~by State Sen Jesse Green, R, 24th District Greetings from the Capitol. This week we debated and voted on various bills that survived last week’s funnel week. I would like to highlight SF2096 which repeals gender balance requirements for appointive bodies. There was a time that gender balance requirements had been seen as a floor for women. Evidence shows that…
Read MoreDay: February 23, 2024
Greene County district court, week ending Feb. 23
In Greene County district court Benjamin Thomas Murphy, 41, of Jefferson was sentenced Feb. 22 to 180 days in jail after he changed his plea to guilty to a charge of sex offender registry violation. The jail sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation to the Iowa Department of Correctional Services for two years. He must successfully complete…
Read MoreGreene County magistrate court, week ending Feb. 23
In Greene County magistrate court Dalton Weber of Scranton was sentenced Feb. 21to seven days in jail on a charge of violation of a no contact order. The jail time is concurrent to the sentence in a Greene County felony case. Court costs were $60. Melissa Kay Hayward of Marshalltown was fined $105 with a $15.75 surcharge on a charge…
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