Iowa lawmakers weigh budget cuts and reapportionment
Fresh from page 15A, legislators debate budget tracing and policy pauses. Don Avenson faults GOP tax rebates and high capital spending while Lowell Jenkins warns of worsening conditions and extra across the board cuts. They seek balance with people programs and possible special sessions over reapportionment tied to the 1980 census amid lawsuits and delayed certified figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halvorson
Tom Miller
Miller
Lawmakers Debate State Spending Lid Amid Budget Pressures
Iowa legislators discuss capping state spending to curb growth. Senators Waldstein and Lura warn of inflation outpacing revenue, while Reps Mann and Tyrrell push for cuts and elimination of unnecessary programs. Some oppose, others seek emergency escape rules and targeted reviews of agency priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arne Waldstein
Storm Lake
Mick Lura
Marshalltown
Karen Mann
Scranton
Phillip Tyrrell
North English
Roger Halvorson
Monona
Frank Crabb
R-Denison
Iowa lawmakers split on spending lid for schools
Appropriations debate splits lawmakers with some calling a spending limit for schools prudent while opponents warn it would hinder state budgeting. Critics say incumbents already face re election pressure and a lid could stifle local control and tax policy without true inflation indexing.
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Gregory Cusack
D-Davenport
Sen
Edgar Holden
R Davenport
Rep
Mike Connolly
D-Dubuque
Dave Stanley
Connolly
Muscatine
Iowa
Ingwer Hansen
R-Hartley
Lee Holt
R-Spencer
Sonja Egenes
Story City
District Sets Bus Cost Cuts and School Closings Plan
The board discusses trimming transportation costs by 48000 while merging some routes and testing kindergarten every other day. They consider charging busing fees for 470 ineligible riders and reevaluating hazardous routes. Cronin forecasts Horace Mann Elementary closure by 1982 and Central Junior High near-term downsizing, with later grade realignment and boundary changes to lower Coralville Central minority levels. A public hearing on budget cuts is set for Tuesday at Penn School North Liberty.
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Cronin
Horace Mann
Dodge St
Church Street
Shimek
Grissel Place
Longfellow
Seymour Ave
Mann
William St
Towncrest
Iowa City
Central Junior High
N. Johnson St
Elemen
River Heights
Penn School
North Liberty
Coralville Central
West High School
Roosevelt
Iowa
Santa imposter burglars nabbed at St Patrick Church
Two 15 year olds performing a spontaneous Santa Claus act at St Patrick's Catholic Church were arrested Saturday on second degree burglary charges. One youth from Heartwood Treatment Center also faced a concealed weapon charge after a 4 inch steak knife was found. The pair were caught by Father John Dalton after a church bell rang and ransacked cup boards were found. Police booked them and they were taken to Linn County Juvenile Detention Center.
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St. Patrick's Catholic Church
First Ave
Heartwood Treatment Center
C St
John Dalton
Santa Claus
Dalton
Linn County
Camera theft at Cedar Rapids church during Dec wedding
Photographer Mike Davis of Vinton reported theft at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids after a December 27 wedding from 9 to 11 a.m. Some gear was recovered by Friday. a camera and lens worth 700 dollars remained missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Davis
Vinton
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Davis
Cedar Rapids
Disturbance at St Luke's Hospital Leads to Arrest
A 36-year-old Cedar Rapids man Henry Miller of 325 First Ave SE was arrested after staff reported a disturbance at St Luke's Hospital. Miller reportedly became belligerent, refused treatment, threatened staff, and allegedly assaulted officers who responded. He was taken to Linn County Jail.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Henry Miller
First Ave. SE
Miller
Linn County
Robbery Attempt Aboard Yellow Cab Ends With Escape
David A. Copess a 28 year old Yellow Cab driver reported a robbery attempt Friday night in the 3000 block of J Street SW The would be robber in his mid twenties demanded money claimed a gun and fled Copess said he did not actually see a weapon.
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David A. Copess
Yellow Cab
Sixth Ave
Copess
Montrose Hotel
J Street
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