Branstad unveils sweeping changes to cut budget and jobs
Gov. Terry Branstad announces a plan to shrink state government by eliminating 963 jobs and cutting about 40 million in spending to close a projected 107 million shortfall. He calls for freezing operating budgets, consolidating agencies, and shifting to private operation of some stores while protecting property tax credits.
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Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Iowa
General Assembly
Four bids filed to setup Iowa lottery system
Four firms submitted bids for a multi million dollar contract to set up Iowa's lotto system. The winner will install up to 750 terminals statewide connected to a central computer and invest 11 to 13 million dollars in the system.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Lottery
Lottery
Carole Custer
Control Data
New York
Scientific Games
Atlanta
G-Tech
Providence
R.I
General Instrument Corp
Hunt Valley
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Levis Action
Levi Strauss & CO
Armstrong’s
Cicnaer
Cedar Rapids