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Iowa

Culver vetoes union bill, executive pay raises


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


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


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.   Read More
Iowa DOT gives notice on illegal vehicle salvage


The spiraling price of scrap metal, now hovering at about $200 a ton, is inspiring the improper junking of vehicles without required documents, the Iowa Department of Transportation says.   Read More
State hands out last Vision Iowa funds


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.   Read More
Appeals Court upholds ruling in favor of Blemond-Klemme principal


The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld a Wright County district court ruling that an elementary principal could not be fired in the middle of her contract even though the school district suffered budget problems.   Read More
Iowa appeals court sides with dad in adoption dispute


An adoption battle is pitting a biological father who is a college student with a criminal history against a couple who are "excellent parents" who wish to adopt a 3 1/2-year-old boy named Daniel.   Read More
Culver vetoes union-backed bill, pay raises for himself & other statewide elected officials


Governor Chet Culver has said no to a union-backed bill and he's vetoed the pay raise legislators approved for Culver and other statewide elected officials.   Read More
Vision Iowa fund has run dry


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.   Read More
Culver to veto union rights measure


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.   Read More
Postville principal still seeing impact of immigration raid


The principal at Postville's elementary and middle schools says Monday's immigration raid on the town's largest employer has had a dramatic affect on everyone in his building.   Read More
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.   Read More
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.   Read More
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.   Read More
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.   Read More
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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Gov. Chet Culver (D)
Elected: November 2006
Term expires: January 2011

State capital: Des Moines
State nickname: The Hawkeye State
Lt. Gov. Patty Judge (D)
Secretary of State Michael Mauro (D)
Attorney General Tom Miller (D)
Democratic Senate President: John P. "Jack" Kibbie
Republican Senate President: Jeff Lamberti
House Speaker: Pat Murphy (D)

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