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Archive of Iowa on Monday May 12, 2008
Bill scraps public OK of switch in tax use
City officials could redirect money collected from local-option sales taxes without the public's vote under a last-minute amendment added to a state budget bill in the final hours of this year's legislative session. Read More
Culver signs bill for new prison
FORT MADISON, Iowa -- There was joy in southeast Iowa Friday, as Gov. Chet Culver signed legislation for $250 million in statewide construction projects that includes money for a new 800-bed maximum-security unit at the Iowa State Penitentiary. Read More
Iowa Supreme Court makes ruling in vehicle drug search case
The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled in a case that could make it easier for police to search cars for drugs. The ruling involves a case where a Polk County sheriff's deputy stopped a vehicle for speeding on a Des Moines street. Read More
Homecoming set for Tuesday for 50 soldiers returning to Iowa
A homecoming ceremony is planned for Tuesday for about 50 soldiers returning home from Afghanistan, the Iowa Army National Guard said. Read More
High court says evidence of 'lifetime risk' is relevant
DES MOINES, Iowa -- A district court was wrong when it ruled that the state couldn't hold a man who had a history of sexually abusing young children, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday. Read More
In school sports, who makes the call?
A shot at the buzzer of a high school championship game — was it in time or not? — led the South Carolina Legislature to consider a bill to require referees to watch video replays. It was hardly the first example of armchair quarterbacking by lawmakers.
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Culver OKs prison funding bill
FORT MADISON, Iowa -- Gov. Chet Culver traveled to one of the nation's oldest prisons Friday to sign into a law a measure setting aside more than $200 million for renovations to Iowa's jammed and aging prisons. Read More
Ice cream sellers under scrutiny
Rapid City is among the latest in a growing number of communities across the nation moving to prevent sexual predators from becoming ice cream truck drivers. Read More
Thefts rise with copper prices
CHICAGO - Dave Fusselman figures he has seen a lot of different items come through his family's third-generation scrap metal business in Moberly, Mo. But an attempted sale last fall broke new ground. Read More
WORTH NOTING: Illinois treasurer shows his knowledge of charges
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) endures a bruising charge from Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D). A new Utah law stirs Salt Lake City bartenders to create a new drink. And Louisiana prison guards get outside help to prevent escapes. In case you missed those stories this week, Worth Noting fills you in. Read More
Neutral govs to remain on sidelines
 In the homestretch of an unprecedented presidential primary season, spinning with competing sound-bites and endless rhetoric, voters still heading to the polls in four states can’t look to their governors for any pre-election advice. These governors plan to wait until after their states vote to make their own endorsements.
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Silver Alert helps rescue lost seniors
(Updated 9:30 a.m EST, May 8, 2008) When an elderly person with dementia is lost, eight states can trigger an alert to let the community know. Proposals in Congress would expand the successful missing persons program to all 50 states. Read More
At-risk gubernatorial seats increase
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Will states fix 2012 primary process?
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Oh say, is that banner made in the U.S.A.?
Lawmakers in 10 states have taken steps to require that American flags bought with state funds be manufactured in this country. While not all the legislation has passed, one state’s new law even bans the sale of foreign-made American flags in that state. Read More |
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