Compassionate conservatism boosts oil tax break in Texas
Molly Ivins critiques a $45 million Texas oil and gas tax break aimed at tiny wells. She notes the policy mirrors old conservatism by favoring industry while Texas residents face tax burdens and weak health care. The piece cites TIPRO, comptroller data, and Urban Institute findings to argue disparities persist under compassionate rhetoric.
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Gazette promotes agriculture with soybean ink and recycling
The Gazette highlights its use of soybean ink and recycled newsprint to support agriculture. It encourages readers to recycle by dropping newspapers at City Carton on Sixth St or using the nearest recycling location.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Rates and Contact
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Corrections and clarifications from The Gazette notice
Victoria Floyd of Marion charged with assault causing bodily injury after injuring her husband Mark Floyd at their home Sunday. The Linn County log corrected the husband’s last name. Tickets at the door for Ronnie Baker Brooks at 3rd Street Live tonight are $10 or $7 for Linn County Blues Society members. advance sales were incorrectly reported. The 1 percent local option sales tax in Cedar Rapids evolved from but was not the direct proposal of Foresight 2020 planning. The group had proposed housing and entrepreneurial funds via a sales tax, later shifted to capital projects in Linn County last June. The Gazette will publish corrections for accuracy and completeness of news reports. Phone 398-8313.
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Summit tackles biosafety risks of gene engineered crops
International negotiators from 174 nations meet in Cartagena to shape the Biosafety Protocol governing gene engineered crops such as potatoes cotton grains and trees. Debates center on health and environmental risks licensing rights and potential impacts on global trade plus concerns over private investigators policing seed savings.
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