Iowans Press For Full Education Funding Rally
Thousands of parents teachers and students gathered in Des Moines to demand full funding for Iowa education commitments. They pushed lawmakers and Gov Branstad to raise new revenue including a one cent sales tax while noting budget cuts loom for fiscal 1993. Branstad aide Phil Dunshee defended a plan offering 89 million for K-12 and promised Phase 3 teacher pay incentives and a pay raise.
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Union head charged with ethics complaint in Iowa
Iowa state Rep. Gary Sherzan filed an ethics complaint against Walter Galvin executive director of the Des Moines Education Association over an apparent effort to arrange an endorsement interview while a $700 million school funding bill was up for debate at the Statehouse. Galvin denies impropriety saying he did not know the spending bill was scheduled and did not lobby.
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Spending reform drive tightens in Des Moines talks
Des Moines negotiators push a compromise spending reform package to erase a bookkeeping deficit create a cash reserve cap automatic increases and limit mental health and foster care costs. Leaders warn of a possible veto and a special session if Branstad rejects the plan.
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Senate panel OKs ambulance funding for rural Iowa
Iowa lawmakers advance a bill letting counties levy income or property taxes to fund emergency medical services. The Senate Ways and Means Committee approved 9 to 5 after the House backed it 97 to 3. The measure would let county supervisors seek voter approval to fund EMS.
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Iowa Governor Increases Women in Cabinet to 21.7 Percent
The National Women's Political Caucus survey shows Gov. Terry Branstad raising Iowa's female cabinet share from 15.8 percent in 1990 to 21.7 percent this year, placing Iowa 22nd among states. Readouts note specific appointees and salaries for several women.
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Strike-breaker bill vetoed by Iowa governor
DES MOINES Gov. Terry Branstad vetoed a bill that would bar Iowa companies in labor disputes from hiring permanent workers to replace strikers. He argued the policy could harm employment prospects and a company’s ability to operate during disputes. Opponents feared an imbalance between employers and workers.
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