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View from the Capitol: Rep. Tyler Olson on Floor Managing and Funnel Week

By Adam Burke 3/8/08

Ever wondered about the intricacies of legislating on Iowa’s capitol hill?  We talked to Rep. Tyler Olson, D-Cedar Rapids about them in the context of the bill to ban smoking in public places, which he floor-managed.

DNR Denies Construction Permit for Waterloo Coal Plant

By Adam Burke 3/7/08

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has denied Missouri-based LS Power and subsidiary Elk Run Energy their construction permit for a coal plant in Waterloo Thursday because of “failure to meet an administrative requirement.”

Air Quality Bureau Chief Catharine Fitzsimmons told the Iowa Independent that her office “turned the application back to the applicant because they [...]

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