Iowa lawmaker urges study of traffic camera use
House Transportation chairman Dave Trepkes asks the Department of Transportation to review how states regulate traffic cameras like Cedar Rapids sites on Interstate 380 and Collins Road NE. He cites revenue concerns but notes potential safety benefits and data driven use. Cedar Rapids Police Capt. Steve O Konek says standards are met.
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House Transportation Committee
Dave Trepkes
Cedar Rapids
Collins Road
Interstate 380
Steve O’konek
O’konek
Lawmaker Questions Iowa Traffic Camera Justification
Iowa lawmaker Tjepkes questions the value and fairness of traffic cameras citing Missouri DOT’s halt on new red light cameras on state highways. He argues state involvement should be considered amid concerns cameras are used for revenue rather than safety.
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Missouri Dot
Experts doubt health care law is a job killer
McClatchy reports that despite Republican claims, the 2010 health care law may not reduce jobs. Independent experts say the law's dual mandates could yield zero or near zero employment effects, challenging the GOP framing in debate and a 19 page House report.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Micah Weinberg
New America Foundation
Amitabh Chandra
Harvard University
House
G R budget would raise Cedar Rapids property taxes
City Manager Jeff Pomeranz proposes the first budget boosting residential property taxes 7.84 percent while keeping commercial and industrial rates steady. The owner of a $150 000 home would pay about $84 more, raising the city’s share of the tax bill from $1 071 to $1 155 for the July 1 fiscal year.
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Coe College students pack meals for MLK Day service
Charlie Anderson, 3, of Vinton helps Kaitlin McClinnon, a Coe College junior, bag soy protein for Kids Against Hunger. The Cedar Rapids project produced 9,072 meals to be sent to Haiti, as part of a Martin Luther King Jr. Day service effort. Charlie is the son of Coe communications and sociology major Rachel Anderson.
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Vinton
Coe College
Kaitlin McClinnon
DeWitt
Cedar Rapids
Haiti
Charlie
Rachel Anderson
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