Democrats push to set 2016 state school aid now
Iowa legislative Democrats cite a survey showing 98 percent of 214 superintendents oppose delaying school funding. They back a 6 percent boost in base budgets and categorical funds for 2016, replacing local property taxes with state dollars, while Republicans seek revenue clarity before setting aid.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Falls
John Robbins
Herman Quirmbach
Ames
Sharon Steckman
Mason City
House
Terry Branstad
Lews
School Foundation
Iowa Senate
Quirmbach
Senate Education Committee
Iowa State University
Senate Democrats
Inez Joelson
Laurens-Marathon
Traffic camera ban likely dead but new rules proposed
Iowa lawmakers debate traffic enforcement cameras with DOT rules requiring justification for use and signage. Rep. Walt Rovers backs rules as last resort for safety, while Sen. Brad Zaun vows to pursue amendments to ban cameras. Committee schedules and protests highlight split on statewide uniformity.
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Des Moines
Walt Rovers
Cedar Falls
Rovers
Department of Transportation
DOT
Paul Trombino
Administrative Rules Review Committee
Capitol
House ‘Transportation Committee
House Transportation Committee
Josh Byrnes
R-Osage
Byrnes
Brad Zaun
Urbandale
Zaun
Cedar Rapids man testifies on stabbing attack at apartment
Frederick Rottmiller 72 identifies Theodore Gathercole 51 as the attacker in the June 16 2013 stabbing that left Rottmiller with life threatening injuries. He recalled being attacked while opening a truck door for Gathercole who had sought money earlier. The trial details prior cash requests and witness accounts as police note lack of DNA or fingerprints.
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Cedar Rapids
Frederick Rottmiller
Theodore Gathercole
Gathercole
Rottmiller
Stephen Darling
Minneapolis
Jon Alberts
Darling
St. Luke's Hospital
University of Iowa
Veteran’s Hospital
Linn County
Brian Sissel
Startin
Johnson County OKs 4 percent raises for elected officials
Johnson County supervisors back a 4 percent raise for 10 elected officials starting July 1 plus an extra $5,000 for the sheriff, while cutting a new property evidence technician position to fund the increase. Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek argued for the change to reflect duties, but critics called it a disparity.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Board of Supervisors
Janelle Rettig
Pat Harney
Rettig
Rod Sullivan
Lonny Pulkra
Bek
Pulkrabek
Iowa
Sheriffs Office
Kim Painter
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