Three Iowa universities seek budget hikes after enrollment surge
Iowa State University, the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa seek a total 4.47 million dollar increase to 1981-82 budgets. Increased student fees and cost recoveries drive most gains, with UNI also eyeing a new education doctorate program approval at today’s meeting.
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Fuel prices fall across Iowa in AAA survey
AAA Motor Club of Iowa reports a weekly drop in fuel prices at 70 stations statewide. Full service fuels average 1.269 per gallon while self service runs 1.175, with declines ranging from 1.3 to 2.5 cents across regular unleaded diesel and gasohol.
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Iowa House Approves Tax Break for Hiring Iowa Workers
The Iowa House passed a bill to let firms deduct 150 percent of wages for workers above a threshold based on a company’s past three years of Iowa staff. The plan, opposed by some for loopholes, heads to the Senate with doubts about passage.
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Partial victory for cigarette pricing reform in Iowa Senate
Iowa Senate supporters failed to repeal the 42 year old fair cigarette pricing law but won a narrow win to keep a 5 cent per package price increase and remove the 18 cent state tax from markup calculations. The vote was 25 to 24, short of the constitutional majority needed to pass.
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Iowa House Backs S&L Bank Bill Despite Criticism
The Iowa House approved a measure aiding faltering savings and loan institutions 95 to 4. It expands S and L powers while adjusting bank rules, with debate centered on bank holding company expansion limits and processing fees. The bill returns to the Senate with the 8 percent cap intact.
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