Band-Aid tax bill wins Senate approval in Des Moines
The Senate approved a House-passed property tax bill 45 to 3 aimed at curbing residential value increases to reflect farm land gains, addressing a rural urban shift. Critics call it a Band-Aid but backers say it steadies the tax system after last year’s reform.
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Des Moines
UPI
Senate
House
Warren Curtis
Robert D. Ray
Eugene Hill
D-Newton
State Comptroller’s Office
Curtis
Hill
Norman Rodgers
D-Adel
Rodgers
Iowa fire losses rise while deaths fall in 1977 report
Iowa shows higher fire losses rising from 35.5 to 46.7 million dollars from 1976 to 1977 while deaths drop 12 percent to 77. Commissioner Charles W. Larson cites fewer fires but more large blazes and notes smoking as the leading cause of deaths.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles W. Larson
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Larson
Great River Road Funds Approved by Senate Subcommittee
Senator John Culver says the Senate Transportation Subcommittee approved his amendment to provide 70 million dollars in federal funds for the Great River Road. The plan would split 35 million for each of the next two fiscal years to support state obligations along the Mississippi, with Iowa matching 8.5 million recently authorized. The Great River Road runs from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico as a scenic highway established by legislation.
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Washington
D.C
John Culver
Iowa
Senate Transportation Subcommittee
Culver
Mississippi River
Iowa House of Representatives
Great River
Mississippi
Minnesota
Gulf of Mexico
Legisla
Ton Culver
U.S. House of Representatives
Lansing
Dubuque
Muscatine
Fort Madison
Federal Highway Administration
Writing institute for teachers in Grant Wood area
A Grant Wood Area Education Agency division earned 45000 dollars to fund an in service project for southeastern Iowa teachers of writing. The Southeast Writing Institute runs June 12 to 30 at the University of Iowa with six teachers from each agency. Participants receive four graduate credits, tuition and a living stipend. Contact Dr. James S. Davis at 4401 Sixth St. SW Cedar Rapids 52404 or (319) 399-6784 for applications.
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Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Southeastern Iowa
University of Iowa
Southeast Writing Institute
James S. Davis
Grant Wood Area
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