Corridor loses House battle over sharing sales tax revenue
Corridor House members fought to protect school infrastructure revenue from being shared with other districts. The measure would repeal the 1 percent SISO approved by all counties and raise the statewide tax from 5 to 6 percent, directing funds to schools or property tax relief. The bill passed 59 to 41 without the protections sought.
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James
Gazette
Des Moines
Linn
Johnson County
Mary Mascher
Oiowa City
Area House votes on education funding equity bill
Lawmakers debate using Linn and Johnson county sales tax revenue to fund school buildings and cut property taxes statewide. Rep Reasoner says the measure seeks equity, with a projected 207 million in tax relief over six years, while opponents warn about business burdens and constitutional concerns. Mascher seeks Senate amendments to aid Linn Johnson taxpayers.
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Mike Reasoner
D-Creston
Linn
Johnson
Paulsen
Mascher
Senate
Johnson County
Former Iowa lawmaker recalls early smoking ban effort
James Q. Lynch notes Des Moines Democrat Jim Wells pushed a 1975 bill to ban tobacco smoking in public places. The idea faced strong opposition yet evolved into a limited statewide smoking ban approved 33 years later. Colleague Wally Horn recalls Wells was ahead of his time and helped spark other reforms like the right turn on red.
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James Q. Lynch
Gazette
ES Moines
Jim Wells
Iowa House
Senate
Wells
Des Moines
Wally Horn
Cedar Rapids
Jim
Quaker Oats
Shirley
Joan Lipsky
Horn
Iowa lawmakers approve highway funding fee package
The Senate Ways and Means Committee advanced a compromise raising motor vehicle registration and title fees to generate over 128 million through 2012. New pickups face weight based assessments, business-trade trucks capped at 150 for 2010, with a gradual decline. Fees on trailers motorcycles and titles rise, with a new vehicle registration levy protecting road use funds.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
Chet Culver
Senate
Ways and Means
House
Capitol Digest: Iowa road fee hikes eyed and budget talks drag
Eastern Iowans read a summary of legislative moves. A fee hike plan to fund road improvements drew quotes from Sen. Mark Zieman. Budget negotiators warned of delays in finalizing fiscal 2009 spending, with Democrats aiming to use about 40 million of the surplus to bridge a 2 percent gap. A Secure Identity bill cleared the Senate 47 to 0 to require breach notices, but was sent back to the House after dropping criminal penalties for officials who sell data.
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D-Oskaloosa
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Senate
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R-Gladbrook
Iowa
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Council Bluffs
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Mark Zieman
Postville
Bob Dvorsky
Coralville
Senate Appropriations Committee
Parker and Morgan reportedly end engagement after long romance
Mary-Louise Parker and Jeffrey Dean Morgan reportedly split after dating since 2006 with a brief June split last year. A close source says differing lifestyles ended the engagement though Parker still holds Morgan in high regard and hopes to remain friends.
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Associated Press
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Weeds
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
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Morgan
Denny
Neil Diamond to perform at Fenway Park in Boston
Neil Diamond will headline a concert August 23 at Fenway Park Boston as part of his world tour. The announcement aired during the Red Sox home opener eighth inning sing along of Sweet Caroline with Red Sox owner Tom Werner appearing in a new scoreboard video.
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Boston
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Sweet Caroline
Red Sox
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Tom Werner
Former bodyguard sues Lohan over unpaid wages
David Kim, who says he worked as a bodyguard for Lindsay Lohan, filed a Los Angeles Superior Court suit naming Lohan, Crossheart Productions, and 50 unnamed defendants. He alleges 19 weeks of employment with no payment totaling more than 55 000 dollars, citing breach of oral contract and California labor code violations. A Lohan representative denied any connection to the matter.
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Lindsay Lohan
David Kim
Los Angeles
Lohan
Crossheart Productions
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Kim
California
Former Miss Nevada pleads to pay fines in plea deal
Katherine N. Rees 23 pleaded no contest to speeding, no proof of insurance, and expired registration. Prosecutors dropped a resisting arrest charge in exchange for fines. Rees and her lawyer may pursue a federal civil rights claim over the Feb. 6 arrest and alleged police brutality against two Las Vegas officers.
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Katherine N
Katie” Rees
Rees
Las Vegas
Today s birthdays mix stars from film, TV and music
Notable celebrants include Harry Morgan Max von Sydow Liz Sheridan Omar Sharif John Madden Robbie Smith Don Meredith Terre Roche Steven Gustafson Tim Herb Alexander Kenny Lattimore Bunny Wailer Steven Seagal Peter MacNicol Babyface Brian Setzer Afrika Bambaataa Katrina Leskanich Q Tip Shemekia Copeland Chyler Leigh Ryan Merriman Mandy Moore Haley Joel Osment and others marking ages around the 20s to 60s in a roundup of famous birthdays.
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Dragnet
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Liz Sheridan
Seinfeld
Omar Sharif
Deee
John Madden
Robbie Smith
the Spinners
Don Meredith
Terre Roche
the Roches
Steven Gustafson
Maniacs
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Tim “Herb” Alexander
Primus
Kenny Lattimore
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Bunny Wailer
Steven Seagal
Peter MacNicol
Ally McBeal
Babyface
Brian Setzer
Afrika Bambaataa
Katrina Leskanich
Q-Tip
Deaths of Bishop S C Madison and Abe Osheroff
Bishop S C Madison, 86, of Washington led the United House of Prayer for All People, a large black denomination, died Saturday with no cause given. Abe Osheroff, 92, of Seattle, a social activist who fought in the Spanish Civil War with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, died Sunday of a heart attack.
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S.C. Madison
Washington
United House of Prayer For All People
Abe Osheroff
Seattle
Abraham Lincoln Brigade
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