Joni Ernst to receive Milestone Award in Cedar Rapids
The Gazette reports Senator Joni Ernst will be honored with the Milestone Award by 50-50 in 2020 in Cedar Rapids. The ceremony recognizes her November election as Iowa’s first female U.S. representative and cites ongoing goals for gender balance in the state legislature and federal delegation. Bonnie Campbell will receive the Equity Award.
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Ernst calls for more women in Iowa offices to balance government
Senator Ernst urges support for female candidates across parties to improve representation in Iowa and beyond. She notes Iowa voters are about 52 percent women but only seven Senate seats and 27 House seats. nationwide 20 women in the Senate and 84 in the House. She says encouragement, not mandated action, can move the balance forward. Contact James Lynch at the Gazette.
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Grassley grand son to chair Iowa House budget committee
Rep. Pat Grassley 32 will lead the Iowa House Appropriations Committee and the budget process in 2016, succeeding Chuck Soderberg. He is urged to work long hours and stay focused on keeping taxes in line while meeting agency heads and managing state priorities. Grassley is a farmer and small business owner from New Hartford with wife Amanda and three children.
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Wood seeks at large seat on Cedar Rapids council
Bridgett Wood 27 runs for one of two at large council seats on the Cedar Rapids City Council. She argues for youth input and fresh ideas, supports a water park expand Bever Park Zoo and opposes a casino. Wood favors data driven police deployment and traffic safety review, backs bike infrastructure, and supports economic incentives. She moved to Cedar Rapids in 2006 for college and works at Linn County Auditor Office.
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Officer identified in Wellman fatal shooting
The Wellman man Martin F. Hammen, 39, died from a single chest gunshot after an officer-involved shooting during a fire at his home on Highway 22. Sgt. Kirk Bailey of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office fired the fatal shot. the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is probing.
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