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Iowa early News Headlines: Tue., Dec. 13th 2016

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December 13th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:53 a.m. CST

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — The board that governs Iowa’s public universities is letting Iowa State University President Steven Leath keep his job after he admitted mistakes in using university airplanes. Iowa Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter is commending Leath for taking responsibility for problems identified in an audit of his use of planes. Rastetter says that he’s disappointed in the actions that required the audit and that “we can and must do better.”

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state panel that meets periodically has lowered Iowa’s revenue projection for the current budget year by roughly $96 million. The three-member group known as the Revenue Estimating Conference said Monday that Iowa is expected to take in about $7.21 billion during the budget year that began in July. That’s down from a projection in October of $7.31 billion.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to the shipping of guns to Lebanon. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 31-year-old Bassem Afif Herz of Cedar Rapids was given the punishment Monday in federal court in Cedar Rapids. He pleaded guilty in March to conspiring to deal in firearms without a license and illegally shipping guns.

TAMA, Iowa (AP) — A former eastern Iowa police chief faces federal charges for allegedly stealing and selling guns from his department. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that Jeffrey Filloon is also accused of pocketing money from the sale of unclaimed vehicles the police department had impounded. A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Filloon with two counts each of making false statements and selling a stolen firearm.