Culver to sign Ellis Harbor boat house bill today
Iowa Governor Chet Culver will sign HF 2484 at 4 p.m. signaling a rebuilding boom for Ellis Harbor boat houses. The measure exempts docks from state harbor rules if in large cities and counties, restoring pre flood policy under local River Recreation Commission rules.
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Dave Franzman
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Chet Culver
Ellis Harbor
Harbor
Dave Fear
Fear
River Recreation Commission
Parks and Recreation Department
Julie Sina
Lina
Washington students protest possible teacher cuts
Washington High School students staged a sit in outside the main office to voiced their opposition to budget driven teacher layoffs. Interim Superintendent Dave Sextro says 12 severance notices have been issued district wide while a near one million dollar shortfall and declining enrollment force staffing cuts and potential arbitration with the Washington Teachers Association.
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Washington
Ve Gazette
Washington, Iowa
Ethan Black
Washington High School
Dave Sextro
Sextro
Suzy Card
Washington Teachers Association
Card
Sextra
Caro
County officials urge caution on gravel roads
Linn and Johnson counties face soggy spring road conditions as gravel routes like Holmans Road in Mount Vernon remain impassable. Authorities closed sections after a garbage truck got stuck and overweight Waste Management vehicles triggered weight limits. Drivers are urged to use caution and expect closures until the ground dries.
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Justin Foss
KCRG
Schmatt
Nick Bettis
Roads Department
Holmans
Johnson County
Kevin Hackathorn
Secondary Roads Department
Hackathorn
Bettis
Linn
Justin.foss
Kcrg.com
Iowa City schools propose smaller tax increase for next year
Iowa City school district staff urge a 14.69 per thousand rate for July 1 start, a 3.52 percent rise and well below the earlier 7.39 percent plan as state budget adds funds. Superintendent Plugge warns cash reserves may be too low for another midyear cut and borrowing could be needed. a $100 000 home would pay $689.16, up $42.19.
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Gregg Hennigan
Ing
Iowa City
Lane Plugge
Gregg.hennigan
Gazcomm.com
Mechanicsville Woman Pleads to Extortion Case
Mary Kathryn Moravek a 51 year old Mechanicsville woman pleaded guilty to extortion for demanding one million dollars to drop a complaint about illegal campaign contributions by Iowans for Tax Relief and its employees. She met an undercover detective believing he carried thirty thousand dollars. Sentencing is set for May 21 at 9 a.m.
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Muscatine
Mechanicsville
Mary Kathryn Moravek
Iowans
David Stanley
Moravek
Iowans For Tax Relief
Cloyd
Robbie” Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Robinson
the Gazette
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Gulver
Dave.franzman
Liz Martin
Hiawatha
Jacob Dittmar
Spencer
Willems
Ane
Aerfeld
I.C. School District
Merfeld
Mercycare.org
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