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There is no need for legislators to get involved in the investigation into allegations of misconduct surrounding the state’s film tax credit program, Democratic leaders in the state House and Senate said Wednesday.

An ethics complaint against a lobbying group that was five months late in filing a disclosure report was dismissed Tuesday by the state Senate Ethics Committee.

The federal economic stimulus plan does not include sufficient funding for intercity passenger rail, according to a group of Iowa lawmakers.

A day after Gov. Chet Culver voiced his opposition to any tax increases to help solve Iowa’s budget problems, Democratic legislative leaders said they have not given up on the idea of increasing the state’s gasoline tax.

It’s time for Iowa to declare a “war on potholes” and put people back to work, and the first step to that is an increase in the state’s gas tax, Senate President Jack Kibbie said this morning in his opening remarks to the legislature.

Iowa lawmakers will be honored for helping to prevent discrimination against gays and lesbians as well as mandating that the state’s school districts establish anti-bullying policies.

The awards will be presented Friday during Iowa’s Matthew Shepard Scholarship Awards Dinner at the Hotel Fort Des Moines.
“I am extremely honored to have been a part of this legislation [...]