Democrats unveil broad tax breaks plan for big investments
Gazette Des Moines Bureau reports Senate Democrats propose a 20 year 30 percent property tax exemption plus credits for companies investing at least 100 million dollars and creating 100 jobs with good wages benefits and training. The plan targets new or expanded ventures and could cover Ipsco's proposed 360 million plant in Muscatine County.
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DES Moines
Senate
Democrats
Ipsco Inc
Muscatine County
Regents face budget clash over salary requests
Iowa lawmakers questioned the credibility of university salary requests as regents seek 17.4 million for 1995. Sen. Michael Connolly and ISU President Martin Jischke warned cuts and reallocations could follow if funds are reduced. University leaders defended budgeting amid mixed funding sources.
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Rod Boshart Johnston
State University
Michael Connolly
Dubuque
Terry Branstad
Regents
Connolly
R. Wayne Richey
State Board of Regents
Richey
University of Iowa
Hunter Rawlings
U of I
Iowa State University
Martin Jischke
Education panel debuts fiber optic link with three universities
The Iowa Legislature's education budget panel held the first video committee meeting via the Iowa Communications Network connecting ISU Ames, UI Iowa City, and UNI Cedar Falls. The multisite hookup cost $5 per hour per site and could save travel time amid bad weather.
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Education
Iowa Communications
John Kibbie
D-Emmetsburg
Kibbie
Iowa
State University
Capitol
Martin Jischke
Iowa State University
Ames
Hunter Rawlings
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Constantine Curris
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Jischke
Curris
Local Photo Reprint Offers From The Gazette
You can purchase reprints of local photographs published in The Gazette. Call 398-8322 for details.
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Deadline Looms on School Funding Talks in Iowa
Iowa lawmakers race to avert missing the 30 day deadline for next year s K 12 growth rate. House Republicans propose 2.1 percent growth about 14.3 million below the Senate plan. Senate leaders warn of a hostage style protest if no accord by Thursday.
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Des Moines
House
Brent Siegrist
Council Bluffs
Senate
General Assembly
Jack Rife
Durant
Rife
Michael Connolly
Dubuque
Senate Education Committee
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Ipsco
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