Iowa Senate panel rejects moving legal notices online
A Senate State Government Committee voted 14-1 to reject shifting legal notices from newspapers to Internet formats as part of Study Bill 3030. The panel then approved the larger reform package 10-4 along party lines, with supporters arguing potential savings up to ten million dollars annually.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Senate
Senate State Government Committee
Pam Jochum
D-Dubuque
Branstad Promises Jobs Growth and Tax Cut Plans
Former Iowa governor Terry Branstad used a Cedar Rapids gathering at Kirkwood Community College to outline goals of creating 200000 new jobs in five years, boosting average incomes by 25 percent, and cutting government spending by 15 percent. He blamed current policy for high unemployment near 7 percent and touted a business friendly tax environment as key to reviving growth. Supporters, including Linn County Supervisor Brent Oleson, cited Branstad’s past record, while locals noted his return and prior surplus.
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Dude Koehn
the Gazette
Laws
Terry Branstad
Kirkwood Community College
Cadar Rapids
Iowa
Spencer Willams
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Branstad
Mount Pleasant
Muscatine
Bettendorf
Toyota Insurance
Chet Culver
Culver
Jol McDowell
Iowa City
McDowell
Linn County
Brent Oleson
Republican Party
Sioux City
Bob Vander Plaats
Christopher Rants
Rod Roberts
Carroll Branstad
Oleson
Texting champion urges brakes on texting while driving
Des Moines teen Kate Moor, winner of the LG Mobile National Texting Championship, testifies before a House Transportation subcommittee on House Files 2020 seeking bans on texting while driving. Republican Paul Fate withdraws from run for secretary of state due to family health issues and care duties.
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Urgert
Sehval
Kate Moor
Des Moines
House
Moore
Jane
LG Mobile
Pate
Paul Fate
Cedar Rapids
No free coffee in Iowa House as deficit bites
A Des Moines report says a House panel votes to start charging lawmakers and staff 25 per year for coffee during the 80 day session to help cover a projected 1 billion deficit. The plan shifts collection to the Chief Clerk while hot water remains free for tea and cocoa.
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James Q. Lynch
Des Moines
Iowa House
House
Pat Murphy
D-Dubuque
Murphy
Senate
Michael Marshall
Marshall
Administration and Rules Committee
Iowa schools must spend reserves before property tax hikes
Gov. Culver signed House File 2030 requiring districts to use excess cash reserves before seeking local property tax increases to cover shortfalls. The measure aims to curb shifting costs to taxpayers while urging efficiency. It sets a 20 percent reserve limit by 2012 and expands the School Budget Review Committee.
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Fod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Chet Culver
House
Culver
Brian Schoenjahn
Arlington
Senate
Craig Lang
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Lang
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