Meskwaki foster and adoption rules shape identity
Cultural guides from the Meskwaki Settlement outline how lineage determines tribal membership and benefits. Ray Young Bear explains that enrolled status requires direct patrilineal descent, influencing rights to votes and casino revenues while affilitated members may live on the settlement and work there.
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Regents leadership tested as Vilsack to name new regents
Critics say the nine member Board of Regents must appoint strong leaders to align the University of Iowa Iowa State University and University of Northern Iowa with state goals. By May 1 Governor Vilsack will name at least four new members to fill vacancies and steer efficiency amid a $590.6 million state fund and 68 000 students.
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Waukee
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Senate
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Iowa cities confront rising police and fire pensions
In 49 Iowa cities with police departments and some with full time fire protection, pension costs rise steadily. Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System contributions surged from 17 percent to 28.2 percent of wages for 2006, while employee contributions stayed at 9.35 percent. Cedar Rapids alone paid about $2.785 million annually three years earlier.
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Pension facts about Iowa Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System
The 1992 act consolidated 87 retirement plans for city police and fire employees. It holds $1.14 billion in assets with 3,835 members contributing and 3,428 receiving benefits across 49 Iowa cities including Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Marion. For the coming fiscal year it will pay $4.8 million, a 72 percent rise in three years with Iowa City and Marion showing larger percentage increases.
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Bush budget targets local police and environmental aid
President Bush's 2006 budget proposes cutting grants to local law enforcement and reducing spending for environmental protection and aid programs. The plan, around 2.5 trillion dollars, calls for smaller increases for low income school districts and a slight cut for the National Park Service, with fate uncertain in Congress.
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Bush budget plans major cuts to local police and fire grants
According to AP figures President Bush's budget would cut the 600 million local police grant program to 60 million next year and reduce firefighting grants from 715 million to 500 million. It also eliminates 300 million for states to incarcerate illegal aliens who commit crimes and trims EPA spending by six percent. Most cuts hit water programs benefiting lawmakers' districts. Senator Kent Conrad warns the move will fuel draconian cuts and worsen the situation.
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