Iowa Senate approves county budget reform bill to streamline funds
The Iowa Senate passed a plan to consolidate more than 30 county funds into four accounts with ceilings on general fund and rural services levies. The bill now goes to Gov. Branstad for a July 1, 1984, enactment, amid warnings it could raise county taxes. Six senators opposed the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Sullivan
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
House
General Fund
Rural Services Fund
Terry Branstad
Rural Services
James Briles
Corning
Briles
Edgar Holden
R-Davenport
Lura
Mick Lura
Marshalltown
Joe Coleman
Clare
James Gallagher
Jesup
George Kinley
Bert Priebe
Algona
Thomas Slater
Council Bluffs
County Funds Overview for General Rural and Road Needs
Consolidated County Funds outline the General Fund for services benefiting all residents, Rural Services Fund targeting residents outside incorporated areas, Secondary Roads Funds for building and maintaining roads, and Debt Service Fund for principal and interest on general obligation bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Services
Debt Service Fund
John Wayne’s Sons Visit Winterset for Gun Unveiling
Michael Patrick and John Ethan Wayne will attend ceremonies in Winterset Iowa on May 2 for Colt Industries to unveil a commemorative .22 revolver named The Duke. The gun’s case engraving recalls John Wayne born May 26 1907 Winterset. The weapon will be donated to the John Wayne Birthplace Society for display.
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John Wayne
Winterset
Winterset, Iowa
Michael, Patrick
John Ethan Wayne
Colt Industries
Duke
Wayne
Iowa House approves arts jobs and mediation funding bill
The Iowa House added a $60 000 jobs program for out of work artists and a $150 000 grant for mediation centers to a $36.71 million state government budget bill. The measures passed 78 12 and 68 26 respectively as part of funding for state agencies and the Iowa Arts Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Daubenmier
Lazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Works Progress Administration
Iowa House
House
Governor’s Office
Iowa Arts Council
David Osterberg
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Chamber
Senate
Osterberg
Dust Bowl
Tom Jochum
D-Dubuque
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Iowa Development Commission
State Capitol
Governor's Office
Lieutenant Governor's Office
Terrace Hill
Attorney General’s Office
Iowa Supreme Court
General Services Administration
Iowa Merit Employment Department
Office For Planning and Programming
Iowa House approves longer catfish size rule to protect reproduction
The Iowa House passed 91 3 a bill allowing the Conservation Commission to raise the minimum commercial catfish length from 13 to 15 inches to protect breeding fish. Supporters cite a 90 percent female immaturity at 13 inches and a decline in numbers. opponents warn of impact on the commercial fishing industry and dining choices. The bill moves to Gov. Terry Branstad after Senate approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Daubenmier
Lazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Iowa
Iowa House
Chamber
Iowa Conservation Commission
Semor Tofte
R-Decorah
Roger Halvorson
R-Monona
Iowa City VA Center Wins Grant Boost
Washington announces $319000 from Iowa’s share of $878000 veteran assistance grants under the jobs bill. The funds support maintenance and repair of veterans facilities. Des Moines VA Center gets $484000 and Knoxville center $75000.
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Iowa City
Washington
Veterans Administration Center
Iowa
Roger Jepsen
Des Moines
Knoxville
Radio Marti bill would fund compensation and new AM 1180 broadcast
A House subcommittee approved legislation authorizing Radio Marti to broadcast from Florida on AM 1180 to Cuba and providing 5 million dollars to compensate U S radio stations harmed by Cuban interference. The plan also allows purchasing airtime on commercial stations, though officials doubt its practicality.
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David Lynch Gazette
Washington
U.S. House
Foreign Affairs Committee
Board of International Broadcasting
Florida
Cuba
Voice of America
Subcommittee On
International Operations
U.S
Iowa
Des Moines
WHO
House
Senate
Charles Grassley
Marathon
Fla
Dante Fascell
D-Florida
Radio Marti
Fascell
Burlington Woman Dies of Natural Causes in Rural Des Moines County
Shirley Mae Life, 35, was found dead in a car on a gravel road near Burlington. Pathologist Dr. Ralph Rettenmeier ruled the death a cerebral hemorrhage with no signs of foul play, consistent with investigators’ findings.
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Burlington
Des Moines
Ralph Rettenmeier
Shirley Mae Life
Rettenmeier
Cigarette Suspected in Grinnell Fire Killing Man
Grinnell man Dave Robson, 29, died when a basement apartment fire gutted the residence. Fire Marshal Jim Ahrens said the blaze likely started in a sofa and may have smoldered from a cigarette. Robson was found face down in a bathtub. On this date in 1865 Booth was captured near Port Royal Virginia.
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Grinnell
Dave Robson
Jim Ahrens
Robson
Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Port Royal
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D-Adel
D-Algona
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Lown City
Jochum
Appropriations Committee
Rodney Halvorson
D-Fort Dodge
Mississippi River
Westdale
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Tex Critter’s Pizza
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