Critics press for flood gate role in Delhi dam breach briefing
Delhi and downstream critics question if the flood gates were functioning when the dam breached. The panel convenes at 4 p.m. today in Manchester to assess causes with a Dec 1 report due. Local leaders urge broader oversight and cost-sharing for rebuilding and flood management.
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Stone
Pizza Ranch
Manchester
Chet Culver
Association
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Willey
Maquoketa River
Quaker Mill
U.S
Chip Smith
Walnut Acres
Monticello
Smith
Lake Delhi
Doug Herman
Governor's
Delaware County
Army Corps of Engineers
Herman
Iowa Eyes New Transportation Projects Amid Stalled Bill
Iowa officials outline plans for dozens of minor projects while a major federal bill remains stalled since 2009. They seek funding for rest areas bridges and rail upgrades plus extensions of Highway 100 Collins Road and Interstate 380 with federal support still uncertain.
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Office of Policy and Legislative Services
Iowa Department of Transportation
Congress
Iowa
DOT
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Collins Road
Hiawatha
North Liberty
Coralville
Dave Loebsack
Mount Vernon
Iowa City
Dubuque Street
Park Road Bridge
Culver and Branstad trade new TV ad in Iowa race
Gov. Chet Culver and Lt. Gov. Party Judge unveiled a 30 second TV spot promising victory on November 2. The ad admits past mistakes and highlights economic progress, balanced budgets, and attraction of Microsoft Google and IBM while portraying Branstad as extreme.
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Chet Culver
Terry Branstad
Culver
Iowa
Microsoft
Google
IBM
Branstad
Branstad/ Reynolds
Tim Albrecht
Narcisse calls Iowa to opt out of No Child Left Behind plan
Former Des Moines school board member and gubernatorial candidate Jon Narcisse released a 98 page plan to free Iowa from No Child Left Behind. He urges higher teacher pay averaging 80 000 to 90 000 dollars and dollars following students with a tax credit for home schooling and ministry based education.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Party
Jon Narcisse
Narcisse
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