Fathers join Culver at stem cell news conf.

On Wednesday, 14, 2007, the Iowa Senate approved legislation allowing stem cell treatments and research in Iowa. Governor Chet Culver held a press conference on the same subject later that day with two fathers whose children could benefit from stem cell research.

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Governor Culver (6:31): MP3

Quent Boykin, father of a child who could benefit from stem cell research (6:27): MP3


Rick Langel, father of a child who could benefit from stem cell research (3:24): MP3

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Governor praises the Senate's approval of Stem Cell Bill

On Wednesday, 14, 2007, the Iowa Senate approved legislation allowing stem cell treatments and research in Iowa. Governor Chet Culver held a press conference on the same subject later that day.


News release on Senate Passage


Opening statement by Senator Joe Bolkcom


Governor Culver (6:31):
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Quent Boykin, father of a child who could benefit from stem cell research (6:27):
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Rick Langel, father of a child who could benefit from stem cell research (3:24):
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Democrats propose reforms to lending market

Audio: A 1:09 clip from Tuesday, 13, 2007 with Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and State Senator Joe Bolkcom on Miller's proposed reforms for Iowa's subprime home mortgage lending market.

Attorney General Miller's Statement and web site
Senator Joe Bolkcom Statement Miller & Bolkcom (1:09): MP3 WAV TRANSCRIPT
Miller only (0:53): MP3 WAV
Bolkcom only (0:17): MP3 WAV
Complete news conference (21 minutes and 10 megabytes in size): MP3

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Pharmacy students visit Capitol

Pharmacy students converged on the Iowa Statehouse Tuesday, offering health care checkups and talking with legislators about health care in Iowa and the high cost of tuititon. Xin Wang gave Senator Amanda Ragan a complimentary blood pressure screening. Wang will graduate when she completes Drake University’s six year pharmacy program.

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Protecting homebuyers from predatory mortgages

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