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Iowa early News Headlines: Wed., March 13th 2013

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March 13th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa police officer rescued an unconscious driver who had been doing doughnuts in a church parking lot by pulling him from his burning car. A police spokesman said Officer Zac McDowell wasn’t injured Sunday night when he saved 18-year-old Ian Waseskuk. Police say Waseskuk will be charged with misdemeanor reckless driving when he leaves the hospital.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Low-income Iowa residents would get a bigger tax break under a bill moving through the state Senate. The measure would apply to households with incomes of less than $45,000. He says about 210,000 households would get a roughly $250 tax break. But Gov. Terry Branstad has vetoed similar legislation in past years.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — People and aging inmates with sexually aggressive or combative behaviors may have a place to go under a measure passed by the Iowa Senate. Lawmakers unanimously passed a measure yesterday to create a committee to study the need for a specialized long-term care facility for sexually aggressive or combative people. The bill now moves to the House for review.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Attorney General Tom Miller says Iowa will receive more than $115,00 from Google as part of a multistate settlement over the collection of emails, passwords and other sensitive information sent over wireless networks. The case dates to 2010, when Google revealed that mapping cars had been gathering the data.