the employees incentive plan is approved, otherwise 300 to 400 layoffs may follow. In Keokuk Bryan Rogers 14 dies of bacterial meningitis, first local case in years. In Des Moines ten Iowa National Guard members plead innocent in federal court to false statements in enlistment, one pleads guilty and is fined. In Algona a $25 000 bank shortage at Iowa State Bank is under FBI investigation with losses covered by bond and bank capital.
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Dubuque Packing Co
Keokuk
Bryan Rogers
Lynn Walker
Keokuk Area
Russell Currier
Division of
Iowa Health Department
DES Moines
Iowa National Guard
Clyde Rife
Storm Lake
Angelo Schmidt
Cedar Falls
George Young
Waterloo
Dean Arnold
Council Bluffs
Floyd Borchert
Ronald Dyer
Omaha, Neb
Lonnie Garringer
Sigourney
Kenneth Henderson
Carter Lake
James Kilburg
Bellevue
Louis Wolfgram
Madrid
Kenneth Bormann
Goose Lake
Algona
Iowa State Bank
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Paul Johnson
Johnson
Cities toned down tax limit opposition
DES MOINES Iowa cities show willingness to accept property tax limits as part of a rational package. The League of Iowa Municipalities states cities need state cost coverage for mandated programs and greater revenue shares from higher state fuel taxes.
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Des Moines
UPI
General Assembly
League of Iowa Municipalities
Robert W. Harpster
League
Center Point Plans Expanded Daytime Patrols
Center Point officials and Superintendent John Schwiebert pressed for more police protection. The City Council unanimously approved seeking 40 hours weekly of Linn County Sheriff's daytime patrol in addition to existing coverage, with extra two to four hours daily around school start and end times.
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Center Point
John Schwiebert
Linn County
Sheriff's Department
Schwiebert
Bob Pepin
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