State GOP leaders launch push to win Linn County seats
House Republicans seek to break minority status by contesting Linn County's Democratic delegation. House Minority Leader Del Stromer of Garner has mailed letters to about 60 Cedar Rapids leaders highlighting Cedar Rapids representatives votes on major issues.
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Linn County
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R-Garner
Cedar Rapids
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Stromer targets Linn County leaders with letters on tax repeal
Del Stromer and Rep. Darrell Hanson send letters to Cedar Rapids lawmakers urging repeal of the machinery and equipment tax to keep Cedar Rapids competitive for 6000 Saturn plant jobs. The letters criticize Branstad lottery funding and note Democratic committee votes.
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General Motors
Saturn
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Branstad
ISU Researcher and Cedar Rapids Firm Win High-Tech Grant
Des Moines reports that Max Porter of Iowa State University, teaming with Thermomass Technology Inc., received a $62,425 grant from the Iowa High Technology Council to study using plastic pins to join insulated concrete walls. Other grants totaling $181,518 supported wind turbines, pig DNA typing, biotech reproducibility, industrial-scale biochemical separation, and incubator space for five new tech ventures.
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Iowa State University
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ISA
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ISU
Greg Carmichael
University of Iowa
Iowa Technology Innovation Center
U of I
Oakdale
U of I’s
Branstad signs five year plan for Iowa schools
Gov. Terry Branstad signed a measure requiring the Iowa Department of Public Instruction to draft a five year plan to achieve excellence in Iowa schools. The bill passed this year's Legislature and was recommended by the Task Force on Excellence in Education.
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Colby and Morrison: Early Iowa Cars in a Storied Show
The article recalls Iowa’s early automotive efforts, including William Morrison’s electric carriage debut in Des Moines in 1890 and Mason City’s Colby Motor Co. with the 1910 Colby model. It traces Colby’s rise, speed exploits, a fatal crash in Sioux City, and the firm’s decline by 1913, highlighting Iowa’s brief auto-making era.
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Billy Pearce
Indianpolis
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Omaha
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Sioux City
Colby Co
Minneapolis
Branstad to push child safety law at governors meeting
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad will urge fellow governors at the National Governors Association meeting in Washington D C to endorse a policy on missing and exploited children. He cites Iowa's 48 hour search rule and outlines proposals including background checks, victim services, court reform, tougher penalties, and local safety networks.
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Des Moines
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Iowa
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Florida
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Neil Hart
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D-N.j
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R-N.y
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