Iowa lawmakers weigh gas tax hike to eight cents a gallon
Democratic leaders push a possible gas tax increase to fund highway and bridge upgrades. They note Iowa's current 40 cent rate trails the national average and that a penny rise could raise about 21 million dollars. final figure and scope to be decided in coming days.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Bureau
Senate
Jack Kibbie
D-Emmersburg
Iowa
Tom Rielly
D-Oskaloosa
Senate Transportation Committee
Rielly
Web interviews emerge as college recruiting tool in Iowa
In Iowa colleges Cornell College and others use webcams for admissions interviews. A Denver high school senior interviews Cornell staff about one course at a time study and campus life. The interview boosts travel savings and may lead to campus visits. Upper Iowa University plans more video use while Coe College expands international student outreach through webcam chats.
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Darrell Aaron
Cornell College
Denver
Wade House
Mount Vernon
Aaron
Cornell
Tne Gazette
OUNT
Vernon
Iowa
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Marion Wins Big in Cedar Rapids Road Resurface Plan
A $3.5 million Cedar Rapids U.S. 30 resurfacing and an $8.5 million I 80 project in Iowa and Johnson counties may move ahead with federal stimulus funding. The Iowa DOT released a $257 million project list, with two-thirds ($235 million) for state road and bridge work and one-third ($118 million) for counties. The Corridor MPO selected six quick-start projects, three of them in Marion, including a 1.325 million extension of 35th Street to Lucore Road and a 450 thousand traffic signal project at Armar Drive intersection.
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U.S. 30
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Johnson Counties
Iowa Department of Transportation
Dena Gray Fisher
DOT
Federal Highway Administration
Iowa City
Johnson County
Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization
Marion
35Th Street
Lucore Road
Armar Drive
Cedar
Clayton
Guttenberg
Fayette
Gundlach Creek
Iowa/Johnson
Johnson
Riverside Drive
Linn
22Nd Street
10Th Street
First Avenue
Collins Road
Stimulus bids map county roadwork across state
Shovel ready projects proposed for federal economic recovery funds target paving and resurfacing across Tama, Linn, Johnson, Poweshiek, Benton, Cedar, Guttenberg area highways and bridges. Plans include I 80 resurfacing, Highway 3 deck overlay, and Marion area signal upgrades.
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Benton
Tama County
Poweshiek
Tama
Benton County
Floods of 2008 reshape Cedar Rapids housing needs study
City Hall consultant projects 1000 flood damaged homes lost and 400 new units needed to absorb demand. Mary Bujold of Maxfield Research notes higher vacancy rates in existing apartments may lessen new unit requirements, with June flood potentially disrupting population turnover and moves. Laura O'Leary comments from Landlords of Linn.
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Rick Smith
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Mary Bujold
Maxfield Research Inc
Minneapolis
Bujold
Laura O’leary
Landlords of
Linn
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