Iowa City Charter Changes Expand Signatures for Initiatives
The Iowa City Council approved charter amendments by a 6-0 vote to raise the required initiative signatures from 2500 to 3600 and to allow non registered residents to sign. The measure followed months of Charter Review Commission work and faces mixed poll support with a notable tilt for direct mayoral elections.
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Iowa City
Terry Dickens
Charter Review Commission
Michelle Payne
Hawkeye
Hawkeye Poll Cooperative
University of Iowa
Johnson County
Frederick Boehmke
Iowa Social Science Research Center
Commission
Iowa House approves 365.2 million DOT budget with warning
The Iowa House passed a 365.2 million dollar budget for the Department of Transportation for 2016 2017 by a 93 to 2 vote citing ongoing funding needs Rep Dennis Cohoon says fuel tax revenue will fall short in 2.5 years and lawmakers must consider another transportation funding increase sooner rather than later The bill now goes to the Senate with the fuel tax increase taking effect March 1 increasing the DOTs construction budget this year
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Des Moines
Iowa Department of Transportation
Iowa
DOT
Senate
Dennis Cohoon
D-Burlington
Legislative Services Agency
Cohoon
Branstads report lower 2014 income but higher taxes
Gov. Terry Branstad and wife Chris released their 2014 tax returns showing income fell from 226,728 in 2013 to 191,311 while total tax liability rose to 32,107. Their earnings include 127,993 from the governor's salary and 54,980 in pension benefits with 81,379 rental income from post office properties.
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Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Chris
Branstads
Iowa
Liberty Banshares
Holy Family Catholic
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Holy Land
American Heart Association
Girl Scouts
Variety
Susan G. Komen Foundation
Boys and Girls Clubs
Des Moines University
Young Women’s Resource Center
Botanical Center
Terrace Hill Foundations
Boone County Hospital Foundation
Lake Mills
North English
Lake Park
Lohrville
Olin
Packard
Manly
Dunlap
Extra
Guttenberg
Seymour
LeClaire
Sibley
Ward
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the Gazette
University of Iowa Hawkeye
Mitchell.schmidt
Thegazette
James Q. Lynch
Gazette
James. Lynch
Thegazette.com
Jamie Ward
IRS
Matt
Hinch
Christ the King
Holy Trinity Catholic Churches
Dowling
James Lynch
Evergreen Packaging
Carton Recycling
Sustainable Business
Cedar Rapids
Evergreen. Packaging
Hibachi
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