Phantom student formula gains House committee approval
Iowa House Education Committee backed a bill to increase phantom students for state school aid. The plan would forgive 100 percent of the first 3 percent decline and half of losses over 3 percent, adding about 7,000 phantoms and bringing total to around 28,000 by 1981-82, at an estimated cost of 18 million dollars.
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Des Moines
House Education Committee
Jim Rose
State Comptroller’s Office
Rose
John Patchett
D-North Liberty
Education Unit
GOP chairman raps Carter at Lincoln Day dinner
In Des Moines GOP chairman Bill Brock assailed the Carter administration on inflation taxes and bureaucracy at the Lincoln Day dinner. He urged no pay raises for federal workers and a hiring freeze while ridiculing foreign policy as weak. About 900 attendees paid 50 per plate, netting roughly 38 000. On this date in 753 B C Rome was founded.
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Des Moines
Bill Brock
Republican National Committee
Carter
Department of Energy
Brock
GOP
Ray backs higher usury rate but not a plan
Gov. Robert Ray said he favors raising Iowa’s 9 percent usury rate but will not draft a proposal. He urged the Legislature to act first unless lawmakers commit to a specific plan to ease home loan shortages. Representative Arthur Small criticized the stance as disappointing.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Ray
Arthur Small
Iowa City
House Commerce Committee
Iowa Senator Discusses Usury Flexibility and Blind Commission Probe
State Senator Ray signaled support for a flexible usury rate tied to economic indicators to address a real money shortage. He also backed the Iowa Commission for the Blind inquiry, asserting former Director Kenneth Jernigan did not remove pertinent files and that electronic surveillance and weapon reports are baseless. Federal investigators were brought in to verify those claims.
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Small
Ray
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Kenneth Jernigan
Commission
Classified Ad Sparks Big Community Response
A small classified advertisement drew an unexpectedly large reaction from residents, illustrating the power of a simple notice to mobilize local interest and engagement.
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Classified
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