Iowa lawmakers weigh sales tax hike amid Branstad budget delay
Lawmakers from both parties acknowledge a higher sales tax could fund Iowa's deficit, with estimates of a 1 percent rise potentially adding up to 150 million annually. They expect Branstad to propose a budget first, then react, while cautions about recurring costs and windfall funding shape the debate.
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Oskaloosa Police Chief Resigns for Teaching Role
Morris Sonny Comstock resigns as Oskaloosa police chief to take a part time job teaching criminal justice at Indian Hills Community College. Mayor Robert Lynn appoints Jim Brummel as acting chief during the search for a new chief.
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Branstad Calls Hearing on Gas Rate Increases in Iowa
Gov elect Branstad requests a public hearing by the Iowa Commerce Commission to discuss recent natural gas rate hikes. The session is set for January 31 at 7 p.m. in Des Moines Wallace Building, with testimony submissions due by January 21.
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Iowans buy less liquor as recession bites
Rolland Gallagher director of the Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department says state stores sold 18.8 million in December down 640000 from December 1981. Six month FY sales fell 3.9 percent from 75.4 million to 72.5 million as recession slows all retail, with November offering a brief uptick.
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Former Anamosa man found strangled in Phoenix home
Stanley Anderson, 42, a former Anamosa resident, was found dead in his Phoenix residence Monday due to strangulation. Police treat the death as a homicide and seek his 1975 Datsun sedan believed stolen. Anderson grew up in Jones County and worked as a display manager at Barrows Furniture. Services are planned in Anamosa.
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