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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1997
Page
14
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad calls for a three tier system delaying full driving privileges. Teens would hold an intermediate license at 16 with night restrictions and must be crash free to advance. Learner permits start at 14 with 12 hours supervision and six months duration.
Readlyn Fire Chief Brian Meyer says the Farmers Co op Elevator fire started Monday night and could be extinguished after salvage crews remove about 40,000 bushels of soybeans worth over 250000. The State Fire Marshal will probe the blaze with help from Denver and Tripoli departments.
Iowa residents named on the child abuse registry had until Tuesday to seek case reviews under a new law allowing removal if injury or risk was small. About 200 people applied, while the registry lists roughly 49,000 parents guardians or caretakers. Stephen Scott of the Iowa National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse called the low number indicative that most listings are appropriate.
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller asks lawmakers to fund Juvenile Court liaison officers in fifth through ninth grade schools to curb misbehavior and support at risk youth. He cites the Cedar Rapids DART School Connection program as a model and estimates about 3 million dollars annually for 100 officers, each costing around 30 thousand dollars.
Iowa reports an $816 million general fund surplus for the year ended June 30, 1997, a record that with Gov. Terry Branstad backing a $60 million tax cut signals planning for fiscal 1999. Officials expect a $845 million surplus next year and note a slow decline to about 1.7 percent above reserves by 2001 as tax cuts mature.
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