Branstad Defends School Aid Plan Amid GOP Criticism
Gov. Terry Branstad defends a $1.1 billion rewrite of the school aid formula against GOP critics saying it serves all Iowans. He argues the plan gains support from educational groups and Democrats while addressing phantom student subsidies and local funding flexibility through five year tax levies.
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IDOT to Hire Firm for Iowa Recreational Trails Study
Iowa Department of Transportation expected to hire Burton Aschman & Associates of Minneapolis to conduct an 11 month survey assessing statewide trail needs and priorities. The study, priced at 187041 dollars, aims to guide a long term trail system plan and present findings to the Legislature in January 1990. A joint IDOT DNR and Economic Development panel will oversee the project with work possibly starting in March.
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Senate restricts inmate labor and tightens ID rules
The Iowa Senate approved a bill banning employers involved in strikes or labor boycotts from hiring inmates in work release, amid opposition claiming it clashes with right to work. It also approved tattoo permits with penalties for minors and a misdemeanor for producing or possessing fake IDs. The package also targets possession of unauthorized motor vehicle licenses with up to 30 days in jail and a $100 fine.
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Des Moines
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Moscow
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Dottumwa
Grant fund tapped for water work
Des Moines Gov. Terry Branstad authorized transferring 4 million dollars from a federal block grant to upgrade water systems in southern Iowa small towns. The move supports 25 to 30 communities with 16 million dollars managed by the Iowa Department of Economic Development to improve drought plagued water supplies.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Iowa Department of Economic Development
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van Wert
Delphus
Iowa college president to head national board
Kenneth Weller, president of Central College in Pella, named chairman of the board of directors of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. Thomas Feld of Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids named to a three year term on the board as one of three Region VII representatives on the NAICU eight region national board.
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Kenneth Weller
Central College
Pella
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Thomas Feld
Mount Mercy College
Cedar Rapids
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