Iowa Legislature Debates Minimum Tax Changes Amid Farm Selloffs
The debate centers on minimum taxation linked to capital gains and accelerated depreciation. Sen. Dick Ramsey and Sen. Bass Van Gilst push amendments to ease the tax, arguing harm to farmers selling assets. House and Senate leaders anticipate quick action to send a bill to Gov. Ray before March tax estimates deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey
House of Representatives
Minnette Doderer
Iowa City
Senate
Sen
Bass van Gilst
Askaloosa
van Gilst
Lucas DeKoster
Hull
Art Small
Iowa
Kins
Montrose
House
Representatives
Doug Shull
R-Indianola
Larry Pope
Des Moines
Shull
Pope
Staff Shuffle Amid District Merger Faces Legal Challenge
Jackson opposes mass staffing changes claiming 80 percent cannot be moved. About 120 days post March 26, staff shifts will be known as a state mandated reorganization reduces caseloads. Sixteen offices merge into eight creating Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown districts with multiple counties. AFSCME sues Polk County Court to block the reorganization. A child abuse investigator slated for layoff disputes DSS client impact claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Cedar Rapids
Linn, Jones
Johnson
Iowa
Steve Sargeant
DSS
Carol Smith
Tennessee
Sargeant
Miskimen
Linn County
Clark
Reagan Era Tax Debate and Budget Worries Highlight Washington News
Senators pressed for clarity on tax policy as Regan and Volcker urged caution on deficit impact. Treasury and White House officials defended the program while committees weighed alternative revenue paths and energy or defense spending implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Donald Regan
Sen
John Heinz
Regan
Federal Reserve Board
Paul Volcker
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Volcker
Mesquite Age Rule Fallout Sparks Court Debate
The Supreme Court’s Justice Stevens leads a majority that requires the 5th Circuit to justify striking Mesquite’s 17 and under age limit for coin rooms. The court cites freedom of association and equal protection, with Texas constitution grounds possibly strengthening or limiting federal rights. Dissenters White and Powell accuse the move of excess caution as Mesquite traces to 1976 and Aladdin's Castle plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paul Stevens
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
5Th Circuit Court
Texas
Stevens
Byron White
Lewis Powell
Aladdin’s Castle Inc
Dallas
Town East Mall
Mesquite
Teens defend arcade hours and age limits in school debate
Wilson Junior High eighth graders Chesmore Guerra and Jenkins voice opposition to restricting arcade access. They argue personal money should buy game time and that adults would lose profits if limits exist, noting their own gaming records and frequent visits to arcades and local stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesmore
Wilson Junior High School
Happy Joe’s
Wilson
Nick Guerra
Harvest Hill
Guerra
Bernard Jenkins
14Th St. SE
Jenkins
McKinley
Pilot files cross claim in Iowa crash suit
Walter Spurgeon files a $500000 cross claim in Johnson County District Court against Carver Aero Inc. The Beech aircraft crash that killed no one but injured former Iowa basketball coach Tony McAndrews occurred February 20, 1980. Reparations include 10 percent interest from filing. Trial set for July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Mittman
Johnson County
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Walter K.spurgeon
First Ave. North
U of I
John Anthony
Tony) McAndrews
Ft. Collins
Colo
Rock Island County
Ill
Madisonville
McAndrews
Spurgeon
Carver Aero, Inc
Muscatine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dick Ramsey
Rosceola
Craft
Small
Lowell Jen
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Polk County
Reagan
James Edwards
Senate Committee On Energy and Natural Resources
James Burnett
National Transportation Safety Board
House Post Office
Civil Service Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee
Kinnaird McKee
Navy
Hyman Rickover
Railroad Retirement Board
William Adams
House Appropriations
Marion
Diai 911
Imps
Chicago
SKI Sale
Nordica Cosmos
Nordica Nova
1St Ave
S.E
Lindale
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!