Legislator faces backlash over English official language bill
In Des Moines Rep. Andra Atteberry, a Manchester Democrat, faces criticism after switching her vote on Senate File 165 to support making English Iowa’s official language. Party leaders denounce her change as deceptive while voters in District 27 favored the bill. lawmakers call for Governor Vilsack to veto or sign as debates continue.
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Sioux City
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Oelwein
Reeder
Terrace Hill
Tom Vilsack
Vilsack
Washington, D.C
National Governors’ Association
GOP lawmakers signal flat K-12 funding for next year
Iowa Republicans warned a tight budget may yield no new K-12 funding for the fiscal year starting July 1. Senate Appropriations Chair Jeff Lamberti said districts could face flat funding while Gov. Tom Vilsack’s spokesman argued there is room for a modest increase. Leaders seek to set growth rates and target Medicaid and education costs while guarding essential programs.
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Des Moines
Jeff Lamberti
Senate Appropriations Committee
Joe Shannahan
Tom Vilsack
Shannahan
Brent Siegrist
Council Bluffs
Siegrist
GOP
Lamberti
Iowa Senate
GOP budget shields education from cuts amid tough times
Senate debates a GOP plan to shield education and use the rainy day fund to cover part of the gap. Senator Connolly blasts the plan as unbalanced and mean spirited, arguing it places the burden on those at the bottom. Governor Vilsack cautions late year cuts could trigger layoffs and higher caseloads across human services programs.
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Cedar Falls
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Mike Connolly
D-Dubuque
Iowa
Vilsack
Washington, D.C
Iowa GOP budget would slash child protection and public health services
Gov. Tom Vilsack warns the GOP plan for fiscal 2002 would cut 18 percent of DHS field staff, delay welfare-to-work progress, reduce services for delinquent teens, and shrink public health efforts from licensing to disease surveillance. AFSCME seeks action over furloughs while court leaders debate further belt-tightening as tax-supported services face deeper cuts.
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Furloughs threaten Iowa prison services and growth in revocations
Iowa prison officials warn furloughs proposed to balance the 120 million budget gap would curb staff, raise lockdowns and cut visiting hours. Even with guards exempted, probation and parole furloughs could boost revocations, overcrowding, and returns to prison,/or strain supervision.
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Kautzky
Justice Systems Appropriations
GOP
Safety fears threaten Iowa prison security plan
Iowa lawmakers weighing a shift from live guards to high tech perimeter systems face opposition from Sen. Andy McKean who warns public and officer safety must not be compromised. Officials say the plan would close most towers at Fort Madison Anamosa and Mount Pleasant facilities, saving about 1.5 million annually by eliminating 38 guard positions.
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