Editorial: Branstad pay raise ruling sparks dispute
The Des Moines district court ruled Governor Branstad had no authority to overrule a binding arbitration on state employee pay raises. The decision in favor of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees opens an appeal. The paper notes the ruling is not surprising given the governor’s concerns.
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Terry Branstad
Des Moines
Branstad
American Federation of State
State vows tax raise or spending cuts to fund salary pay raises
The governor and Legislature may raise taxes or cut spending to ensure funds for salaries, with estimates of up to 47 million needed for across the board raises. The state could end the year with a 150 million deficit, prompting concern over the legality and impact of contracts with state employees. The ruling favors employees but warns deficits loom, risking broader hardship.
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Bedlam
Iowa's Divided Senate Shaping Voters' Representation
The piece notes Iowa is represented by Sen. Charles Grassley and Sen. Tom Harkin, who vote together only about a quarter of the time. It praises their convictions on four issues but argues the split leaves Iowa voices underrepresented on many other questions, contributing to federal policy inconsistency.
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United States Senate
Iowa
Charles Grassley
Tom Harkin
Congressional Quarterly
Grassley
Persian Gulf
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Quiet Congress Begins Under Lazy Hibernation
The essay notes a slow start to the 102nd Congress with only two senators present on Jan 3, 1992. It contrasts brief House activity and long-term perks, including automatic 3.5 percent pay raises lifting salaries to 129,500, and calls for reform while lauding veteran chairmen like Whitten and Dingell.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Washington
Congressional
Senate
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
George Mitchell
Maine
House
Tom Foley
Congress
Uous
Lonesome
Dave
McCurdy
Jamie Whitten
House Appropriations
Whitten
John Dingell
Energy and Commerce
John Conyers
Dan Rostenkowski
Ways and Means
Rusty
Abe Lincoln
Universal Press Syndicate
Equality in the Courts Task Force inquiry prompts public input
Citizens are urged to report court injustices to the Equality in the Courts Task Force led by Ann E. Outka. A 30-person committee, funded by state taxes, gathers confidential data to review issues and advise the Iowa Legislature. Send complaints or requests for information to 312 Eighth St Suite 700 Des Moines 50309 or call (515) 246-6182.
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Iowa
Equality In the Courts
Ann E. Outka
Eighth St
Suite
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Rail Stop Proposed for Amtrak Service
reader letter suggests adding an Amtrak stop in Cedar Rapids with westbound trains at 3 30 p m from Chicago and eastbound trains at 12 55 p m, with Chicago arrivals at 5 30 p m. author urges legislators and governor to support rail transit as alternative to road projects.
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Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Amtrak
IDOT
Owner Calls Out Twisted Quotes In Gazette
Jim Carroll of Huckleberry's Restaurant protests a Gazette column that he says misquotes and distorts his remarks. He urges editors to review writers more closely and defends the community focus of his business at 4810 First Ave NE.
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The
Gazette
Huckleberry
Hope Gazette
Jim Carroll
Huckleberry’s
First Ave. NE
Governance needed for UI Hospitals on regent agenda
In a guest column the author urges a real governing board for UI Hospitals and Clinics and calls on the University of Iowa Board of Regents to elevate oversight of hospital quality, credentialing, budgets, and financial planning to match accreditation standards.
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Iowa
University of Iowa
Medicare
Board of Regents
University of Iowa Hospitals
Writer critiques attribution in political quotes and pronouns
The text analyzes confusing sentences such as Patrick Buchanan challenging Bush in 1992 and pronoun ambiguity in multiple examples. It suggests clarifying attributions by adding identifying phrases and reducing pronoun vagueness to improve reader comprehension.
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Patrick Buchanan
Bush
George Bush
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