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Nine Republican legislators sent a letter to leadership in the Iowa House of Representatives asking that they poll the 100 state representatives to gauge support for convening a special Legislative session to deal with disaster relief.

As disaster recovery moves forward, it might be helpful to take a look back at the debate that shaped the decisions over a special legislative session.

With the Rebuild Iowa Commission shifting its focus toward the long-term needs of the disaster recovery effort, the chances of a special legislative session being called have gone from slim to none.

The Associated Press is reporting this morning that Gov. Chet Culver won’t call a special legislative session to deal with flood recovery efforts.

As the summer draws to a close and the Rebuild Iowa Commission delivers its recommendations to Gov. Chet Culver and the legislature, disagreements over the best course of action to take to deal with the massive flood damage seem to be popping up more and more.

Gov. Chet Culver told the Associated Press yesterday that he may still call a special session of the legislature to deal with the damage left behind in the wake if this year’s record flooding.
But a group of legislators told The Des Moines Register that a special session is doubtful, with state Sen. Bill Dotzler, a [...]