Think tank objects to universal cuts in Iowa budget
The Iowa Policy Project and the Child and Family Policy Center warn that across the board cuts threaten key services like Medicaid and child welfare. They propose closing tax breaks for businesses, tapping rainy day funds, and restoring service funding when the 2010 session begins.
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Iowa Policy Project
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Chet Culver
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State tax receipts fall 14.8 percent in December
Iowa's tax collections dropped 14.8 percent in December from 2007 levels with personal income tax down 39.4 million amid unemployment claims and processing delays. The decline widens the year to date to minus 0.8 percent as the economy slows and the Revenue Estimating Conference had already trimmed projections for fiscal 2009.
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C R girls build plastic liner rink near Arthur School
A plastic liner rink near Arthur School creates better ice and a longer skating season. The unsupervised rink features timed lights that shut off at 10 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids Couple in Alabama Crash Funeral Talks
Lois Grooms 81 was released from the University of Alabama Medical Center after a wreck killed her husband Don Grooms 77 in Jacksons Gap Alabama. Eric Banks II 24 faces vehicular manslaughter charges as Don Grooms’ funeral plans take place in Birmingham while Lois returns to Cedar Rapids.
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Lawmakers plan flood forum tour Monday in Cedar Rapids
Iowa legislators will host a public forum for residents and businesses affected by the 2008 floods. Sen. Rob Hogg and Rep. Tom Schueller will lead the Rebuild Iowa forum at Trinity United Methodist Church Cedar Rapids from 12 30 to 1 45 p m. They will also tour flood damaged neighborhoods beforehand inviting other lawmakers to join.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Legislature
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