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Election spending, dog racing among stalled bills
Here are 10 bills — several each from the Senate and House — that appear dead for the 2012 legislative session.
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HUD awards Iowa public housing authorities nearly $5 million to improve, preserve public housing
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan awarded today $4,672,512 to public housing authorities in Iowa that will be used to make major large-scale improvements to their public housing units. See detailed list here and below.
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Forensic experts testify at Hobbs murder trial
As the murder trial of Tyler Hobbs, 26, of St. Francisville, Mo., continued Thursday, testimony by Iowa and Missouri major case and lab investigators laid out specifics of the prosecution’s forensic case.
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Drug charges filed against Cairo man
A Cairo man is behind bars, accused of selling drugs near a school.
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Hannibal Police: Is this YOUR pot?
If you're missing three pounds of marijuana and three loaded handguns, the Hannibal Police Department would like you to claim your things.
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English only driver's test passes state House
Anyone wanting a Missouri driver's license would have to understand English under legislation passed Thursday morning by the House.
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