Iowa House votes 2 percent school funding increase
The Iowa House, split control, approves a 2 percent boost in K-12 state aid for 2017, about 81 million, a step below the governor’s 2.45 percent goal and well short of Senate Democrats’ 4 percent target, signaling forthcoming talks.
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Question on widening 80 lanes from a DOT engineer
Iowa DOT transportation engineer Wes Mayberry asks whether widening Interstate 80 requires six or eight lanes, indicating a planning decision on capacity and roadway design. The remark suggests debate over roadway lane counts for future traffic projections.
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Have Your Say on Iowa 80 Corridor Study
The Iowa Department of Transportation encourages public input via a 10 minute survey at surveymonkey com r 80CorridorStudy to gather feedback on the highway project.
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Clinton Wins Focus On Experience In CNN Town Hall
In Des Moines Clinton argues her leadership experience as a former secretary of state and senator from New York. Sanders counters by insisting judgment outweighs experience as Democratic rivals head toward the Iowa caucuses.
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Iowa DOT Seeks Public Input on I 80 Widening Toll Lanes
The Iowa Department of Transportation invites feedback on widening Interstate 80 from the Nebraska to Illinois borders. Residents can rate safety, traffic, road work, paving, and the potential for tolls and no-truck lanes. Most of I 80 is two lanes in each direction outside metro areas like Iowa City Des Moines and Council Bluffs.
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Antiabortion activists indicted over covert Planned Parenthood videos
A Harris County grand jury indicted David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt, both linked to the Center for Medical Progress, on charges including tampering with governmental records and purchasing human organs. The indictments follow recordings made at Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast in Houston and spanning years.
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