08 Feb 2005
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 2005
Page
1
President Bush submits a 2.57 trillion dollar fiscal plan to Congress proposing defense and security boosts while trimming hundreds of domestic programs. The plan projects a 390 billion dollar deficit with higher airline and Amtrak costs, reduced farm subsidies, and cuts across agencies led by EPA and Education.
The 2006 USDA budget is set at 94.6 billion dollars, down from 94.9 billion in 2005 but above 72 billion in 2004. The Bush administration aims to save 5.7 million over ten years by restricting crop subsidy payments as part of the package.
The plan shows discretionary cuts of 788 million dollars from several agencies including the CDC and ACF and AOA, while Medicare grows 17 percent to 340 billion to fund a drug benefit. It cuts 2 billion from high school programs and 355 million from safe schools grants, boosting Pell, math and science funding, and consolidating 4.7 billion in block grants into a 3.7 billion development program. Public housing rises 14 percent to 5.7 billion with 2006 defense figures excluding Iraq and Afghanistan costs.
In Iowa the legal age for tattooing is 18 with parental permission not allowed. Despite the rule, minors and adults seek in home tattoos fueling complaints to Linn County Public Health. The state has about 170 parlors, up from 76 in 2000, with enforcement actions and calls for stricter regulation.
House Study Bill 17, introduced by Rep. Jeff Elgin, would allow Cedar Rapids Public Safety Commissioner Zahn to return to his former police job for up to ten years after leaving office. Current law allows a former company employee to return within six years, and Zahn’s term ends December 31.
Sharon and Abbas plan to declare an end to more than four years of conflict at a Sharm el Sheikh summit. They will also meet separately with President Bush at the White House. A cease-fire was finalized on the eve of the talks, signaling momentum after Arafat’s death and the Palestinian leadership change.
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