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Local law enforcement officials comment on Supreme Court ruling

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National Sheriff's Association's postion is getting attention from local AMOS group

By Lauris Olson

AmesNewsOnline.com

 

(June 25, 2012 – 4:30 p.m.) Local law enforcement officials say today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding an Arizona statute that requires police to check the immigration status of a person while enforcing other laws won’t change procedures in Story County.

The court said police officers may check a person’s immigration status while enforcing other laws, but the officers must have a “reasonable suspicion” that the person is illegally in the United States. The vote was 5 to 3 . Justice Elena Kagan recused herself, citing work she did opposing the law when she was the U.S. Solicitor General.

Story County Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald said the court’s ruling “backs up” how most Iowa law enforcement departments identify potential immigration violations.

Library trustees learn Lincoln Center to host temporary library, approve detailed renovation plan

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Updated cost analysis identifies purchases that could be delayed if donation pledges not yet in the bank and additions to the project fundraising exceeds goal.

 

By Deborah Bunka
AmesNewsOnline

 

(June 25, 2012 – 9:30 a.m.) The Ames Public Library Board of Trustees announced Thursday that they are in negotiation with the owner of the building that formerly housed Hasting Books, Music & Video and Harrison Sports in the Lincoln Center Plaza, 620 Lincoln Way.

The location would serve as a temporary home while the current library building undergoes extensive renovations for what is expected to be a period of 18 months to two years.   The combined area of these sites is approximately 20,000 square feet, much less than the library currently occupies.  The Board however, felt the Lincoln Center was the most suitable location that could be found.