No more raids on Senior Living Trust
Gazette editors urge Iowa to halt raids on the Senior Living Trust Fund after a $48 million raid to cover Medicaid during the budget crisis. The editorial says the fund, created with federal support, finances elder services and conversions to assisted living and calls for stricter safeguards against future borrows.
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Senior Living
Senior Living Trust Fund
Senior Living Trust
Iowa
Tom Vilsack
Vilsack
Iowa senators push for ban on embryonic cloning
The editorial argues lawmakers should have limited input on lab work as Iowa House approves an 88 to 3 ban on human cloning. It warns the measure could shut Iowa researchers out of crucial medical discoveries, noting research may continue elsewhere and highlighting uncertainties about embryonic versus adult stem cells.
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Iowa
House
Congress
Saudis irate at U S policy pressure in Mideast
Trudy Rubin reports from Riyadh that Saudi businessmen feel the Bush Mideast policy lacks grounding in on the ground realities. Arabs blame U S support for Israeli actions in the West Bank and reject pressuring Arafat while Sharon keeps vast parts of the West Bank. The piece highlights Abdullah's plan for normalizing ties with Israel in exchange for a 1967 border withdrawal, and Prince Turki al Faisal stresses a two state solution as the path to regional harmony.
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Trudy Rubin
Iyadh
Saudi Arabia
Colin Powell
Middle East
U.S
Bush
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
George W
Powell
United States
America
West Bank
Al-Jazeera
Sharon
Jordan
Egypt
Abdullah
Arab League
Israel
Turki al-Faisal
Crown Prince
Prince Turki
Iowa Families Face GOP Budget Critique Across State
Dave Neil of UAW Iowa Community Action Program condemns the Republican budget for raising prescription drug co pays for seniors, removing 3 000 children from HAWE I health care rolls, and cutting funding to Regents universities and community colleges. He urges passing Gov Vilsack’s plan to protect working families.
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Iowa
Jeff Lamberti
R-Ankeny
Regents Universities
Tom Vilsack
Harkin Accused of Soft Money Tactics in Iowa Campaigns
The Gazette quotes Sen. Tom Harkin denying soft money use while critics say his campaign account channels funds to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to influence Iowa races. The correspondent accuses him of evasive, incomplete truth-telling about campaign finance practices.
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Tom Harkin
Gazette
Harkin
Iowa
Opposition to federal BAC mandate voiced by local reader
Dave Ameling of Ossian argues against a nationwide .08 BAC standard urging states to resist perceived federal coercion. He questions data validity and points to states rights, urging legal challenges and Supreme Court review instead of new laws.
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U.S. Congress
GOP
Supreme Court
Congress
Iowa
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Dave Ameling
Ossian
Poll Iowans back big raise in cigarette tax
A reader argues the cigarette tax hike is discrimination against smokers and highlights a $113 million budget fix. He notes a 500 voter poll and criticizes state spending, urging broader state options instead of penalizing a single group.
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