DOT requests 2.6 percent budget hike for major Des Moines project
Iowa DOT tells the Transportation Subcommittee it needs 294.5 million for fiscal 2006, up from 286.9 million, largely to fund a 9.35 million Motor Vehicle Division building in Des Moines. The department plans further 45 FTE reductions by attrition with no layoffs.
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Daylight saving bill likely dead in divided Iowa Senate
In a 25 25 split Senate, time is running out for policy bills with funnel deadlines near. Subcommittee chairs, wielding veto power, have already quashed measures such as year round daylight saving and a smoking ban for restaurants, while tobacco tax proposals may be the session’s only viable option.
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