Orton Named Iowa Labor Commissioner to Succeed Meier
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad appoints Byron Orton to be labor commissioner effective Wednesday. Orton, 45, will replace Allen Meier who retired after 18 years. He will also run OSHA, wage claims, licensing, and safety inspections, amid ongoing debates on federal workplace safety funding. Walter Johnson remains acting labor commissioner.
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Wilson Iowa exit disappoints backers
Gazette Des Moines reports Pete Wilson will close his Iowa campaign office to focus on early primary states. Iowa backers fear loss of first in the nation status and press for a 1996 national primary while Wilson targets New Hampshire New York and Florida.
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Specter defends fair treatment of Randy Weaver at hearings
Senator Arlen Specter says Randy Weaver was not given deferential treatment in the Ruby Ridge inquiry. Specter, a Republican presidential hopeful, leads hearings scrutinizing federal actions and the death of a deputy marshal, noting Weaver’s testimony was carefully questioned and federal mistakes were acknowledged.
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