Iowa's Judicial Branch Faces Staffing and Budget Crisis
Iowa's courts struggle with 11 percent staffing cuts in 2009-10, fewer reporters and courtrooms, and longer judge schedules. Private attorneys report more mediation as trials delay justice, while officials seek $10 million in new funds for 2013.
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Johnson County
Waterman
Iowa State Bar Association
State of the Judiciary
Iowa Supreme Court
Mark Cady
Lillie Williams
Coralville
Courtney White
John Versyot
Iowa City
Lyness
Kellee Cortez
Linn County
Cortez
6Th Judicial District
Obama faces voters with tax fairness and housing plan
The piece notes Obama’s two moveable voter levers: a minimum millionaires tax of 30 percent and expanded mortgage refinancing to lift home values. It frames Republican opposition to higher taxes and housing market intervention, contrasting Obama with Clinton’s post partisan stance and liberal roots.
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Mitt Romney
Romney
Massachusetts
Obama to speak in Cedar Rapids during five city swing
The president plans a 30 minute address at a plant as part of a five city three state campaign tour following his State of the Union. A temporary flight restriction will affect arrivals and departures from 10:45 to 12:15.
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Barack Obama
Gabrielle Giffords
D-Ariz
Congress
Capitol Hill
Washington
California considers ban on jobless hiring discrimination
A proposed Assembly Bill 1450 in California would bar employers from discriminating against unemployed applicants. Proponents say the rule matches protections for religion or race, while opponents warn it could hinder interview processes and invite frivolous complaints.
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National Employment Law Project
New Jersey
California
Assembly
Michael Allen
Allen
Joel Fox
Small Business Action Committee
Roger Niello
Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
Niello
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