03 Feb 2000
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 2000
Page
1
Football recruits from across the nation sign with Iowa Iowa State and UNI. Kansas freshmen Nick Collison and Kirk Hinrich return home as the Jayhawks face Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Federal Reserve raised borrowing costs for the fourth time in eight months.
Several immigrants and refugees tell state lawmakers they face delays in processing visas and residency papers. They urge faster reviews, citing long waits and extended uncertainty affecting families and work.
A Johnson County jury declared on Wednesday that Alvin Hummel is a sexually violent predator. The decision follows evidence presented during the trial and sets the formal designation and potential follow up actions.
From movie possibilities to look-alikes the Kurt Warner craze grows. Friday’s Ramblin’ focuses on this football star’s enduring appeal and wide fan interest.
Mayor Lee Clancey reported a panel of state education and business leaders will likely back placing the $270 million Iowa Child project in Cedar Rapids. The plan envisions a five acre, 20 story complex with a 300 student lab school, rainforest, science center and aquarium linked nationwide via the Iowa Communications Network. Former Gov. Robert Ray leads the feasibility study with funding from multiple sources. Townsend’s Cedar Rapids reception signals strong local support and potential economic benefits including 3,000 jobs and $4 million in state tax receipts.
Edison Schools has ended its brief plan to manage seven Cedar Rapids schools citing involvement by an anti tax group ALOT. Keith Wilson said the $12 million proposal came from ALOT not Edison and Edison will only negotiate with the Cedar Rapids school district going forward. Cedar Rapids Superintendent Lew Finch criticized ALOT and left the door open for future private management options depending on district decisions.
The Senate backs a Republican plan to raise the minimum wage by one dollar an hour over three years. White House and Democrats oppose the $18 billion tax cut package for small business owners, making the final version uncertain. Parties clash over a two year phase-in and campaign implications.
Seven Democratic Iowa senators introduced a bill to lift the state minimum wage from 5.15 to 6.15 on January 1, 2001 and to 7.15 on January 1, 2002. The move ties to a broader bankruptcy bill backed by the White House and faces uncertain fate in the House amid competing proposals and tax-cut plans.
Iowa Sen. Mary Lundby protests DHS secrecy after the Spirit Lake toddler Shelby Duis died amid seven abuse reports. The 2 year old suffered massive head injuries and remains case under review as her mother Heidi Watkins and boyfriend Jessie Wendelsdorf face first degree murder charges. Lundby urges openness and possible changes to reveal more abuse case information.
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