Iowa leaders weigh sales tax hike amid spending and tax limits
Hatch group studies options including a penny add on a four cent tax and income tax tweaks with caps on deductions. Branstad demands spending limits before any higher tax. Hutchins notes talks on tax rise or budget cuts. Iowans from ITRAC oppose a sales tax increase hurting low and middle income residents.
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Terry Branstad
Senate
Bill Hutchins
D-Audubon
Wengert
ITRAC
Bartelme harassment case details emerge at trial
Testimony describes Bartelme facing hostile work conditions over months. Officers Kelly and Johnson recounts stress symptoms and friction with colleagues. Struve admits drawing tattling drawings, says he was suspended and retrained. Parking ticket dispute over Bartelme's car leads to political retaliation claims and a reprimand for Valley.
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Kelly
Dalaine
Ron Johnson
Evergre
Johnson
Richard Struve
Struve
Civil Service Commission
Stephen Valley
Valley
Larry Ralston
the Gazette
Department
Ashe Reveals AIDS Diagnosis After Health Crisis
Tennis great Arthur Ashe announced he has AIDS citing a 1983 heart operation as the source and said he is not sick and can function. He discussed toxoplasmosis, future goals, and noted Magic Johnson planned to speak with him while awaiting blood product questions.
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Arthur Ashe
Ashe
Cedar Rapids
Frank Magid and Associates Media Consultants
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ABC
the Gazette
Waterloo
Ted Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
John E. Hutchinson
St. Luke’s Hospital
New York City
Hutchinson
Hackensack Medical Center
New Jersey
Los Angeles Lakers
Earvin
Johnson
Lon Rosen
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