Iowa on Thursday November 05, 2009

IA: Court reviews Iowa prosecutors' immunity
By William Petroski, The Des Moines Register
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in an Iowa case Wednesday that turns on the question of whether prosecutors should face lawsuits from people wrongly convicted of crimes.
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IA: UIHC must cut $17M from budget
By B.A. Morelli, Iowa City Press-Citizen
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics must eliminate at least $17 million from its budget by June 30, 2010, according to an e-mail sent to hospital staff Tuesday.
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IA: AG -- School board complying with open meetings laws
By Josh O'leary, Iowa City Press-Citizen
The state attorney general's office says the Iowa City School Board is taking the right steps to comply with open meetings laws by putting its redistricting priorities to vote Tuesday.
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IA: Sex offender database gets update in Iowa
By Rod Boshart, Quad-City Times
Iowa law enforcement officials unveiled a redesigned sex offender registry database and Web site Wednesday.
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IA: 4 more swine flu deaths reported in Iowa
By Staff Reports, Quad-City Times
To date, Iowa has reported 11 confirmed H1N1 deaths in the state, including ten adults and one child.
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IA: Roberts -- Reject Supreme Court justices
By Jason Clayworth, The Des Moines Register
An Iowa Supreme Court decision that granted marriage equality for same-sex couples is a key reason why residents should reject the state's Supreme Court retention bids, Rod Roberts said in a press release this week.
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IA: Minnesota Gov. Pawlenty in Dsm Saturday
By Jason Clayworth, The Des Moines Register
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will be in Iowa Saturday to speak at a Republican fundraiser and took a few minutes to speak with reporters via phone.
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IA: Governor race profile -- Struggles of son give Vander Plaats focus
By Tom Beaumont, The Des Moines Register
MOUNT VERNON, Iowa -- Perhaps it's not surprising that Vander Plaats can tap a ready reservoir of perseverance as he pursues his third campaign for the Republican nomination for governor.
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US: Justices, in aftermath of 2 murder cases, hear claims of a process gone wrong
By Adam Liptak, The New York Times
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in two cases involving claims that the criminal justice system had gone badly awry.
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CT: Connecticut health experts discuss implications of cats' ability to catch swine flu
By Arielle Levin Becker, The Hartford Courant
The H1N1 flu, a pandemic in humans, was diagnosed in an Iowa cat this week, and he's not the only domestic animal to come down with swine flu.
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