ISEA Seeks 25.1 Million Shift in School Funding
The Iowa State Education Association urges a 25.1 million change to the state foundation plan to equalize opportunities across 449 districts. It proposes four changes to replace the cost basis with true costs, a catch up provision, budget based growth, and enable growth funding, while noting financing details are not yet settled.
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Mayer to Leave Iowa Citizens Aide Post
Iowa Citizens’ Aide Thomas R. Mayer will resign effective February 5 to start private law practice in Clinton. Mayer, 35, joined as deputy in 1971 and led the office since 1973 earning 25272 dollars annually. He will practice with John Pelton and work with the public defender’s office. Ruth L. Mosher becomes acting director.
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Iowa government spending set to top four billion
Iowa government spending will rise about 15.4 percent in the current fiscal year to more than 4 billion dollars, driven by higher federal aid and stronger tax collections. The two year consolidated budget report blends data from over 2,000 subdivisions showing education consuming 1.47 billion dollars and federal funds growing as a major revenue source.
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Worthington Man Killed in Head-On Crash
Merlin Maiers, 47, of rural Worthington, died in a head-on collision with a semi on Highway 136 north of Worthington. The truck driver, Gordon Formo, 48, of Granite Falls, Minn., was uninjured.
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