Judge rules state must fund union pay raises in arbitration ruling
Iowa judge Perkins finds 25 000 AFSCME state workers entitled to back pay and up to 5 percent raises this year and 4 percent next year. He orders escrow of funds until the Supreme Court resolves the tie and notes the state cannot raid the money for other uses. The decision, stemming from a Polk County trial, dismisses Branstad veto claims and could cost the state about 170 million over two years.
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Perkins
Branstad
Polk County
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Afscme
Iowa United Professionals
State Police Officers Council
Charles Gibble
Don McKee
McKee
Vohs
Szymoniak
Fire damages Eagle Ridge Inn hotel near Galena
A blaze heavily damaged the Eagle Ridge Inn resort hotel about six miles east of Galena but no one was injured. Authorities say employees and guests were evacuated from the 66 room property after the fire began around 5 52 p m CST, per Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Department staff.
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Galena, Ill
Eagle Ridge Inn
Galena
Mary Knautz
Jo Daviess
Welfare reform drives 1992 session agenda in Iowa
Legislators push welfare reform in the 1992 session to avert March cuts from Branstad’s 3.25 percent across the board reductions. DHS seeks l egislation to drop a Des Moines district office order and replace seven districts with five regional centers, moving toward a new office network and faster reforms.
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Branstad
DHS
Des Moines
Szymoniak
Senate
Bill Hutchins
D-Audubon
Iowa lawmakers face ethics and education clash this session
Friday to Sunday coverage outlines the battle between legislative Democrats and Gov. Branstad over education and economic development, examines regulation and ethics after the Trust scandal, and weighs what can realistically be achieved this election-year session.
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Legislative Democrats
Terry Branstad
Iowa Trust
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