Lawmakers gain tax break on travel deductions
The federal rule lets state legislators living over 50 miles from their capitol deduct up to 139 a day for any session day and even for weekends or short recesses. The break, now permanent, reduces tax bills for lawmakers in states like Massachusetts and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Boston
Congress
Massachusetts
California
State Assembly
Senate
House
Internal Revenue Service
Washington
IRS
Wilson Fadely
Sacramento
Calif
Illinois
Springfield
Steven D. Pierce
William F. Weld
Pierce
Westfield
Environment fades in Iowa Legislature on tank rules and costs
The Iowa legislature debates environmental policy amid cost concerns and federal changes. lawmakers cite risk based assessments for underground tanks and urge balance between protection and expense while Democrats and Republicans clash over rollbacks and future regulation. Farmers' practices and recycling efforts are noted as indicators of growing environmental awareness among Iowans.
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Terry Branstad
Brad Banks
Westfield
Larry Wilson
State Department of Natural Resources
Wilson
Department of Natural Resources
Banks
Iowa
Senate
House
Bill Fink
D-Carlisle
Senate Natural Resources, Environment and Energy Committee
Fink
Vikings
Joe
Sandy Greiner
R-Keota
House Environmental Protection Committee
Greiner
Internet and Extremist Messaging on Mideast Verse online
In a new electronic newsletter the Mideast and Muslim debates appear online where free speech champions warn against censorship while extremists use the Internet to propagate. Officials note encrypted email and remailers may hide plotting, while watchdogs push for exposure and law enforcement involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Eric Tachibana
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Mideast
Jerusalem One _ gopher
Jerusalem
Voice of America
U.S
Mujahideen
Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman
San American Islamic Group
Islam Report
Dzhokar Dudayev
Public Meetings Schedule For Buena Vista and Surrounding Areas
A listing details three public meeting slots in Iowa during late April and early May 1995. The first is April 26 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Second Floor Public Meeting Room at Buena Vista County Courthouse, Storm Lake. The second is May 2 at 6:7 p.m. in the Conference Room at Southwest Iowa Transportation Center, Atlantic. The third is May 3 at 1:30 p.m. in the Board Conference Room at Johnson County Administration Building, Iowa City.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
DOT
Iowa Transportation Commission
Federal Highway Administration
FHWA
Federal Transit Administration
FTA
State University and Community College
Metropolitan Planning Organization
MPO
Regional Planning Affiliation
RPA
DOT Central
Ames
DOT Transportation Center
Mason City
Sioux City
Atlantic
Fairfield
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Transportation Center
Sixth St. N.E
Buena Vista County
E. Fifth St
Storm Lake
U.S. 71
U.S. 6
Johnson County Administration
South Dubuque St
Iowa City
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Newt Gingrich
the Roosevelt
Walter Kinch
Earth
Tachibana
Tom Halpern
Anti-Defamation League
Halpern
Levitt
Botanical Center
E. River Drive
Des Moines
W. Briggs
Roosevelt
Independent & Assisted Living Retirement
1St Ave
Interne
Palestine Net
Hamas
Westlake
Alguds
New Life Fitness World
C.R. West
C.R. East
Downtown
Hotmne
Grant Woop Anes Education Agency
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