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Iowa early News Headlines: Sunday, 4/23/17

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April 23rd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:45 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature has adjourned a legislative session marked by a remarkable conservative shift that included passage of measures limiting public union power, expanding gun rights and enacting new abortion restrictions. Republicans, who hold majorities in both chambers, finalized votes Saturday on the roughly $7.2 billion state budget following a series of private meetings that began nearly 24 hours earlier.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After being threatened with elimination, a state board that handles public transparency questions will emerge from the Iowa legislative session with a small funding increase. Lawmakers had planned to scrap funding for the Iowa Public Information Board, but in the waning days of the Legislature, they decided the nine-member volunteer board actually saved the state more money than it cost. The funding allows the board to continue resolving disputes about open meetings and public records.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police have identified a man shot to death outside a Des Moines apartment building. Police said Saturday that 41-year-old Stephen Pausuan Kim, of Des Moines, was shot around 10:30 p.m. Friday in the parking lot of the University Terrace Apartments. Responding officers found Kim with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.

WAPELLO, Iowa (AP) — A former Wapello bank teller has been found guilty of stealing about $36,000 from the Community Bank and Trust branch in 2015. The Hawk Eye reports that a Louisa County jury found 39-year-old Gina Kerr guilty on Thursday of first-degree theft. Kerr faces up to 10 years in prison when she’s sentenced June 30.