Category Archives: Iowa Legislature

Iowa House Representative Speaks Against Nuclear Power Bill

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa House Representative Speaks Against Nuclear Power Bill [Editor's Note: The Iowa House of Representatives is expected to debate HF 561 this week, pertaining to removing financial hurdles for investment in new nuclear reactors in Iowa]. by Representative Nate Willems, … Continue reading →

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Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap by Paul Deaton [Editors' Note: Following is a weekly recap of stories from Des Moines that came through the Weekend Editor's in-box. Two weeks to go … Continue reading →

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TV Ad Challenges Iowa’s Radioactive Rate Hike Bill

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Paul Deaton

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Iowans Find Opportunity on Dove Bill

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowans Find Opportunity on Dove Bill by Paul Deaton Janelle Rettig, member of the Iowa Natural Resources Commission and a Johnson County Supervisor, has been receiving mail on establishing a dove hunting season now that the bill has been passed … Continue reading →

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At the Legislative Forum in Mount Vernon, Iowa

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Paul Deaton

At the Legislative Forum in Mount Vernon, Iowa by Paul Deaton Iowa Press Host Dean Borg was part of the public at the League of Women Voters Legislative Forum at the Mount Vernon City Hall on Saturday. Borg lives in … Continue reading →

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Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap by Paul Deaton [Editors' Note: Following is a weekly recap of stories from Des Moines that came through the Weekend Editor's in-box. Three weeks to go … Continue reading →

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Blog for Iowa Nuclear Power Coverage

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Blog for Iowa Nuclear Power Coverage by Paul DeatonBeginning on February 25, Blog for Iowa has covered the ascendancy of HF 561 and SF 390 in the Iowa Legislature. The bills are written by MidAmerican Energy, a subsidiary of Berkshire … Continue reading →

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While Waiting for Iowa Jobs to Trickle Down

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Paul Deaton

While Waiting for Iowa Jobs to Trickle Down by Paul Deaton Iowa Republicans have a plan to create jobs and a generation ago, it would have been called a “trickle down economy.” Today, they call it “Iowa is Open for … Continue reading →

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Relationships and Bad Math go Nuclear

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Paul Deaton

It is hard to get over the way MidAmerican Energy President Bill Fehrman fumbled to provide the cost of a new nuclear reactor in Iowa to members of the Iowa Senate Commerce Subcommittee on March 17. Here was a man, … Continue reading →

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Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap by Paul Deaton [Editors' Note: Following is a weekly recap of stories from Des Moines that came through the Weekend Editor's in-box in the twelfth week … Continue reading →

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