Iowa City students lobby for right to vote
Iowa City City High School government students visited the Statehouse in Des Moines to urge lawmakers to let 17 year olds vote in school board elections. They met supporters like Rep. Vicki Lensing and Dick Myers, but encountered hesitation from other lawmakers. the plan would need a constitutional amendment and faces uncertain backing.
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Iowa Senate approves 5 year license fee hike plan
Des Moines reports show a transportation package gaining Senate approval by a 454 to 0 vote. The plan raises the annual license fee from 4 to 5 dollars for five fiscal years starting July 1 to raise about 14 million for the Department of Transportation licensing and records system update. Also covered a bill to close a data infusion loophole and a proposal to add character education and service learning to school curriculums.
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GOP House aims to aid property taxpayers in Iowa
Iowa House Republicans propose five property tax protection measures to curb county carryovers and require a 60 percent supermajority to shift tax burden. Proposals tighten local option sales tax use, curb general to rural fund shifts, and mandate disclosure of fund balances over 25 percent. Critics call it a mixed bag while lawmakers argue it boosts accountability.
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Iowa considers modified 3.5 percent flat income tax
Plan to adopt a simplified flat tax at 3.5 percent would end itemized and federal deductions, phase out retirement and pension taxes, and reduce nine brackets to a single rate. Estimated $350 million annual savings by 2008 met with mixed reactions from lawmakers and Governor Vilsack during an Iowa Senate panel hearing.
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University presidents seek funds for repairs for campuses
Des Moines Iowa regent institutions chiefs urged lawmakers for capital improvements totaling 65.7 million for fiscal 2004 with a 149 million request for fire safety deferred maintenance and upgrades. Interim President Willard Sandy Boyd noted a 32 million phase to renovate the University of Town Chemistry Building as a core health services facility upgrade.
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