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Robin Opsahl reports on Iowa Senate passage of spending plans for agricultural and natural resources programs.
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Robin Opsahl reports on Iowa Senate passage of spending plans for agricultural and natural resources programs.
An earlier bill which opponents feared would limit public land acquisitions failed in the House during the second funnel.
The Iowa Senate passed the agriculture and natural resources spending bill Tuesday with a provision Democrats said could limit the acquisition of public lands.
The Iowa Senate passed a budget Tuesday that could zero out funding for river and stream sensors that measure nitrate and phosphorus to see if conservation practices are working.
The bill bans books with depictions of sex acts from school libraries, but the Senate clarified religious texts would be exempt.