Iowa House approves early retirement incentive plan
The Iowa House approved a 60 million dollar early retirement package for state workers with a June 24 deadline, a shift from May 28. Eligible employees with ten years of service receive up to 25 years of $1,000 per year, paid over five years, plus five years of health benefits. The plan aims to save about 189.4 million over five years and prevents filling vacancies without management approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Eboynes Moines
Des Moines
Iowa House
Chet Culver
House
Legislative Services Agency
Senate
Marcella Frevert
D-Emmetsburg
Christopher
Rants
Sioux City
Chareby
Aol
Bishops press to keep 65 percent education tax credit
Catholic bishops urged Iowa lawmakers to preserve the 65 percent tax credit for donations to private school tuition funds and resist caps. They argue higher costs to the state if students move to public schools and note that 9,000 Catholic school students currently receive aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Q. Lynch
View Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
Martin Amos
Davenport
Amos
Chet Culver
Jeff Henderson
Archdiocese of Dubuque
Roundup of Iowa Senate actions on belts and insurance costs
Iowa Senate committees advanced a wide set of bills. A back-seat belt requirement for ages 11 to 17 moves toward floor debate. insurance rules would curb rate hikes tied to life events and allow contesting higher scores. A million gallon rain barrel effort from Cedar Rapids aims to cut runoff. House panel debated repeals of two old cage laws and a move of a intoxication in public place crime. Corrections budget gaps and veteran jail services were addressed, with public safety funding under review as troopers face staffing limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Transportation Committee
Iowa
Senate
Iowa Senate
Indian Creek Nature Center
Cedar Rapids
Capitol
Towa
Margaret Walter
Rob Hogg
Indiancreeknaturecenter.org
House Public Safety Committee
Justice Budget Subcommittee
State Department of Corrections
Legislative Services Agency
Chet Culver
House Veterans Affairs Commission
Public Safety
Eugene Meyer
Iowa State Patrol
Meyer
Brad Zaun
Urbandale
Culver
Lawmaker Warns Against Selling Naming Rights in State
Rep Ray Zirkelbach proposes House File 2167 to bar any state agency from selling naming rights for buildings or property under its control. He cautions universities could seek quick funding by renaming facilities such as Kinnick Stadium to corporate names. Des Moines Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinnick Stadium
Halliburton Kinnick Stadium
Blackwater Kinnick Stadium
Ray Zirkelbach
D-Monticello
El Nino outlook fails to warm Iowa winter
State Climatologist Harry Hillaker notes warmer El Nino forecasts did not materialize in January statewide. Iowa averaged 13.7 degrees, Cedar Rapids 13.6, making January the 33rd coldest in 188 years, with 1.33 inches of precipitation and persistent snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Gravelle
Gazette
Harry Hillaker
Cedar Rapids
Weather Service
Eastern
Iowa
Hillaker
Marion
University of Iowa reviews 108 graduate programs under task force
Provost Wallace Loh says the analysis of 108 graduate and doctoral programs has just begun and will include ample shared governance. Faculty worries focus on speed and external benchmarks as six task forces prepare final reports next week amid budget cuts and potential mergers or reorganizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NG Gazi
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Wallace Loh
Philosophy
Richard Fumerton
Loh
Lor
Also Mentioned on This Page
James.lynch
Gazcomm. Com
Gazetteonline
Capitol Digest
Clel Bandler
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Marsi Pedelty
Morgan Creek Park
Pedelty
Linn County Conservation Board
State Climatologist
Pacific Ocean
Upper
Midwest
National Weather Service
Gravelle
Gazcomm.com
Diane
Gazcomm
U.S
Canada
Nada Atte
Rick Whit Frigand
Othin Ith WeUhris Gass
Coralville & Lake
Dave Csanda
Rick White
Bro Brosdahl
Paul Sleeper
Brian Brosdahl
Giowashows
Brian Brosdah
Mary
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!