Johnson County to ask voters for cheaper justice center plan
Johnson County supervisors schedule a May 7 ballot question for a reduced project plan for a new justice center. The move aims to cut costs while moving forward with needed facilities.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 2013
Page
1
Johnson County supervisors schedule a May 7 ballot question for a reduced project plan for a new justice center. The move aims to cut costs while moving forward with needed facilities.
The United Nations reports more than 60 000 people have died in Syria's uprising and civil war. The note appears on Page 4A amid international coverage of the conflict's toll and ongoing humanitarian concerns.
A local family opens a combined grocery and coffee shop in Lisbon aimed at boosting business in the new year. The venture partners describe the store as a community hub with fresh produce and beverages.
The final fiscal cliff bill extends Iowa farm programs nine months and dairy support beyond expiry, and renews a wind energy tax credit for one year. It preserves projects under way before 2014 and aims to spur homegrown electricity while sparing some costs, though opponents warn of higher taxes and slower growth.
New licensure rules in Iowa mandate that all aspiring teachers score in the top 75 percent nationwide on Praxis tests. The policy, part of Senate File 2284, aims to ensure teachers are competent in subject matter and pedagogy, overseen by the Iowa Department of Education with ETS administering the exams.
The Gazette reports Iowa bankruptcy filings dropped 20.2 percent in 2012 with 1,590 fewer cases. Cedar Rapids division saw 762 filings the lowest since 2006 while overall measures improve, though some attorneys question the link to a recovering economy. Kevin Ahrenholz notes long term unemployment may limit bankruptcy candidacy.
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