Iowa Casinos Grow Revenues Despite Some Slipping Figures
Iowa revenue from slot machines and table games rose to nearly 700 million in the first half of the fiscal year, up 43.1 million from the prior year. Twelve of seventeen licensed facilities show flat or declining results, with nine riverboats in the red, while riverboat receipts rise overall and the sector nears a yearly record.
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Ine Gazette Johnston
Iowa
State Racing and Gaming Commission
Linn and Johnson counties tap 1 percent school tax funds
The Gazette reports Iowa districts receive 16.3 million to start under the local-option 1 percent sales tax for schools, with Johnson County at 8.8 million. Checks arrive monthly. Linn and Johnson voters approved the levy Feb 13 for 10 years. Funds support building projects, remodels, technology, bonds, and tax relief.
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Kristina
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Johnson County
Joel Gabrielson
Iowa Department of Revenue
Linn
Johnson
Tax receipts show school infrastructure tax shares for Linn and Johnson districts
Voters approved a 10 year 1 percent local option sales tax for school infrastructure. Collections began July 1 2007. Readouts list distributions by district including Cedar Rapids Anamosa Lisbon West Branch Mount Vernon Iowa City Solon Williamsburg and others with amounts ranging from thousands to millions.
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Suzanne Duthler
Johnson County
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Iowa City
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Johnson County adopts rapid phone alert system for missing persons
Iowa City Johnson County Sheriff Office partnered with A Child is Missing to flood areas with automated phone messages for missing persons. The service can deliver about 1000 calls per minute to listed numbers, with opt in for unlisted or mobile users. The system has seen use in Swisher and is praised as a new law enforcement tool. 48 Iowa agencies have joined since May 2006.
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Johnson County
Achildismissing.org
Lonny Pulkrabek
Swisher-area
Michigan
Pulkrabek
Iowa
FBI Wiretap Bills Unpaid Halt Surveillance
The FBI failed to pay phone bills on time, cutting off wiretaps used to monitor suspected criminals. A Justice Department audit shows tens of thousands owed, with one office at $66,000, and at least one FISA tap halted due to untimely payment.
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Washington
FBI
Justice Department
FISA
FBI audit cites late payments breaking surveillance connections
The Inspector General report finds that over half of 990 telecom surveillance bills in five FBI field offices were unpaid on time, causing line disconnections that lost surveillance data. The audit pins the issue on weak FBI oversight of undercover operation funds.
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Glenn Fine
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