Branstad Urges Iowa Law Review After Bloomfield Bank Failure
Iowa Governor Branstad calls for a review of private banks after the Bloomfield Exchange Bank collapse. He notes only four private banks remain, questions whether such banks should hold public funds, and urges industry and public input on regulation and deposit insurance. He also discusses school funding and university tuition proposals amid tight budgets.
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Judy Daubenmier
Sete Ves Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Bloomfield
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Exchange Bank of
Bloomfield Bank
Board of Regents
Regents
Linn auditor steps into race for U S House seat
Linn County Auditor Merle L. Kopel schedules news conferences across the 2nd Congressional District to announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the U S House. He will disclose plans in Dubuque at 9 a.m. Clinton at 11 a.m. and Gage Memorial Union at Coe College at 4 p.m. A reception will follow at Coe.
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Linn County
Merle L
Kopel
2Nd
U.S. House of Representatives
Dubuque
Tom Tauke
Clinton
Gage Memorial Union
Coe College
Coe
Revised charge changes self defense question in Linn fight death
John Springer faces involuntary manslaughter after a Feb. 25 parking lot fight with Michael Stastny in Cedar Rapids. Witnesses describe a fight starting after words were exchanged outside Wendy’s, ending with Stastny’s head injury and death. The case hinges on whether actions were self defense but prosecutors argue Springer engaged in the fight. The trial, before a Linn County jury, resumes at 9 a.m. with testimony from five witnesses and is expected to conclude midweek.
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Linn County
Denver Dillard
Harold Denton
Springer
Stastny
Linn District Court
Denton
Richard Klausner
Klausner
Douglas Deaver
Cedar Rapids
Water restored for Ella Doss family after shutoff
Water service returned on Monday at 2:30 p.m. to Ella Doss and seven of her eight children at 1446 Bever Ave SE after an emergency order required Gregory Stokesberry to restore supply. The shutoff occurred Sept 12 amid ownership confusion and foreclosure actions involving Timothy Fischer, with Legal Services Inc. guidance and a pending city attorney review.
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Nancy Stevens
Ella Doss
Gazette
Doss
Bever Ave
Gregory Stokesberry
Cedar Rapids Housing Inspection Services
Timothy Fischer
Fischer
Stokesberry
Legal Services Inc
Center Finance
Terry Steinbach
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Old Man's Creek
Highway 149
Williamsburg
Iowa Department of Transportation
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Linn Auditor
Merle Kopel
John Logan
William Reid
Reid
John
Ella
Steve Lumberl
Joe
Vavra Lumber Ely
Lou
Craig Swisher
Feed & Lumber
John Atkins Lumber
Colon
SatinTone
Cathy Duffy
Eric Kubias
Kutchett
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Baldwin
Critchett's
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Baldwin Piano & Organ Co
Act
Winter Spinet
Everett Studio
Tiny Spinet
Kimball
Baldwin Theatre
Kutchetts Gedar Rapids Piano & Organ Co
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