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Alliant says it will go ahead with request for a temporary rate increase

by Dar Danielson on March 18, 2010

in Business & Economy, Politics & Government

A spokesman for Alliant Energy says they are following the law and will move forward with their request for a temporary electric rate increase despite a call from the governor to delay the rate increase. Alliant spokesman, Ryan Stensland, says the company sent Governor Chet Culver a letter saying they have some common ground in that both believe it’s important to invest in renewable green energy, and both know making that investment costs money.

He says they also indicated to the governor that they would implement interim rates consistent with Iowa law on March 20th, and they would not seek a delay in the implementation of the rates. Stensland says they also asked the governor to bring the Consumer Advocate and other parties together to expedite the hearing of the full rate case.

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Emergency action approved to help prevent flooding at Spirit Lake

by Dar Danielson 03/18/10 8:20 AM

Officials in Dickinson County have requested and received permission from the governor to have the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers make a cut in a county road that will help prevent flood damage at Spirit Lake. County spokesman Lonnie Saunders says they hope the cut in what’s called the Lower Gar Road will help them [...]

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Grassley says governors’ goal for wind energy is too high

by Matt Kelley 03/16/10 10:09 AM

A group of state leaders chaired by Iowa Governor Chet Culver is calling on Congress to adopt new national standards for renewable energy. The Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition wants Congress to mandate ten-percent of America’s electricity be renewable by 2012. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says that’s aiming a little high.
Senator Grassley says he’s supported what [...]

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Iowa Association of School Boards subject of legislative hearing

by O. Kay Henderson 03/15/10 6:15 PM

A group of state lawmakers used strong language to describe their frustration with alleged financial misdeeds at the Iowa Association of School Boards.
A lawyer and a C.P.A. who’ve been trying to unravel the organization’s financial records testified late this afternoon before the Legislative Oversight Committee.  Senator Rich Olive, a Democrat from Story City who is the [...]

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Culver says schools’ concerns being heard

by O. Kay Henderson 03/15/10 11:43 AM

Democratic Governor Chet Culver is again urging legislators to provide an additional $347 million to Iowa’s K-through-12 public schools.  In January, Culver called on legislators to approve a two percent increase in general aid to those public schools, along with an additional $100 million to help fill some budget holes.
“I have no reason to believe that [...]

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“Ed Thomas Bill” clears House

by O. Kay Henderson 03/11/10 4:01 PM

The Iowa House has made minor changes in a bill that would require hospitals to notify law enforcement when they release someone who’s been hospitalized for a mental evaluation if that person has criminal charges filed against them or a pending arrest warrant.
Last June, Aplington-Parkersburg coach Ed Thomas was shot to death by Mark Becker, [...]

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Government reorganization bill signed into law

by O. Kay Henderson 03/10/10 1:28 PM

Governor Culver has signed a state government reorganization bill into law. It eliminates 14 different state boards and commissions and consolidates state computer systems.
It also seeks to reduce the number of “middle managers” in state government. Representative Mary Mascher, a Democrat from Iowa City, started working on the reorganization project last summer and she spoke [...]

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