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Iowa Democrats Debate Through Night on Bargaining Bill

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democrats in the Republican-controlled Iowa Senate have debated through the night to delay voting on a bill that would eliminate most collective bargaining rights for public workers in the state.

The minority party led an hourslong effort that began Wednesday morning and continued after 5 a.m. Thursday. It’s unclear when the Senate will adjourn.

The bill would prohibit public sector employees such as teachers, nurses and correctional officers from negotiating over several issues including health insurance, evaluation procedures and extra pay. It’s similar to a 2011 collective bargaining law in Wisconsin.

House and Senate debate over mirror versions of the legislation began Tuesday. Since then, Democrats in both chambers unsuccessfully have tried procedural moves to alter the proposal. Their efforts are not expected to stop the legislation’s expected passage.

Reba’s Gospel Album Tops Two Album Charts

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Reba’s new gospel album, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope, has taken the #1 spot on both Billboard’s Top Country Albums and Top Christian Albums charts, selling 54,000 equivalent albums according to Nielsen Music. The album becomes Reba’s first #1 on the Top Christian Albums chart and her 13th chart-topper on the Top Country Albums chart. In addition, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope has also landed at #4 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart.

 

BREAKING: Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley Will Host ACM Awards

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Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley will return to co-host the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards for the second straight year. The duo’s reprised roles were revealed during an ACM Awards promo that aired during the 59th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night (2/12). The 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards will broadcast live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 2, airing at 8:00 PM, ET on CBS.

 

·         On Thursday (2/16), Lady Antebellum will appear on CBS This Morning to reveal the ACM nominees live during the show’s 8:00 AM hour.​

Tim McGraw, Faith Hill Sign New Deals With Sony Music

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Billboard has reported that Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have signed new deals with Sony Music Entertainment.

Billboard announced that the couples deals with Sony are individual deals and call for multiple solo albums from each of them. It’s unclear if the projects on the table might include a joint album between the two.

McGraw was most recently signed to Big Machine, where he released his current album, Damn Country Music, in 2015. One of the singles from that album, “Humble and Kind,” took home Best Country Song honors for songwriter Lori McKenna at the 2017 Grammy Awards on Sunday night (Feb. 12).

Hill was previously signed to Warner Bros., where she released her last full studio album of new material, Fireflies, in 2005. In November of last year, she released Deep Tracks, a compilation of album cuts from previous albums that fulfilled her contractual obligations to the label.

McGraw and Hill have a new duet titled “Keep Your Eyes on Me” on the soundtrack to McGraw’s upcoming film, The Shack, which is set for theatrical release in March. The soundtrack is due on February 24th.

Subject Arrested in Sexual Assault Case in Fremont

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On Sunday, February 12th, 2017, at approximately 3 PM, deputies from the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to 218 North Kennedy Street, Fremont, Iowa, regarding the complaint of a Sexual Assault with had allegedly occurred earlier in the day at this location.

The victim (an adult female) was taken to the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospital where she was treated for an undisclosed injury and then released.

During the investigation into this report, deputies located and arrested 41-year-old Chad Michael Crosby (of 218 North Kennedy Street) within the Fremont City Limits. Crosby was charged with one count of Domestic Abuse Causing Injury (a serious misdemeanor) and one count of Sexual Abuse in the 3rd Degree (a class “C” felony). Crosby was incarcerated in the Mahaska County Jail.

Crosby made his initial appearance in the Mahaska County Magistrate’s Court on Monday, February 13, 2017. Crosby’s bond was set in the amount of $15,000 for the above two charges. After posting bond, Crosby was released from custody.

As a reminder, a criminal charge is merely an accusation and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

February 13th: On This Day

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On this day in 2005, Loretta Lynn won the Grammy for “Best Country Album” for Van Lear Rose. The album title refers to Lynn’s origins as the daughter of a miner working in the Van Lear coal mines. The album was produced by White Stripes member Jack White, who worked a musician on the whole album as well.

 

White also wrote, “Little Red Shoes” for the album.  At the time of the album’s release, Lynn was 72 and White was 28.

The album peaked at number two on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and at number 24 on the Billboard 200, the most successful crossover music album of Lynn’s 45-year career.

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