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Culver vetoes union bill, executive pay raises
By Dan Gearino, Sioux City Journal
Gov. Chet Culver said Wednesday he will veto an expansion of collective bargaining rights for public employee unions, a crushing blow to legislators and labor leaders who hoped he would sign the measure.
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Criminal docket alarms attorneys
By Jennifer Jacobs, The Des Moines Register
WATERLOO, Iowa - Detainees from the Postville raid will move through the criminal process before they begin separate court hearings on being in the country illegally, federal immigration officials said Wednesday.
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Culver to OK hospital legislation
By Clark Kauffman, The Des Moines Register
Gov. Chet Culver has cleared the way for three Iowa hospitals to construct $78 million worth of new facilities without public hearings or state approval.
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State hands out last Vision Iowa funds
By Charlotte Eby, Sioux City Journal
After officials with the state's Vision Iowa program handed out the last dollars Wednesday for major recreation and cultural attractions, they will now turn their attention to a new program meant to fund riverfront improvements.
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Vision Iowa fund has run dry
By Pat Curtis, Radio Iowa
Nearly eight years after the Vision Iowa program was established, the economic development fund has run dry. On Wednesday, the Vision Iowa Board awarded it's final grant to an attraction that has an overall price tag of at least $20 million.
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Culver to veto union rights measure
By Jason Clayworth and Thomas Beaumont, The Des Moines Register
Gov. Chet Culver said Wednesday that he will veto legislation that would have given Iowa's public employees the widest-reaching union rights in the nation. Culver said he will also veto a nearly $12,600 raise for himself as well as raises for other top elected officials set by lawmakers.
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States to enforce molester law on tribal land
By John Gramlich, Stateline.org Staff Writer
A little-noticed provision in a 2006 federal sex-offender law is rankling American Indian tribes in six states — Alaska, California, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon and Wisconsin — because it would give state law enforcers unprecedented authority to monitor child molesters living on tribal land.
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WORTH NOTING: South Carolina's shampoo specialists
By John Gramlich, Stateline.org Staff Writer
The Palmetto State cleans up a law requiring hairstylists to get more training than cops. Frog legs are frowned upon by Florida health officials. And an aide to Utah's lieutenant governor gets way ahead of his boss. In case you missed those stories this week, "Worth Noting" fills you in.
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WORTH NOTING: Illinois treasurer shows his knowledge of charges
By Daniel C. Vock, Stateline.org Staff Writer
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.
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States, locals swamp immigration program
By Daniel C. Vock, Stateline.org Staff Writer
Sudden demand by state and local police to join the federal 287(g) initiative, which lets local police start deportation proceedings for suspects and criminals who are illegal immigrants, is overwhelming the federal government. That means long waits and alternative programs offered to police departments that want to join.
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In school sports, who makes the call?
By Pauline Vu, Stateline.org Staff Writer
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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