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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 2010
Page
1
Des Moines report notes labor groups push new year for stalled priorities. Democrats control the House but face business-sympathetic lawmakers while Gov Culver previously vetoed a collective bargaining bill.
Iowa regulators cut Alliant Energy proposed rate hike from 16 percent to 7 percent while using about 18 million from regulatory reserves to bolster higher revenues. An interim 7 percent increase remains in place for now, with a new filing planned in March to cover flood and ice storm recovery costs.
The Iowa Utilities Board allows Alliant Energy customers to keep current electric rates, sustaining increases since an interim March 2008 change. The board also permits about 25 million to cover Sutherland Unit 4 cancellation costs, the Marshalltown coal plant project canceled last year.
A study of 10,892 adults found smokers had a 40 percent higher diabetes risk than non-smokers, with risk peaking around 70 percent after quitting due to weight gain. Lead author Hsin-Chien Yeh warns against starting smoking, emphasizing weight management during cessation.
University of Iowa fans flood the Miami Beach Convention Center in a sea of black and gold. Eight thousand strong, they revel in the Hawkeye Huddle as Iowa prepares to meet Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl.
Fans poured in from Las Vegas and Florida winter havens to witness the Orange Bowl spectacle. Among them were Danville native John Gong, 39, and Waterloo native Bruce Keith, 62, while politicians mingled in the crowd.
Four labor backed initiatives seek to broaden leverage for workers and unions with fair share fees doctor choice for injured workers project changes and collective bargaining rules. Since 2006 Democrats control the Legislature but only a collective bargaining bill passed and was vetoed in 2008 by Gov. Culver. More House votes are needed to advance the rest.
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