Cedar Rapids Council Divided Over Jones Golf Course Closure
Cedar Rapids leaders push to close Jones Golf Course to balance the city golf department budget, while nine council members remain unsure and seek more answers on operations marketing hours and alternatives. The plan targets reducing a multi million dollar borrowed balance and a recurring deficit. council member Ann Poe demands further review before a final vote.
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Branstad to switch to federal pay as China ambassador
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad will leave the state salary of 130000 to take a federal pay between 170000 and 187000 as ambassador to China. He will also remain eligible for a state pension worth about 50000, potentially exceeding combined 200000 yearly with federal pay. He could also become eligible for a federal pension tied to his ambassadorial service.
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Trump Cabinet Aims to Clean Up President's Statements
Five weeks into Trump's tenure, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly and other cabinet members work to soften, explain, or contradict the president's remarks on immigration, two state solutions, NATO, and the transatlantic alliance as public disarray grows.
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