GOP eyes $40 million for teacher pay amid budget cuts
Iowa GOP leaders vow to cut at least $30 million from the current $5 billion budget to cover an $170 million shortfall while preserving a $40 million teacher compensation fund. They aim for tax relief and targeted cuts, with focus on removing the state tax on Social Security benefits and delaying nonessential spending. The plan faces Gov. Vilsack’s resistance and a $8.2 million Medicaid miscalculation dispute.
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James Q. Lynch
Cedar Rapids
GOP
Iowa
Brent Siegrist
Council Bluffs
House
Christopher Rants
Sioux City
Iowa City
Siegrist
Tom Vilsack
Vilsack
Rants
Department of Human Services
DHS
Iowa Hospital Association
Greg Boattenhamer
Hospital Association
Births to Hispanic Mothers Rise Rapidly in Iowa
A study shows births to Hispanic mothers in Iowa more than doubled from 623 in 1990 to 1,739 in 1998 reflecting a growing Hispanic population. White non Hispanic births declined slightly while teen births fell from a 1995 peak of 11 percent to 10.6 percent in 1998, below the national 12.5 percent.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Child Trends
Kids Count
United States
U.S. Census Bureau
Willis Goudy
Iowa State University
Goudy
Water plant dispute hinges on tougher standards and future use
Waste water issues pit Agriprocessors and Iowa Turkish Products over a shared system. The dispute centers on who pays, but a bigger concern is the system's failure to protect the environment. Officials warn the plant must meet stricter standards or risk halting discharges that could harm the Yellow River and its tributaries.
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Yellow River
Hawker
Old Stone School in Lansing Faces Preservation Battle
Grants totaling thirty thousand dollars fund ideas to raise money and justify use for the Old Stone School. City leaders say the building cannot be saved and favor transferring ownership to a dedicated preservation group. Community members stress its statewide historic and architectural significance and urge preservation.
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Shirley Darling
Lansing
Lansing Stone School Corp
Vernon Blietz
Blietz
Bill Burke
Stone School
Cal
Zarwell
Chad Quick
Upper Explorers and Regional Planning Commission
Quick
Burke
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Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Community Federal Credit U
St. SW
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Pella
Centerville
Bloomfield
Grinnell
NCUA
Betty Zarwell
Sola Optical USA
Optical USA
Iowa Eye Center ‘ Oper
First Avenue
Cy Vi
Diane Gladwin
Sylvia Avenue
Great Buy
Omay Refrigerator
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Iten's
Iltens
2Nd Ave
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