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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 2003
Page
10
Iowa lawmakers vote 81 to 15 to lower the blood alcohol limit from 0.10 to 0.08 percent to qualify for about 64 million dollars in federal highway funds over five years. Opponents call it a money move, while supporters cite lives saved and future Senate debate looming.
Des Moines legislators reviewed a draft list from The Public Strategies Group that could trim at least 38 million dollars from the next fiscal year. Proposals include 27.5 million in local aid cuts, 30 million from shifting homestead credits to income tax, parking fine rule changes, and health care cost splits with employees.
A House committee gave unanimous approval to House File 57, extending mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse to clergy. The bill would place clergy alongside teachers and doctors among required reporters for abuse of children 12 and younger, with exemptions for confidential priestly disclosures during confession. The measure defines clergy to include religious groups beyond Christian denominations and clarifies Catholic priests need not breach the seal of confession.
Senate approves a 19.5 million measure to restore funds cut last session, preventing furloughs for correctional staff and boosting operations at Anamosa and Fort Madison prisons. Additional 1.7 million goes to Public Safety for troopers narcotics enforcement and fire marshal roles, with 2.3 million for indigent defense and 5.7 million to reduce child welfare wait lists.
Senate File 36, a 19.5 million supplemental appropriation for fiscal 2003, cleared 45 to 0 and moves to Gov. Tom Vilsack for signature. It funds Glenwood and Woodward centers, Mount Pleasant bed care, and restores furlough reductions and indigent defense budgets while noting potential 50 million in uncollected taxes.
Iowa lawmakers form private working groups to tackle broad topics like economic growth Medicaid and tax reform. The groups will decide whether to involve agencies and the public and must use the Legislature’s committee process when ideas become concrete. Secrecy cautions are raised by Rep Kuhn and others.
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