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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1992
Page
14
University of Iowa and UNI researchers press a coordinated statewide plan to curb gang activity in Iowa. They seek 2 million to 3 million in federal grants for job training and youth services, warning gangs threaten quality of life as violence and illegal drug traffic rise.
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad calls for a policy requiring elected leaders in key roles to disclose income sources and tax returns to prevent conflicts of interest. He backs a ban on honoraria for public officials and suggests extending tax disclosure to legislative leaders, while defending his own past disclosures and a vehicle tax issue.
Des Moines IA AP Democrats unveil a package of juvenile crime measures including 50 percent more space for detained youths in Polk County, detaining runaways up to 24 hours, extended juvenile control past 18, a new juvenile corrections division, moves to try youths as adults for serious charges, and expanded offender records. Governor Branstad supports related measures including tougher limits on ages and death penalty proposals.
Former Iowa Senate President Joe Welsh is listed as owed 4426 for sales work with Institutional Treasury Management of Irvine California, accused of defrauding the Iowa Trust Fund. Welsh, a Dubuque Democrat, stepped down amid an ethics probe. a court receiver notes 12 employees are owed money as of January 31, with 1990 payment of about 16000 and 1991 owed nearly 38000, though payment status is unclear.
Democrats in the Iowa Senate drafted a plan to trim 5 percent from Branstad's 3.3 billion dollar budget to reserve funds for state worker pay raises won in arbitration. The move aims to cover potential costs if the state loses its legal appeal over the raises, which a District Court judge upheld and the state is appealing to the Iowa Supreme Court.
Twenty-one House Democrats release a plan to raise about 110 million dollars by shifting income tax to the wealthy, limiting homestead and farmland credits, and broadening the sales tax to cover services. The proposal would simplify state income tax to 32 percent of federal liability, benefiting filers earning 50 thousand dollars or less while imposing higher costs on those earning 75 thousand or more. The plan limits homestead credit to homes under 100 thousand and redirects agricultural land credits to family farms. It also aims to tax nearly two dozen services including legal, accounting, travel, design, veterinary care, and computer services, with sponsors led by Rep Bill Bernau.
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